expERIEnce Children's Museum in the News

11/23/24: Dino Discoveries exhibit opens at the ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum

Dino Discoveries Now Open!

Calling all paleontologists to the ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum! The exhibit “Dino Discoveries” has officially opened in the basement of the museum, complete with a life-sized triceratops, dig pits and reading nook for dinosaur stories. This space is a part of their first traveling exhibit, which means the museum will rotate with new exhibits every six months or so.

News Source: Jet24  YourErie.com

Kooky Spooky Halloween Celebration at the expERIEnce Children's Museum

Kooky Spooky Fun at the Children’s Museum

On Friday night, the expERIEnce Children’s Museum had a Kooky Spooky Halloween event to bring learning and fun to help kids celebrate the holiday.

News Source: WICU and WSEE ErieNewsNow.com

7/12/24: expERIEnce Children's Museum Completes Phase Two of its Construction

Erie Children’s Museum to Have Grand Opening Friday

On Friday, July 12th, the expERIEnce Children’s Museum officially completed Phase Two of its construction and welcomed the public to its grand opening celebration for double the space and double the fun!

News Source: WICU and WSEE ErieNewsNow.com 

6/19/24: expERIEnce Children's Museum Summer Camps Highlight

Take a Closer Look at Some of the Many Summer Camps Erie Has to Offer

The expERIEnce Children’s Museum offers 11-week-long summer camps, as well as 10 single-day camps for kids aged 4-13 years old. The camps are led by PA-certified educators in activities that are inspired by PA learning and age appropriate curriculums.

News Source: Jet24  YourErie.com

6/18/24: Opening of Renovated Nursery Exhibit Sponsored by UPMC Children's Hospital

expERIEnce Children’s Museum Opens Renovated Nursery Exhibit 

The renovated Nursery Exhibit, sponsored by UPMC Children’s Hospital, will focus on boosting educational opportunities, promoting health awareness, and making the visit to the doctors office a little bit easier.

News Source: WICU and WSEE ErieNewsNow.com 

5/22/24: Preview of the New expERIEnce Children's Museum Exhibits

Green Energy, New Gardens: Preview the New Experience Children’s Museum Exhibits

New expERIEnces are arriving soon! This includes a museum double in size with exhibits dedicated to STEAM learning and hands-on activities for both younger and older children up to age 12!

News Source: GoErie.com 

5/20/24: Grand Opening Announcement and Continued Expansion

expERIEnce Children’s Museum Continues Expansion, Grand Opening Date Set for July

Phase II will bring the museum’s construction to the finish line with a complete renovation.

The Grand Opening of Phase II will be on Friday, July 12!

News Source: Jet24  YourErie.com

5/19/24: Spring Celebration and Opening of Outdoor Classroom

Children’s Museum Opens Outdoor Classroom

The brand new Outdoor Classroom inspires creativity, exploration, imagination, and play for children and their families to enjoy all summer long!

News Source: WICU and WSEE ErieNewsNow.com 

4/24/24: Erie’s Children’s Museum Receives $25K Grant Thanks to Home Depot

Erie’s Children’s Museum Receives $25K Grant for New Equipment Thanks to Home Depot

The Home Depot Foundation and Erie’s Home Depot are working with the children’s museum to bring state-of-the-art equipment to the recently renovated museum.

Part of the partnership included new equipment for the museum, including new washers and dryers, refrigerators, dishwashers, shelving units, tools and organizational items.

News Source: Jet24 YourErie.com

4/22/24: expERIEnce Children’s Museum has Kids Buzzing with Excitement for Earth Day

expERIEnce Children’s Museum Has Kids Buzzing with Excitement for Earth Day

To welcome Spring, the museum celebrated Earth Day by teaching Erie’s youth about the planet.

Kids were able to play with models of insects to learn about each part of the insects. The models were used as a way to get the kids excited to be outside for spring.

News Source: Jet24  YourErie.com