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Museum Virtual Programming after COVID-19: Collaborating on possibilities for virtual museum programming in a post-pandemic world.

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Museums for All Initiative Reaches 1,000 Participating Museums

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Six Ways Museums Can Help Build Broader COVID Vaccine Confidence

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November 4, 2022

Museum Virtual Programming after COVID-19: Collaborating on possibilities for virtual museum programming in a post-pandemic world.

November 3, 2022

Museums for All Initiative Reaches 1,000 Participating Museums

April 28, 2022

Six Ways Museums Can Help Build Broader COVID Vaccine Confidence

February 19, 2021

Conducting Research-to-Practice Work During a Pandemic: Utilizing Video and Zoom to Engage Families in Tinkering-At-Home

July 9, 2020

New Webinar Series Helps Museums Take Diversity and Inclusion Efforts from Intention to Action

April 24, 2020

How Museums Are Helping Keep Essential Workers Safe

January 7, 2020

Five Ways Children’s Museums Can Participate in Endangered Species Day

November 20, 2019

Children’s Museums and Nutrition

September 5, 2019

Be Inclusive, Be Included: Participate in the National Landscape Study on DEAI Practices in Museums

May 20, 2019

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

February 19, 2019

Museum Schools: Laboratories for Playful Learning

February 11, 2019

Celebrating Endangered Species Day at Children’s Museums

January 28, 2019

Defining Play: Practical Applications

December 19, 2018

Finding Common Ground at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose

December 11, 2018

Results from a Study of Play in U.S. Children’s Museums

November 27, 2018

Spotlight on Satellite Museums: The Children’s Museum of the Upstate

July 18, 2018

Helping Busy Parents Support Their Kids’ Brain Development

June 26, 2018

Celebrating National Summer Learning Day

June 8, 2018

32 Years and 25 Linear Feet of Hand To Hand

November 15, 2017

Participatory Museums as Peacebuilders: The Case of Rodadora in Ciudad Juárez

October 12, 2017

Eco Boys and Girls Celebrate ISCSMD

August 8, 2017

Eclipnics, Planet Painting, and Other Ways to Celebrate the Total Solar Eclipse
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Museum Resources for Talking about Tragic Events with Children
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Museums and Pediatricians Are Key Partners on COVID-19 Vaccine Education

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June 2, 2022

Museum Resources for Talking about Tragic Events with Children
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May 26, 2022

Museums and Pediatricians Are Key Partners on COVID-19 Vaccine Education

October 14, 2020

Celebration Ideas to “Fall Back” on this Halloween

July 15, 2020

On the Physical Reopening of Children’s Museums

March 24, 2020

Children’s Museum Virtual Activities

August 22, 2019

How Caregivers See Learning Happen in Children’s Museums

August 12, 2019

What Is A Children’s Museum?

April 8, 2019

11 Mascots from the Children’s Museum Field
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Please Touch Museum Kindergarten Readiness Program Fosters Preparation for New Adventures in Learning

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ACM and ASTC Jointly Publish 2023 Workforce Survey Report

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Young V&A Showcases how Children’s Museums are Growing Quickly Across the Globe

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August 17, 2023

Please Touch Museum Kindergarten Readiness Program Fosters Preparation for New Adventures in Learning

July 13, 2023

ACM and ASTC Jointly Publish 2023 Workforce Survey Report

June 29, 2023

Young V&A Showcases how Children’s Museums are Growing Quickly Across the Globe

June 22, 2023

ACM Information Brief on Mental Health

June 14, 2023

Empowering the Next Generation of Climate Innovators

March 27, 2023

ACM Anniversary Blog

November 3, 2022

Value Pricing and the Cultivation of Public Trust

August 24, 2022

Virtual Programming in Action: National Children’s Museum

August 23, 2022

Key Concepts: Trust

June 2, 2022

Museum Resources for Talking about Tragic Events with Children
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May 26, 2022

Museums and Pediatricians Are Key Partners on COVID-19 Vaccine Education

May 11, 2022

Parents & Caregivers Preferences for Virtual Programming

February 17, 2021

Invitations to Learn and Play through Video: Practical Tips for Museum Professionals

