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Megan Ennes posted a reply on Re: Museum Educator Sense of Belonging Study
Wednesday, Nov 20, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Said: Thank you to those of you who have participated in our survey. We are planning to close the survey in the next few days so this is your last chance to participate if you haven't already:We are conducting a study on museum educators’...
Holly Dalferes posted a reply on Re: Shadow Puppet Theater
Wednesday, Nov 20, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Said: We recently created an outdoor shadow puppet theater in a tent for a local festival. We used foam, laminated construction paper, and die-cut projector sheets for the ones that we created ahead of time and then had card stock and the sup...
Alyssa Jordan posted a reply on Re: Winter-themed After-Hours Event Ideas
Tuesday, Nov 19, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Said: We do it before hours at our museum- Breakfast with Santa! So there is an acts and crafts activity, pancakes, hot coco bar, and of course a photo op with Santa! this is only for members and we do charge an extra fee for this!
Danielle Desjardin posted a new Topic
Monday, Nov 18, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Exhibit Swaps - Internal vs External help
I'm looking to connect with other children's museums similar in size to ours on square footage and staffing. We are 38,000 sq ft and have less than 50 staff (PT and FT); we have 2 exhibit team members, myself the Exhibits Manager and an Exhibits Assistant. Currently we have 16 exhibit spaces total, 7 of those transition on a regular basis throughout the year, 1 of those 7 being a traveling exhibit that is filled with rentals 8/12 months.
I really want to pick similar muse...
I really want to pick similar muse...
Meg Hagen posted a reply on Re: Interactives that require collaboration
Saturday, Nov 16, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Said: Hi Rebecca! We’ve recently started working with BPI who is right in our home town of Franklin, MA. They create interactive exhibits for various types of museums internationally. Staff has been awesome to work with so far. They have ...
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