Museum Of American Revolution Offering Virtual Tour During Coronavirus Shut Down

Janelle Burrell reports.

SEATING HAS BEEN REMOVED.MARKET IS ALSO OFFERING FREEPARKING.JANELLE.THANKS, JIM.6:38.JUST BECAUSE THE DOORS TO THEMUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUMARE CLOSED, THAT DOES NOT MEANLEARNING THAT HAPPENS INSIDENEEDS TO STOP.MUSEUM IS OFFERING PUBLIC THECHANCE TO TAKE A VIRTUAL FIELDTRIP.DOCTOR TO THE STEVENSON ISPRESIDENT AND CEO OF THEMUSEUM AND JIM US LIVE ON THEPHONE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT ALLOF THAT MEANS, GOOD MORNING,DOCTOR, THANKS FOR TAKING TIMEFOR US THIS MORNING.GOOD MORNING, JANELLE GREATTO BE HERE, THANK YOU.WE NOAH LIEUTENANT OFMUSEUMS ACROSS THE COUNTRYHAVE HAD TO CLOSE BECAUSE OFTHE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK BUTYOUR INSTITUTION OFFERINGGUEST TO DIGITALLY EXPLORE THEMUSEUM ON LINE.SO TELL US HOW THIS WORKS.YOU BET, YOU CAN EXPERIENCETHE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICANREVOLUTION FROM EVERY WHERE,AND OUR, WE HAVE PLACED ALL OFOUR DIGITAL RESOURCES RIGHT ONTHE LANDING PAGE OF OURWEBSITE WHICH IS AMRVB NEWSEEM.ORG OR SEARCH THE MUSEUM ANDIT WILL COME UP.YOU WILL SEE EXPERIENCE THEMUSEUM FROM HOME, AND, EXPLOREOUR VIRTUAL RESOURCES.YOU CAN LITERALLY GO THROUGH16,000 SQUARE FEET OF OUR COREEXHIBITION, KIND OF A FLYTHROUGH, IT IS A GREAT CHANCEIF YOU ARE HUNKERED DOWN ATHOME WITH KIDS TO ALLOW THEMTO EXPLORE, TO LOOK AT THELIBERTY TREE, TO SEE OURPRIVATE TEAR SHIP AND GREATEXPERIENCES IN THE MUSEUM.YOU CAN ACTUALLY ZOOM IN LOOKAT OBJECTS, GET SOME OF THELABELS IN THE GALLERIES.ALL RIGHT.SO YOU ARE ALSO PROVIDING SOMEOTHER LEARNING ACTIVITIES, WEUNDERSTAND CAN YOU TELL USABOUT SOME OF THOSE THATPEOPLE CAN EXPECT.OH, ABSOLUTELY.ONE OF THE REALLY EXCITINGOPPORTUNITIES VIRTUAL FIELDTRIP CALLED BEYOND THE BATTLEFIELD AND WE HAVE PRODUCE THATHAD IN PARTNERSHIP WITHSCHOLASTIC.THIS IS A 25 MINUTE FILM.IT FEATURES INTERVIEWS WITHOUR EDUCATORS, SNEAK PEAK OFTHE EXHIBIT AND BEHIND THESCENES LOOKS AT ARTIFACTS THATARE NOT NORMALLY ON DISPLAYAND THAT IS HOSTED BY THEFAMOUS CHILDREN DOCTOR LAURENWHO WROTE THE I SURVIVE SERIESAND THIS IS GREAT FOR KIDSGRADES TWO THROUGH EIGHT INPARTICULAR.THERE ARE ADDITIONAL MATERIALSIN OUR CLASSROOM KITS.SO AGAIN FOR PARENTS HUNKEREDDOWN AT HOME TRYING TO KEEPKIDS ACTIVE, ENGAGED A ATREMENDOUS NUMBER OF RESOURCESTO KEEP THEM ENGAGED ANDLEARNING.AND ALSO HAVING FUN WHILE THEYARE DOING IT.LOTS OF OPTIONS THEREDOCTOR STEVENSON.MUSEUM GREAT PLACES FOREDUCATION, HOW IMPORTANT IS ITTO KEEP THAT LEARNING GOINGEVEN IF OUR DAILY ROUTINES TOHAVE CHANGE BECAUSE OF WHAT ISGOING ON.OH, SURE ABSOLUTELY.DURING THIS PUBLIC HEALTHCRISIS, ALL OF THE MEDICALPROFESSIONALS WILL TELL YOU ITIS IMPORTANT TO KEEP A ROUTINEGOING EVEN THOUGH WE ARESOCIALLY DISTANCING, YOU KNOW,NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN ALL OFUS OF ALL AGES KEEPING OURMIND ENGAGED AND ACTIVE TRYINGTO BREAK THAT IMPULSE TO JUSTWATCH THE NEWS CONSTANTLY ANDKEEP BOMBARDED TO TAKE THATTIME OUT TO ENGAGE OUR BRAINSIT IS VERY IMPORTANT.WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE RESOURCESINVOLVED.IF YOU FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIALMEDIA CHANNELS, TWITTER,INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AND AGAINWE ARE AT THE WEBSITE, WE AREDEPLOYING OUR CURATORS NOW,SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM WE WILL BEDOING BROADCASTS FROM THEGALLERIES AND FROM REMOTELOCATIONS.SO WE WILL RAMP UP ALL THATENGAGEMENT AND WE WANT IT TOBE A TWO-WAY STREET.WE WANT TO MACK SURE PEOPLEHAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASKQUESTIONS OF US AS WELL.STAY ACTIVE.GREAT WAY TO KEEP THE MINE