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Heather Sellgren posted a reply on Re: Asking Guests to Leave
Thursday, Jul 15, 2021 at 8:15 AM
Said: I'm quite interested in this because we, too, have had incidents of guests being very rude and confrontational to staff as it relates to our mask requirement.
Lauren Kaye posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Jul 14, 2021 at 7:09 PM
Asking Guests to Leave
Hello,
We have had a few incidents since we've reopened where guests have been very aggressive towards staff. We are looking for the mechanics of how you ask a guest to leave and then physically remove them from campus. Do you involve security? Do your managers ask them to leave and escort them to the exit? We are just not sure of a good procedure for this and would like some feedback on how you handle if this has come up at your institution.
Thanks,...
We have had a few incidents since we've reopened where guests have been very aggressive towards staff. We are looking for the mechanics of how you ask a guest to leave and then physically remove them from campus. Do you involve security? Do your managers ask them to leave and escort them to the exit? We are just not sure of a good procedure for this and would like some feedback on how you handle if this has come up at your institution.
Thanks,...
Jason Sandberg posted a reply on Re: Sensory Rooms doubling as Nursing Mother Ar...
Tuesday, Jul 13, 2021 at 12:17 PM
Said: We have combined ours. In a small room in a "quieter" corner of the museum we created our "Quiet Room" It has a nice rug, a glider chair, baby changing station, book case with some chill books, a reading lamp, small mood/projection ligh...
Hedy Hendrickson posted a reply on Re: Status of Air Moving Exhibits
Tuesday, Jul 13, 2021 at 9:50 AM
Said: We have kept our Amazing Airways exhibit open since reopening. There have not been any concerns from visitors about its safety. It still gets used just as much as pre-pandemic. We switched to only using small scarves in it s...
Amy Grack Nelson posted a new Topic
Friday, Jul 9, 2021 at 6:37 PM
Webinar and New Research About the Value of Children's Podcasts
The Science Museum of Minnesota and Brains On! are excited to share with you results of three years of research studying the kids’ science podcast Brains On!. Kids’ science podcasts are gaining in popularity, but very little is known about their educational value. Find out what we uncovered in our groundbreaking exploratory study of the kids’ science podcast Brains On! https://bit.ly/STEMPodcastResearchSummary as well as how B...
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