The National Children’s Museum in the Washington DC area encourages children to learn through play. Its exhibitions are full of interactivities for children ranging from 0-12 years old, with a focus on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math). I...
Visitors engaging in interactive. Photo by Lindsay Guarnieri. The most notable exhibits at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture are on the history of slavery and the civil rights movement located on the ground floor below the...
Welcome to Girl Museum’s interview series, Why We Need Girls’ Studies, for 2024. We have many exciting interviews this year with important scholars in the field to get insights about what we are all doing in this space to further our understanding of...
Statue of Williams’ sisters at NMAAHC in the Sports exhibition. Photo: Lindsay Guarnieri When adults visit museums they read the labels, examine the objects, and have discussions with one another on the theme of the exhibit, and any additional information they...
Step Afrika! Interactive. Photo by Lindsay Guarnieri. Throughout this series, I have discussed how one of my biggest issues with the Smithsonian museums in the DC area is that not many interactives engage visitors in the act of play. The act of play is how young...