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Museums in a Pandemic: Confidence in Meeting Operational Needs

This post was originally published as ACM Trends Report 4.14, the final report in the fourth volume of ACM Trends Reports, produced in partnership between ACM and Knology. This is the final report in the Museums in a Pandemic volume of the ACM Trends Report series. Since March 2020, the ACM Trends Report team has […]
Museums in a Pandemic: Patterns in Fundraising

This post was originally published as ACM Trends Report 4.13, the thirteenth report in the fourth volume of ACM Trends Reports, produced in partnership between ACM and Knology. Since May 2020, the ACM Trends Report team has tracked the impacts of the pandemic on children’s museums and the field’s innovations through survey studies and other […]
Museums in a Pandemic: Personnel & Rebuilding Teams

This post was originally published as ACM Trends Report 4.12, the twelfth report in the fourth volume of ACM Trends Reports, produced in partnership between ACM and Knology. Since May 2020, the ACM Trends Report team has tracked the impacts of the pandemic on children’s museums and the field’s innovations during this time, through survey […]
Museums in a Pandemic: Collaborations with Cultural Institutions

This post was originally published as ACM Trends Report 4.10, the tenth report in the fourth volume of ACM Trends Reports, produced in partnership between ACM and Knology.  The ACM Trends Report team has continued to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s museums. To understand these impacts, we conducted multiple surveys: the […]
Museums in a Pandemic: School & University Collaborations

This post was originally published as ACM Trends Report 4.11, the eleventh report in the fourth volume of ACM Trends Reports, produced in partnership between ACM and Knology.  The ACM Trends Report team has continued to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s museums. To understand these impacts, we conducted multiple surveys: the first […]
Museums in a Pandemic: Snapshot of Impacts in Spring 2021

This post was originally published as ACM Trends Report 4.9, the ninth report in the fourth volume of ACM Trends Reports, produced in partnership between ACM and Knology.  The ACM Trends Report team has studied the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the children’s museum field since May 2020, conducting multiple surveys of ACM member […]
Museums in a Pandemic: Social & Health Services Collaborations

The ACM Trends Reports team has continued to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s museums. To understand the situation, we conducted two surveys, the first in May 2020, and the second from September 24 to October 18, 2020. Overall, 96 US-based children’s museums participated in the survey. In the fall 2020 survey, […]
Museums in a Pandemic: Diversifying Funding Streams

This post was originally published as ACM Trends Report 4.7, the seventh report in the fourth volume of ACM Trends Reports, produced in partnership between ACM and Knology.  Since spring 2020, the ACM Trends Reports team has studied the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s museums. The results illustrate the ways children’s museums have adapted […]
Museums in a Pandemic: Audience Experiences

This post was originally published as ACM Trends Report 4.6, the sixth report in the fourth volume of ACM Trends Reports, produced in partnership between ACM and Knology.  The ACM Trends Reports team has continued to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s museums. We have now conducted two surveys, with the first in […]
Museums in a Pandemic: Snapshot of Impacts in Fall 2020

This post was originally published as ACM Trends Report 4.5, the fifth report in the fourth volume of ACM Trends Reports, produced in partnership between ACM and Knology. We have conducted two surveys since May 2020 to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting children’s museums. The most recent survey of ACM member institutions took place […]
Museums in a Pandemic: Impacts for Workforce and Audiences & Partners

Sharing ACM Trends Reports 4.3 and 4.4 from the Association of Children’s Museums and Knology ARLINGTON, VA (September 9, 2020)—The Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) and Knology shared Volumes 4.3 and 4.4 of the ACM Trends Reports, “Museums in a Pandemic: Workforce Impacts” and “Museums in a Pandemic: Impacts for Audiences & Partners.” These reports […]
Museums in a Pandemic: Impacts for Audiences & Partners

ACM Trends Report 4.4 explores how museums explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected museums’ work with their members, visitors, and institutional collaborators.

Museums in a Pandemic: Workforce Impacts

ACM Trends Report 4.3 describes the effects by mid-May 2020 of the COVID-19 pandemic on the children’s museum workforce.
Museums in a Pandemic: Financial Impacts by Mid-May 2020

ACM Trends Report 4.2 provides a snapshot of the field in the early stages of navigating financial sustainability in the face of a global crisis.
Museums in a Pandemic: Snapshot of Impacts

Preliminary results from a survey of ACM member institutions about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the children’s museum field
Reflecting on One Year of the Pandemic for Children’s Museums and the Communities They Serve

Association of Children’s Museums’ “Museums Mobilize” Initiative Highlights Efforts from Past Year ARLINGTON, VA (March 18, 2021)—By March 19, 2020, all children’s museums in the U.S. had closed their doors to the public in response to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tomorrow, March 19, commemorates one year of transformation within the children’s museum field, […]
Children’s Museums Surviving the Pandemic: Insights from Three Leaders

Peter Olson spoke with the leaders of Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Greentrike, and Children’s Museum Houston about their museums’ strategies for surviving closure, preparing to reopen, and reimagining missions and adapted operations.

