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.
Category: Views from the Field
How Children’s Museums Can Leverage Relationship-Building for Fundraising Success
Relationship building is the very foundation and core of nonprofit development.
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.
Reopening with Equity in Mind
Learn from CCLI alumni organizations about embedding DEAI in strategic planning, identifying the right partnerships, and mobilizing your museum to be a resource for equity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Museum Resources for Talking about Racism with Children
Please contact ACM to add your children’s museum’s resources to this list. Demonstrations continue to unfold around the world calling for an
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.
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.
Museum Strategies for Event Cancellation, Rescheduling, and Refunds
One of the many challenges facing museums in response to COVID-19 is how to handle cancellations of scheduled events, birthday parties, and group visits.
Five Ways Children’s Museums Can Participate in Endangered Species Day
The fifteenth annual Endangered Species Day on May 15, 2020 provides children’s museums with an opportunity to highlight their educational programs.
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?