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123 W. Baraga Avenue
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 226-3911
nittner@chartermi.net
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Mon-Wed
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday |
10:00am - 6:00pm
10:00am - 7:30pm
10:00am - 8:00pm
10:00am - 6:00pm
Noon - 5:00pm |
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Infants
Children
Adults
Family Rate |
Free
$5.00
$5.00
$25.00 |
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The
Children's Museum is supported by individuals and
businesses in the community near and far and other
than some small (and much appreciated) programming
grants
is not supported by any tax dollars. We rely on your
help. Please consider
helping to support
the Children's Museum.
Click here for several
Easy ways or donate now by clicking on this PayPal button!
Click
here to view our new Sponsorship Booklet |
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Welcome to The Upper Peninsula
Children's Museum!
The
Children's Museum Mission: Engaging
Youth and families to discover through interactive
exhibits and related programs.
Located in historic Marquette along the shores of
Lake Superior in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula, the
Museum is a hands-on exploratory learning environment designed
by kids for FUN!
The Museum offers a variety of exciting programs and exhibits
that engage thousands of families from across the region and around
the globe each year. There is plenty to explore, so begin your adventure...
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Would you
like to see our June
calendar? Click
here
Notes
from the
floor, June 17, 2009––Expand
your creative experience
during Art on the Rocks
and the Outback Art Fair
July 25th and 26th with
a visit
to
the U.P.
Children's Museum. With
Art on the Rocks moving
to the Lower Harbor,
we are closer than ever!
“Follow
the Yellow Brick Road”
Help us complete our
Yellow Brick Road right
now by honoring your
child, grand child, organization
or business with an engraved
bench, planter, paver
or brick in our beautiful
Yellow Brick Road Courtyard.
Call or visit the Museum
for more info, click
here for a form.
School
of Rock
Friday,
June 26 (outside in the Museum Courtyard)
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Come check out Bobby Hayes and his young music students as they “rock
the house.” They will let all kids join in on one of their
instruments. For your child it could be the first time for playing
some electric guitar, bass, or drums. While it may not be Woodstock,
it is…to quote Museum Director Nheena Weyer Ittner…"very,
very adorable."
Second Thursday Creativity Series
“Beach Party”
Thursday, July 9
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
For preschool and elementary-aged children and an adult.
Loads of fun, hands-on activities with a "beach" theme, plus
Fruit and Veggie Ventures, unexpected music and more.
Wear
fun summer clothes!
Free with admission or membership
Sponsored by the MI Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, Plum
Creek Foundation, Kohls, Culvers and the Marquette County Active
Living Task Force for Fruit and Veggie Ventures.
Listening to the River
We,
along with several partners, including the Superior Watershed
Partnership and the Land Information Access Association, have
held a couple of successful Listening to the River excursions.
Follow this link
Listening to the River is funded by the National Science Foundation.
You can listen to the resulting audio stories by visiting www.listeningtotheriver.org/marquette.
Help by
marking off something
from our Wish List.
We have a continuing
need for many items
that help keep
our operations and
programming strong.
To examine our Wish
List click here.
Join
the Playmakers Club and help
ALL families enjoy the Museum!
To
make the Museum accessible to families of all
income levels, we've launched
the Playmakers Club to provide annual
memberships to qualifying families
through charitable donations.
For every $100 tax-deductible donation you designate
for the Playmakers Club,
you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that
a family of need is able to enjoy the excitement
and energy of the exhibits and programs at the
U.P.
Children's Museum for an entire year.
You may donate with a credit card by calling
the Museum at 906-226-3911, or for a mail-in
donation form, click here.
For
an application for a free family membership,
click here.
Contribute to the Yellow Brick Road
Our transformation of the Celebration Courtyard with its magical Yellow Brick Road continues. Your tax-deductible donation to the Museum will be memorialized by an engraved yellow brick, paver, planter, bench or tree. Contribute now! For an order form, click here.
Adopt an Exhibit
Families and groups volunteer to maintain or enhance exhibits. If you're interested in participating in this exciting service project, contact Jim Edwards at the Museum.
Membership Matters!
Renew your membership or join our family today!
Click here for more information
This is the only site managed by the U.P. Children's Museum.
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