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…
Category: Museum Collections
Our Collections Department share stories of the Museum’s history and the special items that have helped defined us over the last century.
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…
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…
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…
The Power of Play 