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...

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...

Memories of Girlhood: The Hunt for Pirate Treasure

My days used to be spent on the York River, basking in the sun and swimming in the salty water. Virginia summers were free and glorious, full of potential. One morning, I found a book in my father’s library called Pirates on the Chesapeake; from that morning on,...

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