Building Stronger Museums: Insights from Laura Huerta Migus

In the most recent episode of Empowering Young Minds, Laura Huerta Migus, Deputy Director for Museum Services at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), explored the current state of the museum field, the challenges museums face, and their role in shaping a brighter future for communities around the world.

Capitalizing on College Collaborations: Public Health Focused Partnerships with Children’s Museums

What U.S. industry sees more than 55 million K-12 students come through its doors every year?  MUSEUMS!  According to the American Alliance of Museums, 55 million students visit museums each year through school-trips alone.  In addition, more than 75% of museum educational budgeting is spent on K-12 education (American Alliance of Museums 2024).  This captive […]
ACM Trends #6.3 Understanding Museums’ Collaboration Goals

Data for this report was collected through a Spring 2023 ACM member survey on collaborations. The dataset contains information from 59 member institutions. Previous pandemic-era survey data on collaborations conducted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic supported instrument sevelopment. This research was supported by the Institute for Museum and Library Services Children’s museums are […]
Museum Virtual Programming after COVID-19: Collaborating on possibilities for virtual museum programming in a post-pandemic world.

This post originally was published by Knology. Access the article here: Museum Virtual Programming after COVID-19 – Knology Children’s museums responded to the COVID-19 shutdowns of 2020 and 2021 by developing new forms of programming, delivered through virtual platforms. At the pandemic’s outset, the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) launched “Children’s Museums at Home,” a website providing […]
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Museums and Pediatricians Are Key Partners on COVID-19 Vaccine Education

By Dr. Michael Yogman I may be a pediatrician, but it doesn’t take a doctor to know the last two years have been profoundly challenging for our nation’s children. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all areas of children’s lives, including canceled playdates and school closings—all exacerbated by prolonged delays in vaccine eligibility for my youngest […]
The Expanding Role of Virtual Programming in Children’s Museums

This post was originally published as ACM Trends Report 5.1, the first report in the fifth volume of ACM Trends Reports, produced in partnership between ACM and Knology. Volume 4 of the ACM Trends Report series, Museums in a Pandemic, reported findings from regularly conducted surveys by Knology and Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) about […]
For Our Children, the Planet, and Our Budgets: Museums Learn to Manage Energy

This article is part of the “Children’s Museums and Climate Change” issue of Hand to Hand. Click here to read other articles in the issue. By Stephanie Shapiro and Sarah Sutton, Environment & Culture Partners Culture Over Carbon is a research project designed to improve the museum field’s understanding of energy use by examining data from […]
The Good from Bad: Pandemic Silver Linings

This article is part of the “Inside the Curve: Business as (Not Quite) Usual” issue of Hand to Hand. Click here to read other articles in the issue. By Beth Shea, Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the staff of the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge (CMOR) did not know if their […]
Association of Children’s Museums to Partner on Communities for Immunity, Boosting Vaccine Confidence

ARLINGTON, VA (August 5, 2021)—The Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) is proud to partner with Communities for Immunity, an unprecedented collaboration among museums and libraries to boost COVID-19 information and vaccine confidence in communities across the United States. Communities for Immunity provides funding to museums, libraries, science centers, and other cultural institutions to enhance vaccine confidence where […]
Northwest Association of Youth Museums: Regional Network Powerhouse

This article is part of the “The Power of We: Local/Regional Support Networks Flourish” issue of Hand to Hand. Click here to read other articles in the issue. By Alissa Rupp, FAIA, FRAME | Integrative Design Strategies The strength of the association is not that it encourages museums to converge or imitate each other.  If […]
Guerilla Networking: Connecticut Children’s Museums Organize to Pursue State Funding

This article is part of the “The Power of We: Local/Regional Support Networks Flourish” issue of Hand to Hand. Click here to read other articles in the issue. By Jen Alexander, Kidcity Children’s Museum Amid all the unknowns since March 2020, I held fast to one constant: a standing appointment on Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. […]
Community Education Network Supports Children and Institutions during the Pandemic

This article is part of the “The Power of We: Local/Regional Support Networks Flourish” issue of Hand to Hand. Click here to read other articles in the issue. By Rachel Carpenter, Children’s Discovery Museum; Hannah Johnson & Candace Summers, McLean County Museum of History; Shannon Reedy, Miller Park Zoo; and Dr. Diane Wolf, Bloomington Public […]
Museums Mobilize to Support Parents and Caregivers

The COVID-19 pandemic has been incredibly difficult for children and families. Whether caregivers are essential workers, working from home, or stay-at-home care providers, they have needed to navigate childcare and online or hybrid schooling in the midst of the extreme stress and isolation of the past year. In many ways, this year has exposed the […]