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Beaumont Children's Museum

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Established
  
2008 (2008)

Nearest parking
  
Adjacent to museum

Type
  
Children's

Phone
  
+1 409-347-7919

Beaumont Children's Museum

Location
  
701 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701

Website
  
www.beaumontchildrensmuseum.org

Address
  
701 Main St, Beaumont, TX 77701, USA

Hours
  
Closed now Tuesday10AM–4PMWednesday10AM–4PMThursday(Texas Independence Day)10AM–4PMHours might differFriday10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PMSundayClosedMondayClosed

Public transit access
  
Beaumont Municipal Transit System

Similar
  
Chambers House Museum, John Jay French Museum, Texas Energy Museum, Tyrrell Historical Library, Clifton Steamboat Museum

Beaumont children s museum promotional video


The Beaumont Children's Museum is a children's museum temporarily located in the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas.

Contents

The museum is part of a concentration of several museums in the downtown Beaumont area. It is located across the street from the Tyrrell Historical Library, Art Museum of Southeast Texas and the Texas Energy Museum. The Edison Museum and Fire Museum of Texas are within a few blocks.

Beaumont children s museum garden party


History

The museum started in 2008 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The museum opened for exhibits in 2010 as a "museum without walls". In 2012, a lease was acquired for a site at the corner of Neches and Crockett streets in downtown Beaumont. The building was later condemned and removed. Following condemnation and subsequent removal of the building, the museum continued operations as a "museum without walls". It moved to its current temporary home, the Beaumont Civic Center in 2014 opening for exhibits in the summer of 2015.

Permanent exhibits

Permanent exhibits include:

  • STUFFEE, a seven-foot ambassador of health.
  • Lego Stations designed to teach children STEM skills
  • Simple and mechanized machines
  • Stability Station
  • Drop Build
  • Sky Spot
  • Toddler Spot
  • Our Town Exhibit
  • Grocery Store
  • Bank
  • Medical Clinic
  • Activities

    In addition to exhibits, the museum sponsors several activities throughout the year as well as summer camps. For example, 2015 events include:

  • Dia de los Muertos - Trick or treat coupled with art and culture
  • Halloween Week
  • Camps throughout the summer offering field trips as well as activities at the museum
  • Touch a Truck - offering children an opportunity to touch and explore their favorite truck
  • References

    Beaumont Children's Museum Wikipedia