ExpERIEnce Children's Museum – Erie, PA

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    Museum Hours

    • Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday 10am-5pm
    • Wednesday 10am-7pm
    • Sunday 1pm-5pm
    • CLOSED Monday

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    • $8.00  per person ages 2 and older
    • FREE to Museum members ~ become a member »
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    OUR ADDRESS:

    expERIEnce Children's Museum

    420 French Street, Erie, PA 16507

     

    Metered parking is available on 5th Street, State Street and French Street. Meters take quarters or download the meterEZ mobile parking app.

    There is a parking ramp available on East 2nd Street.

    On the weekends, Erie Insurance graciously allows us to use their parking lot directly across the street from the Museum.

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    July is here! Check out all of the updates, events July is here! Check out all of the updates, events, and MORE below 📅 🌟 Summer hours are in full swing - Visit us an extra day of the week on TUESDAYS from 10 am - 5 pm! 🌟 Extended hours are happening throughout July. Get an extra 2 hours in the evening and visit during our updated Wednesday hours from 10 am - 7 pm! 🌟 Visit with the trucks making the big dig during our Kids' Construction event! Join us with regular admission prices on Saturday, July 16 from 10 AM - 5 PM. 🌟 Visit the Erie Art Museum on the Second Sunday of each month from 2 - 4 pm for pay-as-you-wish admission, a craft, and receive a voucher at the Front Desk for a 20% discount on same-day admission at ECM! 🌟 Join Miss Loretta every Thursday at 11 am for a story and craft - included with admission! 🌟 Check out July's STEAM pop-ups every weekend - also included with admission! 🌟 Members! Get an extra hour at the museum on Saturdays from 9 - 10 AM, before we open. 🌟 Summer camps are beginning! Please note that the basement level is closed until 5 pm for camp Monday through Friday during camp programming. 🌟 Join us as we share with 12 Children's Museums in the United States how to make museums a welcoming space to New American families - Link to come! 🌟 Visit the Mobile Museum at our outreaches in July - Open to the public! 🌟 Please note that masks are highly encouraged while in the facility.
    Camp Round Up! Our STEAM campers designed, built, Camp Round Up! Our STEAM campers designed, built, and tested their best plans this past week during our Full STEAM Ahead Camp 🚧 From building a da Vinci Bridge, nailing their building challenges, and MORE - The campers explored the neighborhood around us to find all the of clues revealing a new exhibit to come in the new Children's Museum! Thank you to Weber Murphy Fox for making this week extra FUN!
    See the machines that are making the big dig at th See the machines that are making the big dig at the expERIEnce Children's Museum! Visit the museum on Saturday, July 16th from 10 AM to 5 PM and get a first-hand look at construction equipment! 🏗️ Grab a step stool and interact with the heavy machinery helping us build the new Children's Museum ⚫ Experiment with what makes the best kid-sized wrecking ball 👷 Decorate your own hard hat 🔭 Head inside to find the new view of the dig on the 2nd floor 🏢 Take a virtual walk through the new museum Free for members and Regular admission prices apply. No free passes or coupons will be accepted for this special event. *All activities are while supplies last on a first come, first serve basis.
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Play Matters – A Campaign To Support The Power of Play In Our Community!

Support the Children’s Museum March 1- May 1 by making an additional $30 donation to the Museum through our Play Matters Membership Campaign.

As a way to say thank you for your additional donation, our friends at Scott Enterprises have added some fun! We want all families to PLAY TOGETHER!

Here’s what you get!
  • “Play Matters” Members will receive one $10 Splash Lagoon admission/member every Monday and Friday for six months! Valid March 3, 2017 through August 28, 2017 (Blackout dates April 14 & April 17)
  • 10% off one 10 person Splash Lagoon Birthday Party per membership family must be booked by 6/30/17
  • One free hour of bowling at Hooch & Blotto’s per membership family expires 6/30/17

Up to $1,666 in savings!

How it works:
  • Play Matters membership offers begin 48 hours after membership is purchased, or renewed with the ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum
  • Please present your ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum membership card upon your first visit to Splash Lagoon.  A Play Matters membership account will be created, and kept on file at Splash Lagoon for future visits.
  • The Play Matters discount will NOT BE available April 14, 2017, or April 17, 2017
  • All guests 3 and older need an admission wristband to enter the waterpark
  • Complimentary Coast Guard Approved life jackets are provided at the waterpark
  • Splash Lagoon Birthday Parties must be booked at least one week in advance by calling 814-217-1112. Birthday parties are based on availability.
  • Reservations are recommended for Hooch & Blotto’s Bowling.  Please call 814-217-1140 to make a lane reservation.
  • Please call 814-217-1111 with additional questions about the waterpark, or visit us at splashlagoon.com

Play Matters Memberships must be purchased from the ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum website or at the museum. You must add the $30 PLAY MATTERS donation to any membership to receive the discounts.

Come out and play! support the children”s museum and have fun playing together.

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