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| Last updated on June 17, 2008 |
The Grand Rapids Children's Museum celebrates childhood and the joy of learning by providing an exciting hands-on environment that inspires learning and encourages self-directed exploration.
Description:
The Grand Rapids Children's Museum offers a hands-on environment. Our interactive exhibits and programming encourages self-directed exploration. Kids discover a new museum every time they visit. Bubbles Bubbles, Funstruction, the Bee Hive, Wee Discover, Fishing are just a few of the exciting exhibits the children can experience. We encourage our volunteers to join in the fun! Touch, create, imagine.
History:
The Grand Rapids Children's Museum opened it's doors at 11 Sheldon N.E. Grand Rapids on July 31, 1997. The guiding philosophy of the Children's Museum is based on a couple basic beliefs - that play is a child's work, and that children learn best when they direct their own learning. Since the opening, the museum has been the hosted the national traveling Dr. Seuss exhibit, Mister Roger's exhibit and the Magic School Bus-Inside the Earth exhibit.
Contact person: Jan Stone, Community Relations Manager, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: 616 235-4728
Address:
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22 Sheldon NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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Web Site: http://www.grcm.org
Directions:
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The Grand Rapids Children's Museum is located at 11 Sheldon NE, Grand Rapids, MI. The museum is on the corner of Sheldon and Fulton, next to Veteran's Park in downtown Grand Rapids. It is near the intersection of Divison and Fulton. A city parking ramp is located diagonally across the intersection.
Nearest Bus Stop: Fulton/Sheldon, 1 minute minute walk |
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