Exhibits

Please touch Everything!

At the Children's Museum, exhibits are designed by education professionals (all former kids themselves) and are hands-on, participatory, exciting, and FUN thinking-doing-discovery activities. You'll find descriptions of the Museum's main exhibits by clicking on the list at left.

When you visit, also look for:

• Papermaking factory
• TV Studio
• Many-Sided Mirror
• Storyboard
• Puppet Theater
• Magnetic Board
• Feltboard
• Optical Illusions
• Fork-Lift Truck

Educational text in each exhibit area offers suggestions to increase fun and learning.

The Curvy Climber
Children engage in complex physical activity exploring the wavy platform levels high above the exhibit floor—with the best views in the house!

The Tunnel
A crawl through maze for visitors to navigate through.

Water Table
Active water play and educational activities about the Connecticut River and Holyoke Canal System for School Groups.

Links

• A Tour of the Human Body
  The human body is made up is made of numerous systems..
• Brain Science
  The smell of a flower, the memory of a walk in the park, the pain of stepping on a nail. These experiences are all made possible by...the BRAIN!!
• Mind Over Matter
  Learn about the effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain.