How Museums Are Helping Keep Essential Workers Safe
Children’s museums and science centers are helping create PPE and face masks.
Category: Member Roundups
Children’s Museum Virtual Activities
Check out this list of virtual activities offered by children’s museums, which we will continue to update regularly!
What Do You Love about Your Children’s Museum?
There’s so much to love about children’s museums everywhere!
Children’s Museums and Nutrition
From teaching gardens to grocery store exhibits to partnerships with local universities, children’s museums promote healthy habits in joyful ways.
Disaster Resources for Children’s Museums to Share with Families
Children’s Museum of Sonoma County has compiled a list of resources for families coping with trauma and disasters
11 Mascots from the Children’s Museum Field
Many children’s museums around the world have mascots that represent their museum’s mission, history, and sense of fun.
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).
Children’s Museums Offer Free Admission to Furloughed Employees
Many ACM members around the country are offering discounted and free admission to families who have been affected by the shutdown.
Children’s Museums Reopen After Hurricane Florence
Children’s museums affected by Hurricane Florence worked quickly to reopen their doors and continue serving their communities.
Why Do We Need Children’s Museums?
These presentations generated fruitful discussions that brought together the past, present, and future of the children’s museum field.