Grand Re-Opening of the Boston Children's Museum
| Venue: | Boston Children's Museum |
| Hours: | Hours Vary see below |
| Ages: | Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor, Outdoor |
| Cost: | $$ see below |
| Category: | Special Events |
New exhibits include:
Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation KidStage
A newly designed, state-of-the-art, 160-seat theater, KidStage introduces children and families to the magic of theater and the performing arts. Professional actors perform original participatory short plays. Directed by City Stage, a professional theater company specializing in educational children’s theater, KidStage has daily performances of 15-30-minute plays that use music, song, movement, and comedy to tell memorable stories. When dark, KidStage has costumes and props for improvised plays and role-playing. KidStage also features multicultural music, dance and puppet performances.
KidPower
KidPower will inspire families to lead healthier, more active lives. It’s all about power in and power out. Whether you’re power pedaling, lighting up the interactive dance floor, climbing the walls, or on power pump seats, families will find new ways to get exercise, and learn about super foods, good breakfasts, and other ways to eat and drink right. Getting healthy is easier when your family has fun doing it together!
New Balance Climb
Like Never before – a 3-story climbing sculpture made of brightly painted curved platforms, rising like a fleet of magic carpets up the new glass lobby of Boston Children’s Museum. Children will delight trying safe risk-taking as they find their way through the 3D, full body puzzle. Estimating space, planning moves, and choosing paths are all part of the learning in this complex space. Parents will follow the route on the stairs alongside the sculpture while enjoying a fantastic panorama of downtown Boston.
John Hancock Science Playground
“Notice, wonder, question, play” is the motto of this lively activity center. Visitors are invited to use all their senses to explore the natural world in Investigate; to test the laws of motion with golf balls and quirky tracks in Raceways; or experiment with creating beautiful orbs of many shapes and sizes in Bubbles. Playing in Science Playground builds all the most important skills of scientific inquiry, as visitors observe, measure, compare, discuss, and work together, and explore the world around them.
The Alan and Harriet Lewis Family Global Gallery
The Global Gallery will host outstanding children’s exhibits from all over the world. Opening with “Making America’s Music: Rhythm, Roots, and Rhyme,” the Global Gallery promises a lively lineup of something new for every visit to Boston Children’s Museum. Coming attractions include Joshua’s Journey, the story of an African American cowboy on the Chisholm Trail; Curious George, engineering and problem solving based on the popular children’s books and television series; and a dynamic new exhibit about children in China, just in time for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Saturday - Thursday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Friday 10:00am - 9:00pm
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Adults (16-64): $10.00; Seniors(65+): $8.00; Children (2-15): $8.00; Children (1): $2.00; Children under one are free
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308 Congress Street, Boston, MA map
Phone: 617-426-6500
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