September 29, 2020

How Children’s Museums Can Leverage Relationship-Building for Fundraising Success

September 15, 2020

The Founding of the Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center – An Excerpt from International Thinking on Children in Museums

July 20, 2020

Reopening with Equity in Mind

June 17, 2020

Museum Resources for Talking about Racism with Children

June 1, 2020

Children’s Museums Respond to the Death of George Floyd and Ongoing Demonstrations

May 22, 2020

Reopening with Equity in Mind: Opportunities for Culturally Relevant Practice in Museums

April 14, 2020

Conversations with Children’s Museum Leaders around COVID-19

March 19, 2020

Museum Strategies for Event Cancellation, Rescheduling, and Refunds

February 14, 2020

What Do You Love about Your Children’s Museum?

January 7, 2020

Five Ways Children’s Museums Can Participate in Endangered Species Day

December 19, 2019

Playing Together: Engaging Part-Time Floor Staff in Co-Creating the Museum

September 9, 2019

Small Town Dreams Big

July 26, 2019

7 Effective Ways to Increase Revenue for Education Programs

June 7, 2019

STEM in Children’s Museums

April 5, 2019

Museums Advocacy Day: Mr. Shanklin Goes to Washington!

February 19, 2019

Museum Schools: Laboratories for Playful Learning

February 11, 2019

Celebrating Endangered Species Day at Children’s Museums

January 28, 2019

Defining Play: Practical Applications

December 19, 2018

Finding Common Ground at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose

August 14, 2018

Four Low-Cost/No-Cost Member Benefits

July 18, 2018

Helping Busy Parents Support Their Kids’ Brain Development

March 29, 2018

Leveraging Museum Software for Successful Programs

November 15, 2017

Participatory Museums as Peacebuilders: The Case of Rodadora in Ciudad Juárez

October 31, 2017

The New Nature Movement: An Interview with Richard Louv

October 12, 2017

Eco Boys and Girls Celebrate ISCSMD

August 31, 2017

Children’s Museums Reopen After Harvey

July 25, 2017

Celebrating Childhood and Serving Immigrant Children
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New Hand to Hand: Communications 2022

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In Search of Kindness: A Call to Action

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June 13, 2022

New Hand to Hand: Communications 2022

June 13, 2022

In Search of Kindness: A Call to Action

June 13, 2022

What Is a Communications Plan and Why Do I Need One?

June 13, 2022

Content Front and Center: Minnesota Children’s Museum Talks about Racism

June 13, 2022

Responding to Public Reviews: Dos and Don’ts

June 13, 2022

Macro to Micro: Developing a Cohesive Social Media Strategy

June 13, 2022

TikTok Talk

June 13, 2022

In Pursuit of an Online Audience: Using Stories to Cultivate a Community

June 13, 2022

Social Media Communications Today: It’s the Wild West

June 13, 2022

Social Media: Successes, Challenges, Surprises, and Questions

March 17, 2022

New Hand to Hand: Children’s Museums and Climate Change

March 17, 2022

Talk, Act, Hope: Pushing Together to Save Us from the Effects of Climate Change

March 17, 2022

Building a Climate of Hope

March 17, 2022

Science from the Past and for the Future: Learning from Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Change Adaptation

March 17, 2022

Seeing the Future and Taking Steps to Get There: Discovery Museum Acts on Its Commitment to Sustainability

March 17, 2022

How to Engage a Community in Fire Season Education

March 17, 2022

Learning from Nature, Not Only about It

March 17, 2022

Building Sustainability, Inside and Out

March 17, 2022

When to Begin? Early Memories Build the Foundation for Environmental Learning

March 17, 2022

For Our Children, the Planet, and Our Budgets: Museums Learn to Manage Energy
A father and daughter play in the Climate Action Heroes exhibit at National Children's Museum

March 17, 2022

Climate Action Heroes in the Museum, Online, and Soon at Dulles Airport
Nature face craft at Knock Knock Children's Museum

