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
- Magnetic
Board
- Feltboard
- Optical
Illusions
- Fork-Lift
Truck
Educational
text in each exhibit area offers suggestions to increase
fun and learning.
New
Exhibit: Out on a Limb
On
display February 6 to
June 2010
Adventures
with nature and art, an enchanting new traveling exhibit
which promotes nature-play through a sculptural, interactive
design that incorporates nostalgic settings, such as a treehouse
and a fort-building area.
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!
Curvy
Crawler
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.
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