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Manitoba Children's Museum
Manitoba Children's Museum at the Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba.JPG
Buhler Welcome Centre of Manitoba Children's Museum
Established 1986
Location 45 Forks Market Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
R3C 4T6
Type Children's museum
Visitors 135,000+ annually

The Manitoba Children's Museum is a non-profit, charitable children's museum located at The Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Today

The Children's Museum features twelve permanent galleries. Visitors can hop aboard the authentic 1952 diesel locomotive and 1910 Pullman passenger coach, explore the five-storey tall Lasagna Lookout, test their perceptions in the giant Illusion Tunnel, perform water experiments in Splash Lab, and much more. A toddler exclusive space, Tot Spot serves the needs of the museum's smallest visitors.

The museum provides public services, programs, workshops and special events - including memberships, spring and summer day camps, birthday parties, museum rentals, and more.

18% of the museum's operating budget comes from supporting levels of the government. Earned revenue (including admission and membership fees, shop sales, birthdays, and museum rentals) and fundraising initiatives cover the remaining 82% of operating costs.

Galleries

Current museum galleries include:

  • Time Squared
  • Tot Spot
  • Tumble Zone
  • Mellow Marsh
  • Illusion Tunnel
  • Junction 9161
  • Engine House
  • Story Line
  • Milk Machine
  • Splash Lab
  • Pop m'Art
  • Lasagna Lookout

The museum is also home to the historic Eaton's fairytale vignette display, Eaton's "Santa's Village", which is open seasonally from mid-November to early January for the holidays. The display has been fully restored and relocated from the ninth floor annex of the Eaton's downtown store. The display includes fifteen vignettes including classics such as Cinderella, Humpty Dumpty, and Three Blind Mice.

Previous galleries include:

  • The Tree & Me
  • WonderWorks
  • OurTV
  • LiveWire
  • The Sun

The Children's museum hosts a different travelling seasonal gallery every summer. These galleries have been:

  • Tapescape
  • Castle builders
  • Run jump fly

Affiliations

The museum is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association (CMA), the Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC), the Association of Children's Museums (ACM), the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), and the Virtual Museum of Canada.

Awards & Recognition

  • Listed as a "Manitoba Star Attraction" by Travel Manitoba.
  • Received Rand McNally's "Best of the Road" Attraction in the 2010 Road Atlas.
  • Voted "Best Place for a Children's Party", "Best Place to Take Your Child on a Crummy Day", and "Best Indoor Play-Place" by readers of Winnipeg Parent Newsmagazine in 2011.
  • "Shop", the museum's gift store, has routinely received an excellent grade from Project Peacemakers for their annual toy inspections.
  • Recognized as an International Reading Association "Celebrate Literacy Award" Winner by the Reading Council of Greater Winnipeg in 2011.
  • Recognized as Where Magazine's "Best New or Improved Attraction" Winner in 2011.


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  • Entrance to Manitoba Children's Museum at the Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba

    Entrance to Manitoba Children's Museum

  • Manitoba Children's Museum, The Forks, Winnipeg (505106) (24744827234)

    Inside the Children's Museum

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