Minnesota Children's Museum Year 1
Arts and Cultural Heritage funding will allow Minnesota Children's Museum to bring our mission to life by creating new dynamic experiences at the museum in St. Paul and engaging communities across the state in playful learning.
$925,000 the first year and $925,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums for arts and cultural exhibits and related educational outreach programs. Of this amount:
255 Improved visitor satisfaction as measured by surveying, observation, and other evaluation tools Learning new ways to create immersive experiences by working with theater professionals We typically have a goal of number of visitors we would like to reach, but our admission numbers?continue to be skewed by the pandemic. 257 Big Orange Dance Machine: 100s of adults and children experience surprising and unexpected play time and joy during a series of community appearances Measured by: Tracking number of people who interact with the machine Play kits Children in lower-income families engage in open-ended play by interacting with the play kits Parents indicate that kids were engaged during play time with the kits Measured by: Feedback from survey of families who received a kit
In progress