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My Erie
Features a gallery of smaller exhibits focused on building a community.
My Erie
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
Learn how a community works together with our kid-sized town!
My Erie features a gallery of smaller exhibits focused on building a community. Explore all the unique activities we have at this experience Children’s Museum exhibit.
Sponsored by Erie Insurance
Exhibit Features
There’s a lot to see and do in this exhibit–check out some of these unique activities!
SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING
ART
MATH
Erie Eats
Create and serve delicious meals together as a family.
AGES: Pre-School | Elementary
Be a part of all aspects of a restaurant! Show parties to their seats, take and prepare their orders, then check them out and count back their cash.
- Sponsored by Highmark Health
Grocery Store
From shopping to stocking, kids run the store.
AGES: Toddler | Pre-School | Elementary
Cruise the aisles and fill your cart with a selection of colorful produce that looks so real, you can almost taste it. Enjoy a variety of departments, with kid-sized shopping carts to peruse.
- Sponsored by Wegmans
Theater
Become a star on the museum stage!
AGES: Toddler | Pre-School | Elementary
Put yourself in the spotlight with scenes from the Erie Philharmonic, Erie Playhouse, Erie Dance Conservatory, and the Warner Theatre.
- Sponsored by Hanes Erie, Inc.
Tot Spot
A special place for our youngest guests – Soft-flooring included.
AGES: Baby | Toddler
A space made for our littlest learners, equipped with soft flooring and support to help our guests learn to walk.
- Sponsored by PNC
Farm
Throw on your overalls, and get ready to put your hands in the “dirt”.
AGES: Baby | Toddler | Pre-School | Elementary
Check out the Chicken Coop, milk a cow, and harvest plants to sort and send over to the “Farm Fresh” section of the Grocery Store.
- Farm sponsored by Bruce and Sarah Hagen McWilliams
- Clouds sponsored by Douglas and Deborah Murphy
- Farm Truck sponsored by Erie County Health Department
- Cow sponsored by Chick-fil-A
Auto Center
Mini mechanics take a peek under the hood and diagnose the problem.
AGES: Toddler | Pre-School | Elementary
Start your engines! Fix up the car at the Super Service Center and test your speed around the racetrack.
- Super Service Center sponsored by Toyota of Erie
- Racetrack sponsored by The Brosig Family
Nursery
Little doctors and nurses examine their patients to make sure they are ready for play.
AGES: Baby | Toddler | Pre-School | Elementary
Learn your body parts with a life-size Operation Game and help the babies in your care!
Pet Vet
Puppies, and hamsters and turtles, oh my! Care for creatures both big and small.
AGES: All Ages
Visit each station to perform a checkup on your favorite pets with local vets, plus get your pup ready to become a therapy dog.
- Sponsored by Choice Vets Pet Care, Albion Animal Center, Animal Ark Veterinary Hospital, and Therapy Dogs United
What Can My Family Do?
Further expand learning and play in My Erie
Activities for all ages
- Adjust the height of our racetrack to speed up or slow down your race car
- Measure, weigh and check the vitals of your little patients
- Gather your friends, instruments and conducting wand to create your very own orchestra
- Communicate words through signs using our early learning American Sign Language (ASL) graphic
- Pair your favorite entrée, side dish, dessert and drink to serve to your customers
- Adopt a pet and take the pledge to responsible pet ownership
- Match the cloud animals to animals found on the giant see and say and share some characteristics of each
- Find an item from each of the 5 food groups
Explore More!
Experience new worlds and make new discoveries about science, the environment, culture, math, and the arts.
Bring the Museum Home with You
Keep the inspiration, invention, interaction and imagination going.
