How Museums Are Helping Keep Essential Workers Safe
Children’s museums and science centers are helping create PPE and face masks.
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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.
Children’s Museum Virtual Activities
Check out this list of virtual activities offered by children’s museums, which we will continue to update regularly!
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.
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
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.
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).