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Kathy Parham posted a reply on Re: Museums For All Pricing
Tuesday, Aug 20, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Said: Maybe an Museums for All /IMLS could support museums by providing case for support templates for local fundraising and grant proposals to support the initiative.Another way to control costs might be to restrict your access initi...
Teresa Craft posted a reply on Re: Unexpected Large Groups: How Do You Balance...
Tuesday, Aug 20, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Said: We do not have an adult to child ratio requirements for general admission (other than that there has to be at least 1 adult). We are a small museums so keeping kids in sight is less of an issue for us.One way we tried to reduce the ...
Meghan Karg posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Aug 20, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Unexpected Large Groups: How Do You Balance Saftey and Fun?
During this summer, we have had a lot of unexpected large groups. Some have been families with one adult and upward of 7-8 kids, but a lot have been unexpected field trips that have eiter not booked with us or have just arrived due to a miscommunication on their end. With the unexpected field trips, they don't always meet our minimum for our typical adult to child ratio for scheduled field trips, but we don't currently have a minimum for general admission. I worry about saftey, since we ...
Melissa Saye posted a new Topic
Monday, Aug 19, 2024 at 6:27 PM
iSandbox Help!
We have an isandbox and it has been a popular exhibit, but we are having issues with it. We are looking for someone who can help us troubleshoot. If anyone has experience with this or can direct me to someone who knows about it, please email me @ nelcm1@gmail.com
Thanks!
Melissa Saye NELA Children's Museum
Thanks!
Melissa Saye NELA Children's Museum
Victoria Garvin posted a new Topic
Monday, Aug 19, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Reminder: ACM Hangout Tomorrow, 8/20/24, 4:00 p.m. ET
ACM members are welcome to join the Exhibits & Facilities Management Hangout tomorrow, Tuesday, August 20 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Access information can be found in the ACM Member Resources community.
No hangouts in September, but they will reconvene in October. Hope you can come tomorrow!
No hangouts in September, but they will reconvene in October. Hope you can come tomorrow!
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