For the Birds
If you are a regular follower of the Museum’s Facebook page, you’ve probably seen the photographs of the seagulls that live on our roof. I watch the gulls and take…
Category: Behind the Scenes
A behind-the-scenes look at Museum life.
The Practice of Letting Go
If you visited Boston Children’s Museum on a Monday in June, you may have noticed that the hordes of children playing in the museum looked…very colorful. Why? There was Messy…
Wearable Art
Looking back at June in the Art Studio, the theme was Kid’s (BEHIND) the Stage Month. All month visitors were invited to explore what happens behind the stage and make a mask,…
Modes of Music Programming: Observe
For Family Fest I had the pleasure of working with four different music presenters all in one day! They were a fabulously diverse line-up and exemplified the aspects of music-making…
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…
The Tao of Turtles
Everyone seems to like turtles. I don’t know what it is about them, but I often find myself smiling when I watch them, even if they’re not doing anything particularly…
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…
