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How the Air and Space Museum is Using Virtual Docents

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Anyway, Project Hail Mary inspired me to take the boys to the Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum. This museum is full of all types of vehicles that fly: planes, helicopters, amphibious ships, missiles and drones. Alas, because of COVID, there are no docents available in person. .

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Exceptional Digital Experiences for Museums and Cultural Institutions

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Museums are magical places, where history, culture, art, and science seem to come to life. Crafting digital experiences for institutions thought of as “in-person” or “hands-on” may seem like a challenge, but it’s a practice we relish at Forum One. Forum One partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world.

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VolunteerHub Helps Holocaust Museum Houston Increase Volunteers by 478%

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Holocaust Museum Houston needed a volunteer management solution to help them recruit, engage, and manage volunteers, following expansion. Opened in 1996, Holocaust Museum Houston has become a valuable resource for community residents and people around the world. Expansion led to an increased need for volunteers and software.

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Donorbox Live ™ Kiosk – Elevating Live & In-Person Fundraising with Swift Cashless Donations

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With people getting accustomed to in-person events and get-togethers once again, nonprofits are left to wonder how to generate the most revenue with their fundraising events. Churches, museums, mosques, and art galleries that often get visitors at their locations also have to think of new ways to engage people and boost fundraising.

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MuseWeb 2021: Amplifying the Museum Experience

Forum One

We are very excited to connect with the amazing people who work hard to amplify the online museum experience at this year’s virtual MuseWeb 2021 conference in April. Conversational Marketing: Can Chatbots Increase Engagement with Your Museum? Speaker : Christine Perlick , Senior Account Manager, Forum One.

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Content Strategy for Digital Collections: Archives, Libraries, and Museums

Forum One

Museums, archives, and libraries share many goals and functions. The items that museums, archives, and libraries collect reflect the human spirit. In archives, libraries, and museums, curators use their judgment to select and arrange artifacts to create a narrative, evoke a response, and communicate a message.

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Capture the Power of an In-Person Event Virtually

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The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) was planning the next installment of their already-successful and well-attended event, “A Seat at the Table.” In-person, participants mingled over cocktails, then sat together at tables and shared food served family style. It was March 2020.

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