Reopening with Equity in Mind: Opportunities for Culturally Relevant Practice in Museums
On May 19, CCLI hosted a webinar about the opportunities for culturally relevant practice for museums during the COVID-19 crisis.
Category: ACM Updates
Conversations with Children’s Museum Leaders around COVID-19
From March 24-26, ACM held a series of three hour-long CEO Calls, sponsored by Blackbaud, in response to COVID-19.
ACM Resources to Help Guide Your Museum’s Response to Coronavirus
Given the public response and concern around COVID-19, we encourage our members to review their existing practices, as well as consider potential new processes to help your institution remain responsive as public spaces—and public resources.
Playing Together: Engaging Part-Time Floor Staff in Co-Creating the Museum
What can a children’s museum do in order to have floor staff who are knowledgeable, engaged, and invested in the museum?
Children’s Museums and the Climate Crisis
ACM hosted a leadership call on October 10 to engage children’s museum staff in discussing how our field can mobilize around the climate crisis.
Small Town Dreams Big
With the support of its community, the North Country Children’s Museum created a state-of-the-art interactive museum in Potsdam, New York.
Be Inclusive, Be Included: Participate in the National Landscape Study on DEAI Practices in Museums
This September, CCLI launched the National Landscape Study: DEAI Practices in Museums.
How Caregivers See Learning Happen in Children’s Museums
In a recent study, 70% of caregivers reported observing something about how their children learn during their children’s museum visit.
What Is A Children’s Museum?
All children’s museums function across four key dimensions: local destinations, community resources, educational laboratories, and advocates for children.
The First Four: Origin Stories of the First Children’s Museums in the United States
In the first 25 years of the 20th century, four museums for children opened in the United States: Brooklyn Children’s Museum (1899), Boston Children’s Museum (1913), the Detroit Children’s Museum (1917), and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis (1925).