- Children's Museum of Memphis
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Coordinates: 35°07′31″N 89°58′33″W / 35.12538°N 89.97596°W
Children's Museum of Memphis 
Established June 16, 1990 Location 2525 Central Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee Type Children's museum Director Richard Hackett Website http://www.cmom.com The Children's Museum of Memphis (CMOM) is located in Midtown Memphis at 2525 Central Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
CMOM’s mission is to create memorable learning experiences through the joy of play in hands-on exhibits and programs. The museum offers interactive and educational exhibits and programs for children and their families. The museum houses over 20 hands-on exhibits.
The museum is open seven days a week from 9 am to 5 pm. It is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.[1]
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History
The Children’s Museum of Memphis was founded by Polly Glotzbach, Harriet McFadden, Mars Widdicombe and Harry J. Phillips, Sr.
Timeline
- 1985 Children’s Museum Planning Group formed.
- 1987 The Children's Museum of Memphis incorporated as a private, non-profit educational corporation.
- 1988 The museum signed a lease with the City of Memphis for the National Guard Armoury complex.
- 1990 After raising $3 million for construction, opened to the public on June 16.
- 1991 Celebrated first birthday in June with a first-year attendance of over 200,000 visitors.
- 1993 Celebrated third birthday with cumulative attendance of over 500,000 visitors.
- 1995 Celebrated fifth birthday with cumulative attendance of over 750,000 visitors.
- 1997 Celebrated seventh birthday with cumulative attendance of over one million visitors.
- 1999 Began a $6 million capital campaign to expand the museum by 16,000 square feet (1,500 m2) with four new exhibit galleries.
- 2001 Finished the $6 million capital campaign (raised $7.2 million) to expand the museum. Ground-breaking ceremony and construction began on March 23.
- 2002 Museum expansion completed and opened on August 3. Welcomed the museum’s 1,500,000th visitor.
- 2005 Welcomed the museum’s 2,000,000th visitor.
- 2008 Welcomed the museum’s 2,500,000th visitor.[2]
See also
- List of museums in Tennessee
- List of children's museums in the United States
References
- ^ "Children's Museum of Memphis". The Children's Museum of Memphis. http://www.cmom.com. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ^ "Children's Museum of Memphis: History". The Children's Museum of Memphis. http://cmom.com/?q=history. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
External links
Categories:- Museums in Memphis, Tennessee
- Children's museums in Tennessee
- Tennessee stubs
- United States museum stubs
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