Welcome to ACM Groupsite - ACM's Online Community!
ACM Groupsite is the Association of Children's Museums' central hub online. It's a space where children's museum staff, stakeholders, and partners can view upcoming events from ACM, network with other children's museum professionals, and ask for advice, share ideas, and access resources on our discussion boards.
The ACM Member Resource Community and Hand to Hand Community are benefits for ACM members. If you are interested in joining ACM, contact Membership@ChildrensMuseums.org.
MOST RECENT POSTS
3
10 views
2 replies
4
82 views
9 replies
1
22 views
0 replies
2
37 views
1 reply
2
32 views
1 reply
3
44 views
2 replies
3
83 views
2 replies
1
54 views
0 replies
4
FILE CABINET
COMMUNITIES
No non-private communities to display.
RECENT ACTIVITY
Emily Bogener posted a new Topic
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Annual Report
Would anyone in this group be willing to share a copy of a printed annual report or some particularly compelling marketing/promotional piece used to tell the story of your organization? Turtle Bay Exploration Park is planning a "state of the organization" event for key stakeholders later this year and we are gathering ideas for how to share our stories/message in print. We are hoping to incorporate both narrative accounts and infographic visuals, so all examples are welcome.
Christine Santoro posted a reply on Re: Frontline training discussion group meeting...
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Said: I will try to join on 6/17. Thanks
Kiersten Dittrich posted a new Topic
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Frontline training discussion group meeting on Tue 6/17 at 3pm EST
Hello friends,
The next virtual gathering of our frontline training discussion group will be Tuesday 6/17 at 3pm EST. Please find the zoom info below. All are welcome, and you're welcome to bring any questions or challenges you're currently grappling with to the forum. Don't hesitate to email me at kdittrich@discoveryacton.org with any questions.
Discovery Museum is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
The next virtual gathering of our frontline training discussion group will be Tuesday 6/17 at 3pm EST. Please find the zoom info below. All are welcome, and you're welcome to bring any questions or challenges you're currently grappling with to the forum. Don't hesitate to email me at kdittrich@discoveryacton.org with any questions.
Discovery Museum is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Frontline training disc...
Jerry Rice posted a reply on Re: Climbing Wall Injuries
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Said: Kelly,This is also a common topic in the insurance space as I work with member musuems nationwide. We do a great job of articulating the necessity and goal of climbers in the children's museum space. However, from an insurance p...
Kelly Krumenacker posted a new Topic
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Climbing Wall Injuries
Our museum has had a climbing wall for 7 years, and we recently increased the depth of the floor mats which dramatically decreased the number of injury incidents, but has not eliminated them. Most of our recent injuries have come from children tripping over their own feet and going head first into the climbing holds. We are considering removing this exhibit, and would love to hear if anyone else has grappled with the same decision. It would be a bummer to remove it because the kids love ...
Add New Module