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Tara Hiatt posted a reply on Re: Water Exhibits Questions
Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 4:05 PM
Said: Thank you, Ann! The squeegee-ing situation is a nightmare and is, in my opinion, simply not sustainable. Did you have a person/people dedicated to that floor/area who did it all day? It's burning people out!Thanks for the product su...
Ann Doyle posted a reply on Re: Water Exhibits Questions
Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 3:54 PM
Said: Oh boy! We have been dealing with this ever since I came on in May 2021. Our museum is now 15 years old. The floor was not made right in the beginning with the proper slope for drainage. It also wasn't finished correctly, and different ...
Megan Schwerman posted a new Topic
Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 3:09 PM
Durable Flashlights for Kids
For some time now, I have been on a quest to find more durable flashlights suitable for our cave exhibit, with moderate but incomplete success. To use the words of one of our guest experience team members, the current flashlights produce less "flashlight shrapnel" than the old ones. However, we are still on a constant churn of replacing them as they simply stop working, perhaps because the children like to "mine" the cave walls with them. I have tested a variety of other options, but I'm...
Tara Hiatt posted a new Topic
Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 2:27 PM
Water Exhibits Questions
Hey all.
We just recently opened our location. Our Lower Level is a water gallery, and we are struggling with our flooring. Somehow, somewhere in the building process, an epoxy was put on, and it's very slick and has very little slope. The solution, currently, is to have staff dedicated to squeegee-ing the water into drains. Obviously, this is a nightmare not only for my staff but for visitors who are constantly being squee-gee'd around. I'd like input on how other museums handle thei...
We just recently opened our location. Our Lower Level is a water gallery, and we are struggling with our flooring. Somehow, somewhere in the building process, an epoxy was put on, and it's very slick and has very little slope. The solution, currently, is to have staff dedicated to squeegee-ing the water into drains. Obviously, this is a nightmare not only for my staff but for visitors who are constantly being squee-gee'd around. I'd like input on how other museums handle thei...
Alexandra Wood posted a reply on Re: Educator Discounts
Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 1:48 PM
Said: Hi,We offer free admission to educators/educational staff only (no Administrative or non-educator staff). Educators can work in preschool through college; public, private, religious, or home school. We require educators to show vali...
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