A Hat is a Hat…Right?
We look at hundreds of objects each and every day, but how often do we truly look at them, examine them, or use them to gather new information? Well, aside…
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.
Winter Wonderland!
For the past few years, I have brought out a variety of “winter” objects to share during the “Explore Collections” program. This year, the program timing couldn’t be better. We’ve…
What Is It? #2
So, how did you do? Were you able to guess any of the objects from the last “What Is It?” post (click here for a refresher)? All of them are…
Collecting and Collections
Collecting things—objects, books, quotes, anything—can be a wonderful and often lifelong pastime. As a museum, we are lucky to have a number of objects that have been collected over the…
What Is It?
Many of the objects in collections are relatively easy to identify. Dolls, baskets, birds, and more are all easy to pick out. (Finding out more about them may take a…
Exhibits in Progress!
People often ask, “Where can I see the collection?” Collections objects can be found in every exhibit throughout the museum. They may be the main event, as in Big and…
Hands Off, Gloves On!
The two things I hear most often when leading collections programs are, “Oh, those look fragile, we’d better find something else to do.” And, “Why do we have to wear…
Explore Collections
Sometimes collections are used in exhibits. Curators and Collections Managers, past and present, have carefully selected these objects to create unique displays that relate to their surroundings. Butterflies, turtle shells,…
The Power of Play 