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Kent Anderson posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Apr 7, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Annual Membership Benefits
Hello - we are a new museum, opening this fall. Two questions - 1. would you share your membership levels and benefits? 2. My board president wants to explore whether it makes sense or not to limit visits associated with an annual membership or do we keep the annual membership as most museums, that a member can attend as much as they want in a year. Has anyone tried capping member visits for their membership? Any insight would be great, I have not come across a museum that is anything ot...
Karen Kelly posted a reply on Re: Outreach!
Tuesday, Apr 7, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Said: Is this for school outreach or festivals/community events? Our answer is different for both.
Susan Heilman posted a reply on Re: Outreach!
Monday, Apr 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Said: Hi Will,We try to take activities out to the community that reflect things that they might encounter at the Museum. So we have a bin for sand play, a bin for water play, building blocks, magnatiles, and the biggest hit of all-...
Meegan Sims posted a reply on Re: Outreach!
Friday, Apr 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Said: Hi Will! Whenever our staff attend outreach events, we've seen a lot of success with bubbles, sensory bins (using Mad Mattr, Pluffle, water/dish soap/toys, etc.), and printing crafts (which is rolling paint into large stamp...
Holly Dalferes posted a new Topic
Thursday, Apr 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Book and/or Author Visit requests
Hello! I have spent the last year organizing and confirming our book holdings across gallery libraries and our main literacy space, Talk and Play. In an effort to maintain a more accurate inventory, we have centralized our catalogue and I would like to create a consistent reply to authors seeking to have their books in the museum library, to sell their books in our Museum Store, or to schedule an author visit. While we consider each request individually, I would love to have a stan...
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