Beaumont Children's Museum, Children's museum in Beaumont, United States.
Beaumont Children's Museum is a children's museum in Beaumont, Texas, featuring multiple exhibition areas with hands-on activities for different age groups. The spaces are equipped with materials and objects that children can touch, move, and explore to understand scientific and other concepts.
The museum began in 2008 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and opened for exhibits in 2010 as a "museum without walls". In 2012 it leased a site at Neches and Crockett streets downtown, but that building was condemned and removed, so it returned to operating without a fixed building. It moved into the Beaumont Civic Center in 2014 and opened there in summer 2015, with the main entrance on the north side.
The museum serves the local community by offering learning experiences that extend beyond the classroom for school-age children. Visitors notice groups working together to discover concepts and actively engage with the exhibits on display.
The museum's main entrance is on the north side of the Beaumont Civic Center. Across the street stand the Tyrrell Historical Library, the Art Museum of Southeast Texas and the Texas Energy Museum; the Edison Museum and Fire Museum of Texas are a few blocks away. Summer camps and events such as Touch a Truck run through the year.
The museum began in 2008 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and opened for exhibits in 2010 as a "museum without walls". A 2012 lease on a site at Neches and Crockett streets ended when the building was condemned and removed, and the museum moved to the Beaumont Civic Center in 2014, opening there in summer 2015.
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