March 17, 2022

Rebounding through Making and Tinkering

November 10, 2021

Stand Back: Watching and Learning from Returning Families

November 10, 2021

Gardens Grow, and So Do We

November 10, 2021

Welcome Back: Our People Have Missed You

November 10, 2021

Think Big, Act Small: Innovation Principles and Process for Organizations in Recovery

November 10, 2021

Building the Plane As We Learn to Fly It

November 10, 2021

Intention and Resolve: Moving into a New Better

November 10, 2021

Necessity: The Mother of Invention

November 10, 2021

The Good from Bad: Pandemic Silver Linings

November 10, 2021

Support Our Mission, Donate Crypto

November 10, 2021

New Hand to Hand: Inside the Curve: Business as (Not Quite) Usual

November 10, 2021

Centering DEAI in Staff Recruitment and Hiring

July 29, 2021

New Hand to Hand: The Power of We

July 29, 2021

Northwest Association of Youth Museums: Regional Network Powerhouse

July 29, 2021

Guerilla Networking: Connecticut Children’s Museums Organize to Pursue State Funding

July 29, 2021

Supporting Leaders | Building Healthy Organizations

July 29, 2021

Hive Minds and Transient Networks

July 29, 2021

Collaborate to Advocate: The Power of Collective Voice

July 29, 2021

Kindred Spirits: Q&A among Seven Regional Museum Networks

July 29, 2021

Community Education Network Supports Children and Institutions during the Pandemic

March 11, 2021

Why Do We Need All This Office Space Now?

March 11, 2021

Museum Guild 2021

March 11, 2021

The Future of Work: Putting Pivots into Practice and Examining How We Support Staff

March 11, 2021

An Ongoing Journey of Healing

March 11, 2021

Cross-Institutional Study of Virtual Programming: What Do Parents Want Now?

March 11, 2021

The Future of Membership Programs

March 11, 2021

Welcoming the Neighbors

March 11, 2021

Building a Bigger Purpose

March 11, 2021

Programs Multiply As Reach Expands

March 11, 2021

Expanding the Earned Income Menu: Camps, Seasonal Fun, Family Play

March 11, 2021

Look and Listen: Taking a Chance on New Partnerships

March 11, 2021

Supporting Children’s Learning When and How They Need it

March 11, 2021

Taking Science Learning to New Places and People

March 11, 2021

Learning through and about Social Media

March 11, 2021

Doubling Down on DEI

March 11, 2021

Food Pantry Fulfills a Need and Opens a World of Possibilities

March 11, 2021

New Issue of Hand to Hand: Forged in Fire – New Models

December 7, 2020

What’s Different about This Picture: Laying the (New) Groundwork for Design

December 7, 2020

Exhibit Fabrication and Installation Challenges during COVID

December 7, 2020

Climate Action Heroes: New Museum Uses Small Exhibit to Create Broad Digital Experiences

December 7, 2020

Staying Out Front (While Behind-the-Scenes Exhibit Work Goes on)

December 7, 2020

Back to Basics: Shutdown Offers Time for Exhibit Upgrades and Reaffirmation

December 7, 2020

Two Museums and a Design Firm: Thinking about How We Design Exhibits Now

December 7, 2020

Creating the ‘Wow-Aha!’ Exhibit

December 7, 2020

A Novel Approach to Exhibit Interactives amid the Pandemic

December 7, 2020

Creating a World Beyond This One

December 7, 2020

New Issue of Hand to Hand: Exhibit Planning in 2020

September 11, 2020

Hand to Hand: COVID-19: Stories from the Field

September 11, 2020

Children’s Museums Surviving the Pandemic: Insights from Three Leaders

September 11, 2020

After I Hung Up…..

