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2020-06-29Help History Emerge Strong
Tweet from the Minnesota Historical Society that metions the financial challenges they face as an organization. The webpage asks for people to donate, and notes that early donations will be matched thanks to a grant funded by the MNHS Executive Council. Museums of all sizes have faced financial hardship as they were forced to close their doors and lay off talented staff due to pandemic-related closures. As they reopen, they continue to face these financial challenges. https://web.archive.org/web/20200701142946/https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fmnhs%2Fstatus%2F1277647526141853701 -
2020MNHS History at Home - Online Activities
Webpage from the Minnesota Historical Society that includes video activities, print outs, and zoom backgrounds. The content on the site covers multiple different age groups, from coloring books for young children to zoom backgrounds for older children and adults. Webpages like this have become a crucial way for museums to pool their online resource, and offer engaging material to audiences that are quarantining and/or socially distancing.