Association of Children's Museums InterActivity Conference 2025
Theme: Uplifting the Community: Reaching New Heights Together
May 14-16, 2025
Albuquerque, NM
Hosted in partnership with
Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum of Albuquerque
https://childrensmuseums.org/interactivity/
Preliminary program
https://childrensmuseums.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IA25-Preliminary-Program.pdf
NISE Network Booth
at the InterActivity MarketPlace 2025 exhibit hall
Ballroom of the Albuquerque Convention Center
Wednesday, May 14 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 15 from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
NISE Network will be at Booth #61
Download the one page quick summaries of NISE Network to learn more about resources:
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday May 15, 2025
3:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Connecting with Latinx Communities
DOÑA ANA
Cambio, which means change in Spanish, is a National
Science Foundation-funded project that focuses on
supporting museums as they strive to be more responsive
and sustaining for Latinx communities. Centered in equity
and focused on community engagement, the project
has completed four year-long cohorts with more than
20 museums participating. During this session, Cambio
participants will share concrete examples of how they
have made organizational change toward more inclusive
and equitable.
- Ann Hernandez, Space Center Houston
- Jenni Martin, Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose
- Monica Ramsey, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
- Max Cawley, Museum of Life and Science
Friday May 16, 2025
1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Beyond Translation: Equitable Design Considerations for Engaging with Hispanic Families
Family dynamics in many Hispanic families, particularly
in immigrant families, can be nearly invisible and hard to imagine for most non-Hispanic Americans. Hispanic children often take on important roles as translators and family leaders on civic, monetary, and legal issues—putting youth into outsized responsibilities that may detract from their ability to be kids, and that may take away caretakers’ role. To avoid re-creating exclusionary or assimilationist paradigms that families navigate in the U.S., presenters will describe ways to incorporate equitable design practices for museum practitioners for families.
- Max Cawley, Museum of Life and Science
- Joan Ballista, Museum of Life and Science
- Felipe Peña III, Children’s Museum of Brownsville
- Jaime Menchaca, Children’s Museum of Brownsville
