Aquariums & Zoos

Peer Perspective: Judy Rancour, Saint Louis Zoo

Judy Rancour Director of Retail Operations, Saint Louis Zoo Incoming board president, Zoo & Aquarium Buyers Group (ZAG) What is your professional background? My retail background started in 1981 in St. Louis, at the now... more »

Smoky Mountain Gift Show 2017: A recap in pictures

Museums & More was at the 2017 Smoky Mountain Gift Show at the Gatlinburg Convention Center in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on Nov. 2. Editor Zeke Jennings got a chance to tour the show floor and see... more »

Making the first move in promoting conservation

Aquarium and zoo stores are often thought of as places to buy a T-shirt or a piece of plush for the children, but rarely as an extension of conservation education or a place that animal... more »

Changing their spots

Jared Bednar had a colorful way to describe the Topeka Zoo’s Leopard Spot gift shop prior to a recent renovation. “One might say plush had vomited all over the gift shop,” said Bednar, the guest... more »

Peer Perspective: Jared Bednar, Topeka Zoo

Jared Bednar Guest Services Manager, Topeka Zoo Topeka, Kansas What’s your background? I have been with FOTZ for two years. Prior to my current position, I spent a year as an intern in the Topeka... more »

ZAG revamping website, looking to expand overseas

The Zoo & Aquarium Buyers Group (ZAG) is incredibly excited about our partnership with Museums & More magazine. ZAG is committed to helping independent gift shop buyers in the zoo and aquarium industry have a voice... more »

Museums & More, Zoo & Aquarium Buyers Group (ZAG) team up for partnership

I am more than excited to use this space to tell you about a new partnership Museums & More in entering with one of the industry’s most influential fraternities — the Zoo & Aquariums Buyers... more »

Maritime on the Mississippi

One couldn’t ask for a much better location of New Orleans than the one where the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas stands. The aquarium is located on the bank of the Mississippi River at the... more »