What’s New in Museums
Making Your Visitor Your #1 Priority
Ultimately a new children’s museum will be judged by what its visitors experience, what they perceive, and what they share with others. Community-wide assessment of a new children’s museum’s success comes out of the perceptions of those who visit and even those who hear about it secondhand.
Top Three Take-Aways for Onboarding Your First Executive Director
You’re a major step closer to finally realizing your dream: opening an amazing children’s museum for your community. Your first ED’s start-date has been set, and you can visualize your to-do list being cut in half, thanks to the miracle of paid employment. But wait a minute — You don’t have an HR department on staff yet, so it falls to you and the rest of the volunteer board of directors to train this new person!
Time is the most valuable thing to spend
Great results take time and take the efforts of the whole team. Having a method for keeping everyone on the same page with how things are progressing can make the difference in ensuring that all the elements come together.