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 Colonial Dames board our elevator to tour the 4 floors |
 The group views our NASA exhibits |
 Then views our unique BeeHive |
 Group pose on our oak staircase |
 Group getting ready to enter building |
 Our unique exhibits for tours |
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 Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours meeting at and tour of at the Children's Museum, left and above |
 NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe at CM mtg. |
 Group getting awards in front of our oak staircase |
 Group tour inside |
 Dr. Raymond Orbach, Director of Office of Science |
 NASA officials at another museum meeting |
 Teachers training session. |
 Our Gift Shop, above. Senior citizens group, right. |
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 Rotary Group from England tours the Museum  A panoramic view of the exploration marvels on the Children's Museum's first floor To pictures * To top * To text |
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Information about the Children's Museum Tours & Meeting Availability: Welcome to the Children's Museum. Our diverse and unique collection of hands-on exhibits & artifacts provide a great resource for group tours. Our museum offers a safe, enjoyable, interactive learning environment with 4 floors of interactive exhibits. Our mission is to continue making the Children's Museum in Central New York one of the best in the country for kids from 1 to 101. Book your tour or visit today! What better place to bring...
TOURS: Accessibility for Physically Challenged: We have a ramp right next to the Main entrance for wheelchairs and others who may have trouble navigating the few steps to the Museum's entrance. While we encourage groups to use our beautiful oak stairway to visit the upper floors, we do have an elevator that goes to all floors. Restrooms are available on the first floor. Group Tours - If you would like to have your group be given a VIP one-half tour of the museum, contact our Executive Director, Marlene Brown. View our pricing structure. Food, Snacks, Lunches - For safety reasons, food & beverages are not allowed on the floor or in our exhibit areas. Visitors may eat bag lunches, or snacks from our vending machine, in our 1st floor Museum Kitchen/Birthday Room (if a group hasn’t pre-booked it) or on benches in Baggs Square Park next door (weather pending), or on benches on covered Train platform next door. Saturday's we host birthday parties, so 1st Floor Kitch/Birthday room may not always be available. If this is the case, individuals may eat on the bench by our back door, or on the bench out by the train, or on the benches in the park. We can also accomodate groups who pre-book in visits on Saturday's.. REGISTER for programs via phone, email Director Marlene or complete our online web form. One of the oldest Children's Museum's in the country, founded in 1963, we're the only Children's Museum in the country to have been adopted by both NASA & Dept. of Energy's Office of Science! View our pricing structure and directions. * Email us for more info. Check our ongoing events.
Guidelines for Groups Welcome to the Children's Museum. Our diverse collection of hands-on exhibits and educational programs is an invaluable resource for groups in the Central New York area and our more than 150,000 visitors a year. Enjoy your visit! If you group includes childen, our guidelines are one (1) responsible adult chaperone for every six (6) students to make the most of your educational experience. This adult/student ratio is particularly important on the upper floors. A Before-You-Visit Review Suggestion - The Children's Museum is different from a Park or Zoo. A partial list of rules for appropriate behavior and conduct may emerge from a discussion with groups and children's experience and understanding of all that the Children's Museum has to offer. You can then review our museum rules and guidelines. Traveling by Bus - Buses should drop off groups or students at our front entrance on Main Street, by the Museum Entrance sign. After disembarking, buses may park further down Main Street or in the Parking Lot across from the Museum. Signs for Children's Museum parking are fully visible. General - Running is not permitted anywhere in the Children's Museum. Portable radios, cassette, or disc players that are audible to other visitors in the Museum are not permitted. Shirts and shoes must be worn at all times while in the Museum, except for the under 5 children while they are in PlaySpace. For everyone's safety, do not pet or taunt animals in our Living Science Area. Gift Shop - Our CM Gift Shop is open daily with items priced from 50 cents to $19. and many at only $2. or $3. Among the gifts are NASA related items, our Children's Museum mug and decorative ornament. For more information please call us at 315-724-6129, or email us so we can check to see if the dates you want are avilable. For your information, download the form.
Museum
Hours: Holiday
Weeks & School Closing Hours: Check our Online Calendar for special event & holiday schedule, renovation closings, etc. Admission
(at the door): Group
Rates (pre-booked):
Group Rates - Visit or Tour plus Educational Program (pre-booked): $7.00
per person in groups of 25-49 (visit & tour guide, 1 chaperone free
for every 6 paid) (Coupons not valid with group pricing) Daily activities and viewing of all four floors is included in the admission price, visit fee, and program fee. Download group rates form. Time Frame - We book groups for a two hour Visit, which gives your group a half hour on each of our four floors. If you are going to be staying for lunch, we'll book your group for two and a half hours. Arrival times are usually 9:45am or 10:00am, but can be later if you're traveling in from a distance, and can be 9:30 if you have to leave by 11:30. Book your program today by calling 315-724-6129, or fill out our easy online form so we can check to see if the dates you want are avilable. (coupons not valid with group rates)
June 2002: The Children's Museum Board of Directors announced that they had chosen former board president Marlene Brown as the new Executive Director of the Children's Museum. A business futurist, retired school & university teacher, leadership and marketing consultant, Marlene is in charge of running the operations. Under her leadership, we're continuing to increase the number of educational programs & exhibits we're offering at the Children's Museum. Keep checking the website, pick up flyers in the Museum,
and continue to enjoy our fun and educational events in a safe learning
environment! View the latest news on our New
Stuff Page. And find out more on our About
Us page.
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