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Encyclopedia > Boston Children's Museum

The Boston Children's Museum is a museum in Boston, Massachusetts dedicated to the education of children. Located at 300 Congress Street in South Boston on the Fort Point Channel, the museum contains many activities meant to both amuse and educate young children. For other instances of Boston, see Boston (disambiguation) Boston is the capital and largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Senators Edward Kennedy (D) John Kerry (D) Official language(s) English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... South Boston is a heavily populated neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, located south of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay. ... Fort Point Channel is a channel separating South Boston from downtown Boston, Massachusetts, feeding into Boston Harbor. ...


The museum was founded in 1913 by a group of teachers in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The museum moved to its current site in the late 1970s and now occupies the first four floors of the building. (At one time, the space was shared with the Boston Computer Museum). 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...


Current exhibits

  • Amazing Castle -- Kids can step back into medieval history
  • Arthur's World
  • Art Studio
  • Boats Afloat
  • Clifford
  • Boston Black
  • Climbing the Walls -- Indoor rock climbing
  • Construction Zone
  • Grandparent's Attic -- An attic filled with things from the past (before television!)
  • Hall of Toys
  • Japanese House -- A complete Japanese house moved from Kyoto in 1979
  • KidStage
  • New Balance Climb -- A huge, three-dimensional climbing maze in the form of jigsaw puzzle pieces
  • PlaySpace
  • The Recycle Shop
  • Science Playground -- Kids can learn about science through play, including bubbles and more
  • Supermercado -- A Latin-American grocery store
  • Weaving
  • We're Still Here -- A full-sized wigwam and a contemporary Native American house
  • Zoom Zone

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Access

Housed in a renovated industrial building, a large external glass elevator provides access to the upper floors of the museum. The ground floor houses the museum's admissions area, a gift shop, and a McDonald's restaurant. Outside, a large deck overlooks the Fort Point Channel and Boston Harbor and hosts a Boston landmark: an ice cream stand in the shape of an HP Hood milk bottle. McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants. ... Categories: Stub | Massachusetts geography | Boston ... Missing image Ice cream is often served on a stick Boxes of ice cream are often found in stores in a display freezer. ...


The museum is open daily from 10 am-5 pm and open on Fridays until 9pm. It is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. An admission fee is charged to non-members. Parking is available nearby. The First Thanksgiving, after the painting by Jean Louis Gerome Ferris (1863–1930) Thanksgiving is an annual holiday observed in the United States and Canada. ... Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...


External links

  • The official website


 
 

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