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Hannah Lally posted a reply on Re: Large-Scale Pop-Up Activities
Monday, Feb 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Said: @Danielle So great to hear about Superspace! It seems like exactly what we're looking for. We definitely do some movement activities in that space, and we often set it up as a themed "activity room" with both active and ref...
Danielle Larsen posted a reply on Re: Large-Scale Pop-Up Activities
Monday, Feb 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Said: We LOVE Superspace! We have two big sets out in our museum and they are a huge hit. We also have a set of Figgy cushions to go in the same room with them. Figgy are not has big of a hit as Superspace though. You could make hops...
Langley Lease posted a reply on Re: Seeking Creative Solutions for Temporary Mu...
Monday, Feb 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Said: Rigamajig is a huge hit in our museum. We started by putting them out temporarily in between exhibit installations. It was such a hit that we ended up building a permanent exhibit around them! Also, shameless plug for our C...
Hannah Lally posted a new Topic
Monday, Feb 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Large-Scale Pop-Up Activities
Hello everyone!
We are on the hunt for some new large-scale pop-up activities. We occasionally open our large Assembly Space area (25'x37' - think small cafeteria) with a large-scale play offering that we can leave pretty much unattended on very busy days, except for some occasional tidying and resetting. This is something that ideally could be set up and broken down within the same day, as this is also our birthday party and performance space.
We recently insta...
We are on the hunt for some new large-scale pop-up activities. We occasionally open our large Assembly Space area (25'x37' - think small cafeteria) with a large-scale play offering that we can leave pretty much unattended on very busy days, except for some occasional tidying and resetting. This is something that ideally could be set up and broken down within the same day, as this is also our birthday party and performance space.
We recently insta...
Erik Smith posted a reply on Re: Ceiling height - industry standard?
Monday, Feb 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Said: In my experience it has varied widely from gallery to gallery and sometimes even within a gallery. 8' is a safe height for most any location, while 10' is usually doable. Higher than 10' will cause significant challenges for many spaces...
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