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The Run Around

The latest news from the children's museums field

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Author: childmuseums

February 19, 2021 Project Spotlights

Conducting Research-to-Practice Work During a Pandemic: Utilizing Video and Zoom to Engage Families in Tinkering-At-Home

As Chicago Children’s Museum began to shift its overall programmatic work to virtual content, we saw the opportunity to use this format to engage families in our research-to-practice work.

February 17, 2021 Views from the Field

Invitations to Learn and Play through Video: Practical Tips for Museum Professionals

Chicago Children’s Museum staff share tips for museum educators creating engaging online programming.

February 9, 2021 ACM Updates

Museums in a Pandemic: Diversifying Funding Streams

ACM Trends Report 4.7 focuses on the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the children’s museum field.

ACM Trends Report 4.6
December 10, 2020 ACM Updates

Museums in a Pandemic: Audience Experiences

ACM Trends Report 4.6 focuses on the new and modified ways children’s museums are engaging with their audiences, whether in-person or virtual, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

December 7, 2020 ACM Updates / Hand to Hand

New Issue of Hand to Hand: Exhibit Planning in 2020

The latest issue of Hand to Hand, “Exhibit Planning in 2020: Thinking Now about Where We Hope to Be in the Future” is now available!

December 7, 2020 Hand to Hand

Creating a World Beyond This One

In conversation with Megan Dickerson, the visual artist Panca discusses her upcoming exhibit El Más Allá, at The New Children’s Museum.

Exterior view of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
December 7, 2020 Hand to Hand

A Novel Approach to Exhibit Interactives amid the Pandemic

Exhibit developers at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis examine how the museum is approaching the challenge of adapting exhibit interactives for a post-COVID world.

December 7, 2020 Hand to Hand

Creating the ‘Wow-Aha!’ Exhibit: An Interview with Paul Orselli, POW!

Paul Orselli shares what led him to a career in museums, how exhibits have changed in the past five years, and why falling in love with what you’re working on is key to creating a great exhibit.

December 7, 2020 Hand to Hand

Two Museums and a Design Firm: Thinking about How We Design Exhibits Now

Three museum colleagues assess how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced their design and development practices.

Children's Discovery Museum wall graphic
December 7, 2020 Hand to Hand

Back to Basics: Shutdown Offers Time for Exhibit Upgrades and Reaffirmation

With their doors still closed to visitors due to state-level restrictions, Children’s Discovery Museum is working behind-the-scenes to repair and update exhibits as well as plan for the future.

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