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The expERIEnce Children’s Museum is a place that has been inspiring creativity and imagination in children for over twenty five years. The museum is a non-profit organization located in the Downtown Erie. The museum is a place where children can become a ship captain, showcase their artistic flair, and be a part of a kid-sized community.
The expERIEnce Children’s Museum has been named Erie’s Choice for Museum in 2025 and for the previous 10 years. The museum also won Erie’s Choice for the Best Place to have a Birthday Party in 2017.
We welcome over 60,000 guests annually. Three floors and a certified outdoor classroom including over 25 hands-on exhibits provide hours of fun for children ages 8 and under.
To engage children, families, and our community from all backgrounds in play-based educational experiences that inspire creativity, exploration, and imagination.
• Jenna Bickford, Erie Insurance Group | President
• Dr. Karinna Vernaza, Gannon University | Vice President
• Pete Austin, E.E. Austin & Son, Inc. | Treasurer
• Melanie Ford, Penn State Behrend | Secretary
• Jana Ranus, Wegmans
• Rebecca Brumagin, Town of Mina
• Katrina Byrd, Strong Vincent Middle School
• Julia Herzing, Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett
• Jennifer Weigold Geertson, Erie Insurance Group
• Rina Irwin, Child Development Centers, Inc.
• Kyra Taylor, Erie’s Black Wall Street
• Thao Tran, Schaffner, Knight, Minnaugh & Co., P.C.
• Mike Alabran, PSN Labs
• Carolyn Coleman, Wabtec Corporation
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