Beaumont Children's Museum
The Beaumont Children's Museum is a children's museum temporarily located in the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas.
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.
History
The museum started in 2008 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.[1] The museum opened for exhibits in 2010 as a "museum without walls".[1] In 2012, a lease was acquired for a site at the corner of Neches and Crockett streets in downtown Beaumont.[2] The building was later condemned and removed.[3] 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.[1] The main entrance to the museum is located on the north side of the civic center.
Features
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
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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[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Beaumont Children's Museum History". Beaumont Children's Museum. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ Amy Moore (January 29, 2012). "Beaumont's Children's Museum could open in 2013". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ Dan Wallach (April 7, 2014). "Oil City Brass Works building is demolished". beaumontenterprise.com. Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ Joshua Cobb (October 16, 2015). "Touch-A-Truck this Saturday". The Examiner Corporation. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
External links
- Official website
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- Jefferson
- Orange
- Hardin
- Higher education:
- Primary and secondary education: Beaumont ISD
- Texas Acad. of Leadership in the Humanities
- Monsignor Kelly Catholic HS
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preserves
- Beaumont Botanical Gardens
- Beaumont Country Club
- Big Thicket National Preserve
- Tyrrell Park
- Cattail Marsh
- Village Creek State Park
- McFaddin and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuges
- Sea Rim State Park
water
- Neches River
- Sabine River
- Village Creek
- Pine Island Bayou
- Gulf of Mexico
- Art Museum of Southeast Texas
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum
- Beaumont Art League
- Beaumont Children's Museum
- Beaumont Police Department Museum
- Chambers House
- Clifton Steamboat Museum
- Dishman Art Museum
- Edison Museum
- Fire Museum of Texas
- John Jay French House
- Jefferson County Historical Commission Mini-Museum
- McFaddin–Ward House
- Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
- Texas Energy Museum
- List of museums in East Texas
and culture
- Downtown Beaumont
- South Texas State Fair
- Symphony of Southeast Texas
- Beaumont Jazz & Blues Fest
- Boomtown Film and Music Festival
- Crockett Street
- Dog Jam
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- Gusher Marathon
- People From Beaumont