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  2020-06-10

  #MOSatHome

  Boston's Museum of Science has developed a wide range of virtual activities for virtual visitors: daily live streams, virtual exhibits, family STEM activities, podcasts, and other museum resources. This page gathers these online activities and puts them in one place.
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  2020-05-11

  Museum@Home

  In celebration of Museum Week 2020, Revolutionary Spaces built an interactive activity/lesson plan to teach people about the collections, exhibits, and gallery talks at their two historic sites. The activities also invite kids and families to create their own museum at home. The activities were also posted on Revolutionary Spaces' website.
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  2020-04-28

  Poetry in the Time of Corona with Charles Coe

  Revolutionary Spaces board member and poet/writer/performer Charles Coe reads two original poems: "Love in the Time of Corona" and "Something in the Wind." Part of Revolutionary Spaces' virtual event series during COVID19.
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  2020-05-26

  How to Care for Your Home Library

  Nicole McAllister, Special Collections Librarian at Revolutionary Spaces, shares tips and best practices for caring for home libraries. Published on Revolutionary Spaces' website during COVID19.
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  2020-06-10

  Historian at Home Video Series

  The USS Constitution Museum presents a weekly video series with Public Historian Carl Herzog. Carl uses the Museum’s collections, archives, and online content to explore the lesser known corners of “Old Ironsides’” history for a virtual audience.
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  2020-05-06

  Coronavirus Pandemic's Effect on Kids

  This is the first episode of the Boston Children's Museum's podcast Big & Little. "Boston Children's Museum CEO and President, Carole Charnow, talks with Dr. Michael Yogman, a practicing pediatrician in Cambridge, Massachusetts, about the many challenges the Coronavirus presents for parents, families, and children."
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  2020-05-29

  Dr. Nancy Rappaport discusses strategies for parenting during the pandemic

  This is the second episode of the Boston Children's Museum's podcast, Big & Little, podcast for adults about kids and families. In this episode, BCM CEO "Carole [Chernow] chats with psychologist Dr. Nancy Rappaport about the challenges the pandemic presents for parents and children. Dr. Rappaport, an Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard University Medical School, sheds light on some of the positive effects families can take away from this historic time."
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  2020-06-10

  The Museum Will Suspend all Planned Programming and Re-Opening Until Risk to Public Has Declined

  Boston Children's Museum's announcement about closing due to COVID-19.
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  2020-03-23

  USS Constitution Museum Goes Virtual

  USS Constitution Museum announcement that the Museum has "launched a robust outreach initiative where it is turning the Museum 'inside-out' and creating digital opportunities for visitor engagement." Part of the Museum's work to address social distancing during COVID19.
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  2020-06-10

  The virtual USS Constitution Museum is open

  The USS Constitution Museum website has pivoted to encourage online engagement with the museum. The new home page offers online games, live tours, and various "at home" activities for museum visitors to explore during social distancing due to COVID19.