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Christine Santoro posted a reply on Re: Liability Waiver
Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023 at 10:06 AM
Said: We are considering a liability waiver for memberships and admissions. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I will do a little research and share suggestions.christine@cmeaston.orgChildren's Museum Easton (MA)
Starr Kelly posted a reply on Re: Slate Wall Activities
Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023 at 9:53 AM
Said: Hi Megan,We've used slate for an Korean Language interactive and the slate acts as writing tablets. We use water cups with brushes. It resets itself when it dries and is well received.
Megan Schwerman posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023 at 9:48 AM
Slate Wall Activities
Our museum has an outdoor slate wall where we used to let guests draw with chalk. Unfortunately, the chalk was also used to draw on the side of our building and other surfaces outside and cleanup became too cumbersome for our team. We have transitioned to water painting which is going well, but have some concerns about continuing that activity in the winter months. We don't want kids getting their clothes wet when it is freezing cold outside.
Does anyone have a slate wall they hav...
Does anyone have a slate wall they hav...
Jessie Goodwin posted a reply on Re: Ideal attendance for your museum
Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023 at 9:25 AM
Said: Our Museum has 15,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, 3,000 sq. ft. of outdoor space and roughly 3,000 sq. ft. of office/storage. We have four 2 hour timed ticket slots in a day, minus Sundays, that max at 300 per slot totaling up to 1200 peo...
Paul Orselli posted a reply on Re: Spanish in Exhibit Signage
Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023 at 7:33 AM
Said: You might enjoy learning from this YouTube interview with Amparo Leyman Pino about "Using Language as an Interpretive Tool." https://youtu.be/oSTnqal_KTc?si=ulWYmTHM87oTT9...
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