The Children's Museum of Los Angeles
The Children's Museum of Los Angeles
The Children's Museum of Los Angeles has been thrilling young and old alike for over 25 years. The museum was a collaborative effort between a group of parents and community leaders who wnated to make a place for children to learn and expand their minds in a safe environment beyond their immediate experiences..
The Museum moved from its original location where it had remained for 21 years and welcomed more than 5 million visitors to its 17,000 square-foot downtown facility.
Soon the Museum outgrew that space and needed to move. In 2000 the Museum moved to its present location within Hansen Dam Recreation Park. The Museum prides itself on a legacy of pride in self and community and tolerance of others is taught. Leaving children with not only a positive experience, but a positive feeling about themselves.
The Environmental Arts Program teaches kids about the value and necessity of recycling. They also have a number of craft projects that are planned around reusing discarded items such as styrofoam bowls and even making masks out of found items and puppets from paper bags.
There is a similiar program at the Museum called Art 2 Go, where teachers and kids can tour the facility and make usable items from things that would otherwise be thrown away. Both programs teach valuable lessons about recycling.
There are a number of planned exhibits in the Museum's future such as a bustling street fair to an Olympic Park, each emphasizing Los Angeles and its place in the world. An ambitious and much awaited exhibit will link local young Los Angeles children with other children around the world so they can share experiences and learn that we,as humans, really aren't so different after all.
Next time you're in the Los Angeles area, be sure to take a stop by the Children's Museum of Los Angeles.
The Children's Museum of Los Angeles has been thrilling young and old alike for over 25 years. The museum was a collaborative effort between a group of parents and community leaders who wnated to make a place for children to learn and expand their minds in a safe environment beyond their immediate experiences..
The Museum moved from its original location where it had remained for 21 years and welcomed more than 5 million visitors to its 17,000 square-foot downtown facility.
Soon the Museum outgrew that space and needed to move. In 2000 the Museum moved to its present location within Hansen Dam Recreation Park. The Museum prides itself on a legacy of pride in self and community and tolerance of others is taught. Leaving children with not only a positive experience, but a positive feeling about themselves.
The Environmental Arts Program teaches kids about the value and necessity of recycling. They also have a number of craft projects that are planned around reusing discarded items such as styrofoam bowls and even making masks out of found items and puppets from paper bags.
There is a similiar program at the Museum called Art 2 Go, where teachers and kids can tour the facility and make usable items from things that would otherwise be thrown away. Both programs teach valuable lessons about recycling.
There are a number of planned exhibits in the Museum's future such as a bustling street fair to an Olympic Park, each emphasizing Los Angeles and its place in the world. An ambitious and much awaited exhibit will link local young Los Angeles children with other children around the world so they can share experiences and learn that we,as humans, really aren't so different after all.
Next time you're in the Los Angeles area, be sure to take a stop by the Children's Museum of Los Angeles.
