I had the opportunity to visit a wonderful museum last week and it gave me the idea for a new section on this post. About once a month, this website will feature a blog post that focuses on introducing a little-known museum. We will include pictures, tips for visiting, do-no-miss exhibits and a brief review. We are always interested in new ideas, so if you are interested in writing or have an idea, simply email and let us know!
Our first feature:
The Children's Museum of Virginia
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm; Sunday 11am - 5pm
Price: From $5-12, depending on age
Website: http://childrensmuseumvirginia.com/
Located about 1.5 hours south of Richmond, Virginia, The Children's Museum is truly a museum the focuses on children, both in programming as well as in the physical building. I would personally argue that this is the true genius of this museum.
As soon as you walk in you are greeted with warm, bright colors. The museum is not large but of a good size where children can easily access the whole museum in one trip before naptime, or can spend their time carefully exploring one or two exhibits. The exhibits themselves focus on the local area in Portsmouth and Norfolk as well as every day activities and environments that children encounter. While you and your family check out the map kiosk and decide what to do first, your child can practice moving shipping containers on and off of freight boats.
Immediately to the right on the first floor is the train exhibit. Donated by
Monday, July 11, 2016
Sunday, June 19, 2016
National History Day and Hope
Greetings, fellow wayfarers!
Last week I had the pleasure of being one of the judges for the National History Day competition. www.nhd.org. I was one of the judges in the Senior Group Performance category: this means that these were performance groups of 2-5 students between 9th and 12th grade. I was able to meet other professionals who cared enough about education and history to donate their time and be part of this great event.
The most humbling part of the day were the kids themselves. This event happened 2 days after the tragic shooting in Orlando. At this competition, I met kids who were passionate about social justice, committed to peaceful solutions and focused on comprehensive historical research. These are some of the people who will be the future leaders of this country and of the world.
From where I sit, the future looks pretty bright.
#fightignorancewitheducation
Last week I had the pleasure of being one of the judges for the National History Day competition. www.nhd.org. I was one of the judges in the Senior Group Performance category: this means that these were performance groups of 2-5 students between 9th and 12th grade. I was able to meet other professionals who cared enough about education and history to donate their time and be part of this great event.
The most humbling part of the day were the kids themselves. This event happened 2 days after the tragic shooting in Orlando. At this competition, I met kids who were passionate about social justice, committed to peaceful solutions and focused on comprehensive historical research. These are some of the people who will be the future leaders of this country and of the world.
From where I sit, the future looks pretty bright.
#fightignorancewitheducation
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
I've been Published!!!
Greetings, Fellow Wayfarers!
It is with great pride and gratitude that I announce that I have actually been published!
Ms. Katie McComas, who runs the fantastic blog "Cracking the Collections" asked me to write a guest post for the month of April. I chose to focus on ways to tailor your tour to visiting school groups in order to make the most of the time that both of you spend together.
I want to take this time to thank Katie for being so generous with her blog - I had a wonderful time writing and I hope that I can do it again.
In the meantime, feedback is always appreciated!
Happy travels!
www.crackingthecollections.wordpress.com
It is with great pride and gratitude that I announce that I have actually been published!
Ms. Katie McComas, who runs the fantastic blog "Cracking the Collections" asked me to write a guest post for the month of April. I chose to focus on ways to tailor your tour to visiting school groups in order to make the most of the time that both of you spend together.
I want to take this time to thank Katie for being so generous with her blog - I had a wonderful time writing and I hope that I can do it again.
In the meantime, feedback is always appreciated!
Happy travels!
www.crackingthecollections.wordpress.com
Monday, March 21, 2016
Back After a Too-Long Absence
Happy Spring, Fellow Wayfarers!
I have to apologize for such a long absence; I can assure you that there are good reasons behind it. Last September I began my position as the Youth Programs Coordinator for the Children's Science Center in Herndon, Virginia. It has proven to be a very rewarding, albeit time consuming job!
But back to business. There are some great things on the horizon that I wanted to let you all know about:
- I will be doing a post as a guest blog writer for "Cracking the Collections", a blog for emerging museum professionals, at https://crackingthecollections.wordpress.com/ . It is scheduled to go up on April 1 and I'll post again when it does.
- There is a fabulous exhibit on the Vikings at Discovery Times Square. Sponsored in part by Viking Cruises, this is the first time for many of these artifacts to journey to North America. I'm going to be going up to review it this summer and I'll be sure to post pictures. Let me know if you have any questions that you want me to research at the exhibit.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/viking-cruises-partners-discovery-times-130000673.html
- There are some new innovations going on down at Colonial Williamsburg since new director Mitchell Reiss came on board as of June 2014. This is a very exciting time to be part of the Education / Entertainment Industry and while the direction is being lauded, some of the changes are causing some consternation. I will be investigating some of the reactions to these changes and I'll report back to you.
http://makinghistorynow.com/2014/06/the-colonial-williamsburg-foundation-appoints-mitchell-b-reiss-president-and-ceo/
- I've joined the cast of the Virginia Renaissance Faire as part of their Militia for the 2016 season. The Militia includes a weapons training area and fully-functioning kitchen and I'm very excited to get to work.
www.varf.org
I'll keep you posted. Keep your questions coming.
Happy Adventuring!
I have to apologize for such a long absence; I can assure you that there are good reasons behind it. Last September I began my position as the Youth Programs Coordinator for the Children's Science Center in Herndon, Virginia. It has proven to be a very rewarding, albeit time consuming job!
But back to business. There are some great things on the horizon that I wanted to let you all know about:
- I will be doing a post as a guest blog writer for "Cracking the Collections", a blog for emerging museum professionals, at https://crackingthecollections.wordpress.com/ . It is scheduled to go up on April 1 and I'll post again when it does.
- There is a fabulous exhibit on the Vikings at Discovery Times Square. Sponsored in part by Viking Cruises, this is the first time for many of these artifacts to journey to North America. I'm going to be going up to review it this summer and I'll be sure to post pictures. Let me know if you have any questions that you want me to research at the exhibit.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/viking-cruises-partners-discovery-times-130000673.html
- There are some new innovations going on down at Colonial Williamsburg since new director Mitchell Reiss came on board as of June 2014. This is a very exciting time to be part of the Education / Entertainment Industry and while the direction is being lauded, some of the changes are causing some consternation. I will be investigating some of the reactions to these changes and I'll report back to you.
http://makinghistorynow.com/2014/06/the-colonial-williamsburg-foundation-appoints-mitchell-b-reiss-president-and-ceo/
- I've joined the cast of the Virginia Renaissance Faire as part of their Militia for the 2016 season. The Militia includes a weapons training area and fully-functioning kitchen and I'm very excited to get to work.
www.varf.org
I'll keep you posted. Keep your questions coming.
Happy Adventuring!
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