New Concepts and Marketing Ideas for Children’s Museums
Children's museums are constantly evolving institutions of knowledge for children. From old, glassed displays to dusty exhibits and statues, children's museums now have more interactive features that make use of digital advances in technology. Below are notable examples of innovative programs and ideas from children's museums around the world.
Children's City, Dubai 'Opened in March 2005, it is the first educational city in the United Arab Emirates for children--aged two to 15'to investigate, explore and learn about the world. The City is especially designed for children to interact and discover together as a family or a school group. It contains several exhibits and programs on applied sciences, nature, space exploration, human body, local and international culture as well as a children-under-five corner, and a planetarium. In addition, Children's City presents daily educational workshops throughout the year. Children's City offers year-round educational teaching sessions where teachers can sample activities that will be offered for their students.
Eureka! The National Children's Museum, UK ' The Eureka! National Children's Museum is located in Halifax, West Yorkshire, Northern England. It features over 400 interactive exhibits and six major galleries for children aged 0-11. A particularly unique gallery is called Our Global Garden. This gallery features garden exhibits from all over the world including the jungle to the arctic. Our Global Garden features an interactive digital mascot, light and wall displays.
National Museum of Korea-The Children's Museum in the National Museum of Korea is an archeological museum where children can see, touch and feel the past through hands-on-activities. An interesting gallery is called the War Room, where weapons and relics of war were recreated from the original items found in the National Gallery.
In order for the museums to continue gaining revenue and fund future programs, marketing campaigns include offering sponsorship opportunities, advertising opportunities, and facility rentals. Sponsorship opportunities include sponsoring the museum's printed promotional materials. Today, there are faster, more convenient and more affordable ways to print promotional materials through use of online printing services. Companies like UPrinting for example, offer wholesale printing at reasonable or even discounted prices.
About the Author:
Nikki Sabato is a writer with a background in landscape architecture and design. She currently works in the field of marketing and design communication.
