First Americans Museum is using Roller for ticketing and Hubspot as our fundraising CRM. I do not work deeply in Hubspot but am very pleased with Roller. It's only limitation is reporting, which they are working on and we are resolving through some custom API work. *Adrienne Lalli Hills* Wyandotte Nation | She/her Director of Learning & Community Engagement 659 First Americans Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73129 (405) 594-2117 (please leave a message) _FAMok.org_ Mon-Fri 10-5PM *Closed Tuesday* Sat-Sun 11- ...Continue Reading

We have been really pleased with Roller for scheduling school tours and workshops. Everything else is scheduled through Tessitura, our institutional CRM. Anne Manning (she/her/hers) _What's this?_ Deputy Director, Learning and Engagement The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 4525 Oak Street Kansas City, MO 64111 816.751.1240 (direct) *From:* talk@museum-ed.org <talk@museum-ed.org> on behalf of Joe Seubert jseubert@fftf.us [talk at museum-ed.org] <talk@museum-ed.org> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 25, 2025 7: ...Continue Reading

Joe,Thanks for your questions.  I remember asking similar things when I was new to the museum world.  There are likely lots of answers for you depending upon the need / application / part of stack you're interested in.  So I'm going to make an adjacent suggestion... *check out MCN*, which is a long-running network / association for technology practitioners at museums, galleries, libraries, etc.  That is the group I discovered when I was new to the sector, and I found the network to be incr ...Continue Reading

Good Morning. My name is Joe Seubert and I am fairly new in my role as Development and Community Engagement Director for Food + Farm Exploration Center in Plover, WI.   I was directed to this email to ask the following questions:  Would love to learn what software everyone is using and being new to the Museum/Science Center side of things I am trying to navigate what systems are better than others.   Also, if there is a system that does ticket sales as well as fundraising? ???3.  We c ...Continue Reading

https://www.mfah.org/about/careers The MFAH’s Department of Learning and Interpretation engages intergenerational audiences and students with the Museum’s collections and exhibitions of world art. The Object-based Learning area promotes learning through art as a vital part of K-12, undergraduate, graduate, and professional school curricula. Under the guidance of the Senior Manager, Object-based Learning this position works to provide curriculum support and expertise for teacher professional development. Working ...Continue Reading

Hey! We’ve started working at the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (Williamsburg, VA) to implement thinking routines and VTS in our programs. Happy to chat more about how we are incorporating these strategies in our programming. Thanks! Felicia *From:* Abby Krolik ahkrolik@gmail.com [talk at museum-ed.org] <talk@museum-ed.org> *Sent:* Friday, March 21, 2025 10:01 AM *To:* talk at museum-ed.org <talk@museum-ed.org> *Subject:* [talk] RE: VTS at history museums/historic sites for staff training Hi ...Continue Reading

Hi Elizabeth, I see that you're in the DC metro area, and a lot of the museums here (history as well as art focused) use not only VTS but also Harvard Project Zero thinking routines (which I personally think are a great addition to VTS for historical thinking skills). I'd be happy to chat with you offline about these strategies and/or connecting you to other local museum educators who are using them. I think it's great that you're looking to make your institution's education model more visitor-directed!And th ...Continue Reading

This Week In Global Museum | Celebrating 30 Years Serving The Profession | The #1 Museum Site For Museum News, Museum Jobs, Museum Resources & More! http://www.globalmuseum.org.**  The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing CommunitiesEvery year, on 18 May, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) organises International Museum Day (IMD), a global event highlighting the transformative role of museums in society.**  The big slowdown: why museums and galleries are putting on fewer showsExhibitio ...Continue Reading

At the Montreal Science Centre, we have "peaceful mornings" every 3 months or so and have had a great response.https://www.montrealsciencecentre.com/special-event/peaceful-morningsAline Zimmermann Maya Simões (elle | she/her)LinkedInEm ter., 18 de mar. de 2025 às 12:51, Rebecca Franco rfranco@amrevmuseum.org [talk at museum-ed.org] <talk@museum-ed.org> escreveu: Hi Kimberly,  We have a Relaxed Experience Morning every quarter from 9:00-10:30 AM, where our films are tur ...Continue Reading

We use the Australian walking grade systems for “effort”. It goes from wheelchair accessible to hiking with pack and climbing aids.https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/safety/bushwalking-safety/australian-walking-track-grading-systemThat might work for what you need? On 20 Mar 2025 at 6:23:24?AM, Nicole Wallace nwallace@hudsonvalley.org [talk at museum-ed.org] <talk@museum-ed.org> wrote: Map Icons Does anyone use icons on their maps/brochures to indicate information about a tour?  We are trying t ...Continue Reading