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Karen Pac posted a reply on Re: Budgeting for General Admission
Monday, Jul 15, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Said: Hi - We are a small museum however we also offer outreach in the community and field work experiences (formerly fieldtrips) so we generally go by last years revenue and trends. We find that sometimes, due to school budgets, we hav...
Jordan Towle posted a reply on Re: Question: Museum Experience for Differently...
Sunday, Jul 14, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Said: Thank you for responding with those notes on what your team does, Tom. I know a lot of museums do "Sensory Sundays" where the museum experiencer is altered to make for a gentler/less overstimulating experience. Appreciate you sharing th...
Tom Stephenson posted a reply on Re: Question: Museum Experience for Differently...
Saturday, Jul 13, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Said: While I'm not a 'museum', our family's modular wooden railway has been a fixture at children's museums, festivals and train shows for the past 15 years. Our railway often draws children through late-teens for kids on the spectrum ...
Jordan Towle posted a new Topic
Saturday, Jul 13, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Question: Museum Experience for Differently Abled Visitors/ Esp. Outside of Age Range
Hello folks,
I'm wondering whether there are any other museums have found effective policies and talking points around guests looking to check in and enjoy the museum who are outside of the target age range.
We are finding that there are some teen or adult visitors who are differently abled interested in visiting our museum. I do understand that Children's Museums can be an interesting sensory experience for those folks- often times it's a great visit and they enjoy their t...
I'm wondering whether there are any other museums have found effective policies and talking points around guests looking to check in and enjoy the museum who are outside of the target age range.
We are finding that there are some teen or adult visitors who are differently abled interested in visiting our museum. I do understand that Children's Museums can be an interesting sensory experience for those folks- often times it's a great visit and they enjoy their t...
Melissa Ramsaur posted a reply on Re: Play Market Shopping Items
Saturday, Jul 13, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Said: Display Fake Foods has a 'kids play food' section. We also use some of their regular items in other exhibits as well! https://displayfakefoods.com/kids-play-foods/
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