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Beth Housewert posted a reply on Re: Help Me Understand Traveling Exhibits
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Said: Meredith, I LOVE talking about traveling and temporary exhibits. I managed bringing them into my museum for about 8 years. We had some great ones and some meh! ones, but did feel that it was worth bringing them in for the diversity, fre...
Merredith Christos posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Help Me Understand Traveling Exhibits
Hi everyone,
I'd love to learn more about traveling (temporary) exhibits from museums that have hosted them.
Over the years, my impression has been that most traveling exhibits require a fairly large footprint (often several thousand square feet) and can cost thousands of dollars for a typical 3-6 month rental. I'd love to know if that perception is accurate or if there are smaller, more affordable options that I may not be aware of.<...
KayDawn Hopper posted a reply on Re: Workshop Equipment - Exhibits
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Said: We do in-house fabrication work and get a lot of use out of our CNC building exhibits mainly. I will say it does take a little time for training on how to use it, someone to do the design/extraction/layout to print, investment in bits a...
Melissa Ramsaur posted a reply on Re: Program times and guests
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Said: Echoing what Jen said, we do PA announcements as well. But we do just one at the start time of the program and then again if attendance is low. Our guests are used to hearing the verbiage "It's time for (name of program) over in (exhibi...
Andrea Sanchez posted a reply on Re: Program times and guests
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Said: We have it listed on the map they receive up arrival and we also announce it on the PA system when it's about to start!
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