September 2026 | Vol. 38 No 2
In this issue of Hand to Hand, we explore how children’s museums can help children and caregivers build confidence, comfort, and skills around math through playful, engaging experiences. Drawing on the Simons Foundation and ACM’s Nurturing Numeracy Skills & Math Literacy initiative, this issue shares lessons from a cohort of twenty children’s museums working together to develop and test thoughtful approaches to math engagement in their museums and communities.
Hand to Hand is a quarterly publication of the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM). As a member benefit, Hand to Hand is available first to ACM members, and then publicly for one year. ACM members may review the full Hand to Hand index here or access past editions of Hand to Hand via ACM’s Groupsite.
ACM has partnered with Knology to create the ACM Trends Reports series, which shares practical information for children’s museums to tell the story of our field, drawing from more than a decade of ACM member data.
The ACM Trends Reports help museum professionals use data to become more accountable to their mission and fiscal responsibilities. Concise and easily understood, the reports can be shared in internal communications with your organization’s stakeholders, including staff, Board members, and funders, or for use in marketing materials and presentations.
Access all the ACM Trends Reports via the ACM Data Hub >
The Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) and the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) are pleased to announce the release of the 2023 ACM-ASTC Workforce Survey Report. This report presents findings from 138 participating institutions, 36% of which are active ACM member museums, and 81% of which are active ASTC member museums.
