Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder…I hope
Collections have been missing from the blog lately, and as it is already February, I am compelled to make up for that absence. We have been keeping quite busy lately.…
Author: Rachel Farkas
I started at Boston Children’s Museum as an educator in the East Asia Department in 2008. Because I had experience working with collections, I gradually began to use these objects in my programs. Now, four years later, I am the Collections Manager. You can guess which area of collections is still my favorite.
Storytelling
Objects tell stories. Unfortunately, they cannot tell them on their own, they have to be written down or shared by the people who know the objects best—their owners. In the…
H, I and “Pea”
For those of you who have been following our growing alphabet this summer, you may be wondering what happened to those final letter installations. Not to fret! S, W, H…
What is a Collections Manager?
Although I have been posting about the Museum’s collection for a couple of months now, a lot of people still wonder what exactly it is that a Collections Manager does…
Increasing Alphabet
The alphabet exhibit project was kicked into high gear these past few weeks. The ABC’s are nearly complete with A, M, N, O, P, R, T, V, and XYZ being…
Out of Order Alphabet
“K” and “Q” joined our window alphabet this past week, which means we are nearly halfway through our ABCs! Take a look at descriptions of the letters we have so…
“L” is Making me Hungry…
Our alphabet is growing! Artist Judith Klausner installed the window “L is for Lunch.” Who knew we had so many food related containers from different cultures hidden in storage. Hunting…
A to Z
If you have plans to visit Boston Children’s Museum in the next few weeks or even in the next month or so, keep an eye out, you may come across…
The Power of Play 