Edtrips

07/01/2015

In town for the summa? Check out this list of festivities for July 4th in Boston! http://www.bookity.com/blog/july-4th-in-boston/

By Max Makovetsky Boston is heating up, baseball is in full swing, museums across the country are blasting the air conditioning to keep their visitors (and the artwork/displays) happy. Arguably the best day of the summer is right around the corner. It’s America’s

06/24/2015

"What's New Wednesday" Blog: Check out how the International Spy Museum caters to and | http://ow.ly/OKbsk

By Meghan Barrett How is your museum catering to kids and families? The AAM Museum Facts states that museums spend more than $2 billion a year on education activities and the typical museum devotes ¾ of its education to K-12 students. The International Spy Museum located in Washington, D.C. offers m…

06/17/2015

"What's New Wednesday" Blog: How the Mystic Seaport museum connects the past to the present http://ow.ly/Orxvd

By Meghan Barrett A big question for museums to consider today is: how are you bridging the gap between the past and the present? Starting on June 20, 2015, the Mystic Seaport is opening a new exhibit called Voyaging in the Wake of the Whalers. The exhibition is a new exploration of America’s histor…

06/15/2015

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05/28/2015

"What's New Wednesday" Blog: Concord Museum hits a home run with new baseball exhibit! https://lnkd.in/eZQbkPy

By Meghan Barrett Guess what? It’s hump day, which means you’ve made it halfway through the week. Keep your spirits high because Bookity is launching a new blog series called What’s New Wednesday. Stay in touch with us every Wednesday and look out for a new post to learn about upcoming museum exhibi…

04/20/2015

Good luck to all the runners today, including our own Marketing Coordinator, Kelly! http://www.baa.org/

04/08/2015

Check out our new group reservation software grader! Does your software pass the test? http://ow.ly/LmwGj

04/01/2015

It's the last Technology Tuesday! - Have you thought of creating an animated tour guide for your next exhibit? Check out the gaming project that Boston Children's Museum directed: http://ow.ly/L3TQl

By Kellian Adams Pletcher When I speak to a museum about what they want to build, I like to break the design process down into three categories: GOALS, RESOURCES and RESTRICTIONS. But when Green Door Labs started working with the Boston Children’s Museum last

03/25/2015

What steps have you taken to keep visitor data away from cyber criminals? Read to learn more about keeping your data safe: ow.ly/KI0wi

Post by Ashley Healy Can you believe it’s been 25 years since over half a billion dollars’ worth of masterpieces disappeared from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum? The haunting frame from which thieves removed Rembrandt’s The Storm on the Sea of Galilee still

03/18/2015

Out with the old wall labels and in with the new museum app! How do you use technology to engage visitors? http://ow.ly/KtoF6

Interview by Ashley Healy When you step inside Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), you step into an entirely new museum experience where art and technology come together. Known for its unique design and provocative art, the MONA has completely reinvented the visitor experience through the…

03/10/2015

Big news! Chicago's Field Museum to Launch New Touchscreen Interactive Labels http://ow.ly/KapRj

By Ashley Healy Technology should never get in the way of experience. In a museum, it should never come between the visitor and the object. It’s a challenge that almost all museums are facing today. How can technology enhance a visitor’s experience without taking away from the

02/11/2015

Meeting a lot of motivated students at the Tufts Career Fair