September 11, 2020

Nothing Yet to Close: Emerging Museums Pause and Regroup

September 11, 2020

Building Relationships through a Pandemic

September 11, 2020

The National Struggle with Unknowingness: Thoughts from a Facilities Director on Reopening

September 11, 2020

Working from Home for a Museum with No Visitors: Front-Line Staff Stories

June 26, 2020

Announcing the Operations Issue of Hand to Hand

June 26, 2020

A Note from the Editor

June 26, 2020

Thriving (in a Downturn)

June 26, 2020

From Protests to Virus: Operational Changes with An Eye on Survival

June 26, 2020

Navigating with Knowledge: Using Data Strategically to Maximize Impacts and Benefits

June 26, 2020

AMI: What We Learned about Data— Collecting It, Analyzing It, Using It

June 26, 2020

Positioning for Growth: Thanksgiving Point Restructures to Ensure Long-Term Sustainability

June 26, 2020

Operating in Five Locations Since Opening in 2006 Has Taught Us Flexibility

June 26, 2020

Contingency Planning, Multiple Budget Scenarios, and Creative Operating Models: Then, Now, and Always

March 8, 2019

The First Four: Origin Stories of the First Children’s Museums in the United States

April 16, 2018

The Children’s Museum History & Culture Summit
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Please Touch Museum Kindergarten Readiness Program Fosters Preparation for New Adventures in Learning

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August 17, 2023

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Nickelodeon and ACM Partner for Return of Annual Worldwide Day of Play on Saturday, September 30

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ACM Trends #6.3 Understanding Museums’ Collaboration Goals

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Please Touch Museum Kindergarten Readiness Program Fosters Preparation for New Adventures in Learning

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September 13, 2023

Nickelodeon and ACM Partner for Return of Annual Worldwide Day of Play on Saturday, September 30

September 7, 2023

ACM Trends #6.3 Understanding Museums’ Collaboration Goals

August 17, 2023

Please Touch Museum Kindergarten Readiness Program Fosters Preparation for New Adventures in Learning

July 17, 2023

ACM Information Brief on the Power of Play

July 13, 2023

ACM and ASTC Jointly Publish 2023 Workforce Survey Report

June 29, 2023

Young V&A Showcases how Children’s Museums are Growing Quickly Across the Globe

June 22, 2023

ACM Trends #6.2 The ACM Data Hub: Understanding National Averages

June 22, 2023

ACM Information Brief on Mental Health

June 14, 2023

Empowering the Next Generation of Climate Innovators

June 1, 2023

Association of Children’s Museum welcomes five new board members and announces new roles for its governing board

May 11, 2023

Children’s Museums are Growing Intellectually and Emotionally: An Article by The New York Times, In Collaboration with the Association of Children’s Museums

March 27, 2023

Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek Named “Great Friend to Kids”; to present at InterActivity 2023

March 27, 2023

Dr. Calvin Mackie Announced as Keynote Presenter at Association of Children’s Museums InterActivity 2023

March 27, 2023

ACM Anniversary Blog

January 19, 2023

ACM Announces New Strategic Plan

December 19, 2022

ACM Announces Chief of Staff

November 3, 2022

Museums for All Initiative Reaches 1,000 Participating Museums

May 13, 2022

Children’s Museum Leaders Play the Long Game at InterActivity 2022

May 5, 2022

PBS KIDS Named “Great Friend to Kids”

March 24, 2022

ACM Partners with HHS’s We Can Do This Campaign

January 12, 2022

Association of Children’s Museums Names Arthur Affleck New Executive Director

October 5, 2021

Announcing the 2021 ACM Board of Directors Election Results

August 5, 2021

Association of Children’s Museums to Partner on Communities for Immunity, Boosting Vaccine Confidence

June 29, 2021

Laura Huerta Migus Selected to Lead the Office of Museum Services at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

May 24, 2021

Museum Visits Top Three Million through Museums for All, an Access Program for SNAP Benefit Recipients

March 18, 2021

Reflecting on One Year of the Pandemic for Children’s Museums and the Communities They Serve

February 26, 2021

Children’s Museums Mobilize to Serve Children and Families during COVID-19

November 30, 2020

ACM Launches “Museums Mobilize” to Highlight COVID-19 Responses

September 9, 2020

Museums in a Pandemic: Impacts for Workforce and Audiences & Partners

August 14, 2020

Announcing the interPLAY Project to Support STEM Skills for Early Learners in Children’s Museums and Science Centers
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Please Touch Museum Kindergarten Readiness Program Fosters Preparation for New Adventures in Learning

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Please Touch Museum Kindergarten Readiness Program Fosters Preparation for New Adventures in Learning
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