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How a Children’s Museum Can Help Close the STEAM Gender Gap
The National Children's Museum in Washington, DC, is the only museum in DC dedicated to engaging and inspiring children. Children's museums allow kids to engage and explore independently, with their guardians only there to help if something goes wrong. Many of the...
A Children’s Museum that is Fun for Adults
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 grew...
History Interactive Where Young Voices Advocated For Change
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...
Why We Need Girls’ Studies: Halle Singh and E Lev Feinman
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 girlhood and...
Showcasing Young Black Female Athletes for Girl Visitors at the NMAAHC
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 may...
Interactives that (actually) Work at a Smithsonian Museum
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...
Meet the Interns: Xiaoyang Liu
My name is Xiaoyang Liu. I come from Shenzhen, China, and I am currently studying in Tilburg, the Netherlands. I am a student in the Erasmus program on Children's Literature, Media, and Culture. Before starting my master's studies, I finished a bachelor's degree in...
A Space for Future Inventors: An Inside Look Into The Spark!Lab at Smithsonian National Museum of American History
The Spark!Lab at Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH) Credit: Lindsay Guarnieri The Smithsonian National Museum of American History creates exhibits for visitors over 14 years old. That is the age demographic that can read and understand the labels...
Young Girls Are Game Changers!
I Am A Game Changer (Soy Un Cambiador De Juego) is an exhibit that showcases stories and objects that explore the history of women and young girls innovators in the sports world. This exhibit is part of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation....
Barbie Comes to London: Design Museum Exhibition Review
The original 1959 Barbie on display. Photo by Scarlett Evans. The world descended into Barbie-mania last year, with Greta Gerwig’s much-anticipated film starring the leggy blonde doll who’s been the staple of children’s homes since the 1950s. It seemed you couldn’t...