A Letter to the Field
To create our vision of a world that honors all children and respects the diverse ways in which they learn and develop, we need the spaces we create to model empathy and boldly stand for healing and justice.
The Founding of the Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center – An Excerpt from International Thinking on Children in Museums
This excerpt from “International Thinking on Children in Museums: A Sociocultural View of Practice” shares the story of Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center’s founding.
Hand to Hand: COVID-19: Stories from the Field
The latest issue of Hand to Hand, “COVID-19: Stories from the Field” is now available!
Children’s Museums Surviving the Pandemic: Insights from Three Leaders
Peter Olson spoke with the leaders of Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Greentrike, and Children’s Museum Houston about their museums’ strategies for surviving closure, preparing to reopen, and reimagining missions and adapted operations.
After I Hung Up…..
What are your thoughts after the Zoom call ends and the virtual hangout disperses? Read short reflections on the first few months of the pandemic from children’s museum staff.
Nothing Yet to Close: Emerging Museums Pause and Regroup
Leaders from five emerging museums discuss how their organizations are responding to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, from altering timelines and fundraising sources, to planning with new best practices in mind.
Building Relationships through a Pandemic
DuPage Children’s Museum staff share how they adapted their Partners in Play program serving caregivers with young children in the wake of COVID-19. While originally planned as a series of monthly in-person sessions at the museum, the program pivoted to physically-distanced support, using texting as an accessible entry point.
The National Struggle with Unknowingness: Thoughts from a Facilities Director on Reopening
The facilities director of Madison Children’s Museum shares insights into the museum’s decision to not yet pursue reopening, with a focus on practices related to the physical plants, operations, and facilities side of museums.
Working from Home for a Museum with No Visitors: Front-Line Staff Stories
Hear the stories of the many DISCOVERY Children’s Museum staff who deal daily and directly with museum visitors.
Museums in a Pandemic: Impacts for Audiences & Partners
ACM Trends Report 4.4 explores how museums explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected museums’ work with their members, visitors, and institutional collaborators.
Museums in a Pandemic: Workforce Impacts
ACM Trends Report 4.3 describes the effects by mid-May 2020 of the COVID-19 pandemic on the children’s museum workforce.