Thank you to everyone who applied to MuseumLab for Museum Professionals. There were many more applicants than vacancies to fill. Meet the inaugural cohort:
Lauren Bell, Director of Visitor Experience, Children’s Museum Houston
Traci Buckner, Executive Director, Akron Children’s Museum
Jin sil Choi, Curator, Gyeonggi Children’s Museum
Vanessa Eastmure, Exhibits & Collections Manager, London Children’s Museum
Billy Ernest, Volunteer Manager and Public Programs Lead, ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Lucas Fredericks, Exhibit Fabricator, Sciencenter
Daniel Guyton, Traveling Exhibits Manager, OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry)
Starr Kelly, Director of Education and Exhibits, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine
Brennon Land, Executive Director and Board President, Alaska Children’s Museum
Savita Madan, Makery Coordinator, Kidzu Children’s Museum
Kelly Marks, Exhibits Manager, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Rachel Towns, Director of Exhibits, Miami Children’s Museum
About the Program
This 8-month professional learning program is designed to spark creative innovation that will make museums nimble in proactively adapting to our communities’ changing needs. Hosted through a collaborative partnership of the Association of Children’s Museums and Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and guided by a steering committee of established leaders in the museum field, the program will meld synchronous in-person and online learning with personalized coaching from experts.
Participants will address deep questions and practical realities—about how to conceptualize and create exhibits and programs that emphasize creativity, health and justice, integrate new technologies, think entrepreneurially, deepen accessibility, and engage emotions— all through the playful, engaging learning experiences that make children’s museums who they are. The program will guide participants as they turn those deep questions into actionable implementation plans and receive customized support in prototyping and scaling those plans within their organizations and beyond.
Five Inaugural Cohort Projects Recognized
Five outstanding project prototypes and implementation plans developed by MuseumLab for Museum Professionals participants were selected from the inaugural cohort. Read more about the projects and the award.
