We are a university museum, free to college students, and we have extended hours on Thurs nights during the academic semesters.  We do game nights, science related crafts, demo program ideas, and theme it to the season when appropriate (holidays, pollinators, etc).  We have seen a slow but steady increase in numbers the past 2 months as students hear about these events and bring friends.  It’s a nice opportunity for kids that live on campus and want an alternative to the sports or drinking events. & ...Continue Reading

Hi Abbie,At the Blanton Museum of Art we host an annual Mindfulness Summit for college students. We do this in partnership with the university's Wellness Center and bring in various community partners to lead yoga, sound baths, a silent disco, and dance lessons. Museum staff lead mindful art making and mindful looking in the galleries. We also provide gratitude journals, guided prompts for self-exploration, and a community picnic lunch. The event takes place on a Saturday morning, usually starts at 11am and wraps ...Continue Reading

Hi all! I'm working on ideating and planning events/nights for our local college students. I'm wondering what programs your institution offers for college students. Have you found effective methods for welcoming them and getting them through the doors? How often do you offer programming for this group? My current ideas are: work-study nights, unwind events with yoga, crafting, and coloring, professional development opportunities, career fairs, etc. For frequency, I'm thinking potentially quarterly or bimonthly. Thank ...Continue Reading

Hello,I sent an email to this list a while back about a project I'm working on with Thomas K. Briggs (https://tkbriggs.co.uk/). He has worked with museums across the UK to develop math resources for their exhibits and educational programs. I'd love to work on similar projects in the US!I have developed a math in art kit for the CU Museum of Art, and math lesson plans or activities for the Denver Art Museum and the Science Museum of Minnesota. I would love to work on more projects connecting math to museum audience ...Continue Reading

Hi All, It sounds like Liese is happy to host this mtg on Oct 23 9:30 Pacific/12:30 pm eastern.  I am re-pasting her email below so everyone on this thread sees it and has the zoom link.  See you soon, Gianna __________- Sounds like there is some consensus that we should meet and either the 16th or the 23rd at 12ET/9PT generally work. If we can shift that by 30min, I volunteer to host and facilitate. I hope that still works for folks Here is the zoom info: Museum of Natural History Pac ...Continue Reading

Yes, count me in. Please mind the time difference as I am based in the UAE and there is a 8 or 9 hour difference. Maral BedoyanEducation and Learning Resources Manager+9712 305 5549 mbedoyan@Louvreabudhabi.ae ????? ?????????? ??????? ???????? Saadiyat Cultural District PO Box 30343 Abu Dhabi, UAE Louvreabudhabi.ae The information contained in this e-mail may co ...Continue Reading

HiI am also interested in joining this On Tue, 6 Oct 2026 at 10:42?PM, Simmons, Ani Ani.Simmons@scmuseum.org [talk at museum-ed.org] <talk@museum-ed.org> wrote: Simmons, Ani reacted to your message: *From:* talk@museum-ed.org <talk@museum-ed.org> on behalf of Andrea Jones andreajonesmail@gmail.com [talk at museum-ed.org] <talk@museum-ed.org> *Sent:* Tuesday, 06 October 2026 16:04:47 *To:* talk at museum-ed.org <talk@museum-ed.org> *Subject:* [talk] Summer camp folks - can we move the ...Continue Reading

Simmons, Ani reacted to your message: *From:* talk@museum-ed.org <talk@museum-ed.org> on behalf of Andrea Jones andreajonesmail@gmail.com [talk at museum-ed.org] <talk@museum-ed.org> *Sent:* Tuesday, 06 October 2026 16:04:47 *To:* talk at museum-ed.org <talk@museum-ed.org> *Subject:* [talk] Summer camp folks - can we move the discussion? *[EXTERNAL EMAIL]* *This email was received from a mailbox outside of SCSM.  DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the con ...Continue Reading

Sounds like there is some consensus that we should meet and either the 16th or the 23rd at 12ET/9PT generally work. If we can shift that by 30min, I volunteer to host and facilitate. I hope that still works for folks Here is the zoom info: Museum of Natural History Pacific Grove is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Museum-ed Summer Camp Conversation *Time: Oct 23, 2026 09:30 AM Pacific Time 12:30 PM Easter Time* Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84118174370?pwd=H5OWOM ...Continue Reading

I would also like to!  *Emily Cayton* (she/her/hers) Manager of Experiential Learning *Chrysler Museum of Art* One Memorial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510 757-333-6239 | _Chrysler.org_ *_Become a member_* *From:* talk@museum-ed.org <talk@museum-ed.org> on behalf of Bajalia, Brandy Brandy.Bajalia@metmuseum.org [talk at museum-ed.org] <talk@museum-ed.org> *Sent:* Monday, October 5, 2026 4:41 PM *To:* talk at museum-ed.org <talk@museum-ed.org> *Subject:* [talk] Re: [External] - RE: [talk] ...Continue Reading