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Children’s Museum brings aboard David Wolf for space push
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has landed retired astronaut David Wolf as its first “Extraordinary Scientist-in-Residence,” calling on the native Hoosier to help develop programs sparking kids’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math.
Magazine honors Children’s Museum
Cultural Traveler Magazine has awarded the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis a spot on its list of top-10 U.S. destinations. “A visit will jump-start your imagination with its innovative, interactive displays that encourage exploration, investigation and discovery,” the magazine said. The museum attracts more than 1.2 million visitors each year with nearly 40 percent coming from more than 100 miles away.
G.I. Joe tops museum’s toy list
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis said visitors have chosen G.I. Joe as their favorite toy from the last century. More than 24,000 votes were registered over eight weeks of voting. Transformers finished second in the voting and Lego placed third. Barbie was fourth and View-Master was fifth. Other notables included Cabbage Patch Kids (seventh), Crayons (eighth), Play-Doh (ninth), Spirograph (12th), Hot Wheels (15th) and Silly Putty (19th).
Shipwreck treasure on display at Children’s Museum
Indiana University divers searching the site of a 1725 shipwreck found the booty and other artifacts including musket balls and ceramics. The discovery was introduced to the public Tuesday at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
Children’s Museum selects developer for Winona site
Local affordable housing developer The Whitsett Group has been chosen to redevelop the site on North Meridian Street. Its other major development is a $22 million project set for the former Keystone Towers site.
Children’s Museum attendance hits another record
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis set an attendance record in 2011 with 1.27 million visitors, topping the high mark it set the previous year by 9.4 percent.
LOU’S VIEWS: Exploring museum’s new discovery channels
It’s impossible for those of us who have raised kids with the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis to imagine what it’s like to enter it, as a child, for the first time.
Children’s Museum holds key to Winona redevelopment
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is playing the role of lead developer for the abandoned Winona Hospital site.
Captain Kidd’s cannon to land at Children’s Museum
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis received a $1 million grant from the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation to support expeditions by an Indiana University team to Captain Kidd’s ship in the Dominican Republic.
Children’s Museum to revamp area for preschoolers
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis has received a three-year, $700,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to renovate its early childhood exhibit, Playscape. It is the first major gift the foundation has made in Indianapolis.
Children’s Museum plans neighborhoods’ revitalization
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is about to expand its role in urban redevelopment. It has already invested more than
$1 million in the half-dozen blocks around its campus on North Meridian Street, and now plans to help create a comprehensive
plan for an area that encompasses six nearby neighborhoods.Children’s Museum to offer preschool
Tuition will range from $350 to about $1,050 a semester depending on the number of days a child attends.
Children’s Museum, Eiteljorg refresh images
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis launched a new logo and rebranding initiative this summer. And the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art wants to polish its image.
Children’s Museum planning $4.2 million exhibit
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is teaming with National Geographic on a permanent exhibit, "National Geographic
Treasures of the Earth," intended to provide immersive learning in archeological excavation.King Tut boosts attendance at Children’s Museum
The museum counted 1.3 million visits last year, an increase of 270,000, or 26 percent,
over 2008.King Tut crowds not necessarily bonanza for Children’s Museum
The gilded exhibit, a happy byproduct of the museum’s close relationship with an Egyptian institution, is more of a gift than
a major moneymaker.King Tut crowds not necessarily bonanza for museum-WEB ONLY
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’ King Tut exhibit comes with an extra charge, but it won’t necessarily create a windfall for the venue. Proceeds from “Tutankhamun: the Golden King and the Great Pharaohs” first will go to the show’s for-profit producer, Arts and Exhibitions International of Aurora, Ohio. Only after it recoups its costs will […]
Children’s Museum expansion dedicated to Carson-WEB ONLY
Representatives from the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis dedicated a new expansion this morning to the late Congresswoman Julia Carson. Her grandson, Rep. Andre Carson, and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard were also on hand as a plaque was unveiled. The expansion officially opens June 27.
Outlying counties, tired of waiting for Indianapolis convention spillover, set own strategies
Some industry insiders worry that, while Indianapolis is busy chasing bigger conventions, adjoining counties may raid the cupboard made plentiful by investments within Marion County, particularly downtown.