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Child's Play: Our Nation's Capital finally has a children's museum—again.
AAA World Magazine | January/February 2022At the brand-new National Children’s Museum in Washington, DC, children are in constant motion, gleefully fluttering between colorful curiosity-inspiring activities. Their parents are, too. Meander through the 30,000-square-foot building on Woodrow Wilson Plaza, and you’re likely to spy just as many moms and dads at play as you will see children and toddlers.
Explore the Rails with Thomas & Friends at the National Children’s Museum
KidFriendly DC | January 22, 2022Attention all train lovers: Thomas has entered the National Children’s Museum! Thomas & Friends™: Explore the Rails!, an interactive exhibit created at the Minnesota Children’s Museum and geared for ages 2-7, is open now through Sunday, May 15.
10 Best Museums in Washington, D.C.
Condé Nast Traveler | September 27, 2021On Pennsylvania Avenue, just a few blocks from the National Mall, kids get a museum all about child's play (with some education snuck in too). Designed to appeal to toddlers up to elementary schoolers, this brand-new iteration of the National Children's Museum opened in February 2020.
Review: National Children's Museum
Condé Nast Traveler | September 24, 2021The first thing you see as you enter the museum is the Dream Machine, a cloud-like, rigging-covered, three-story slide and climbing structure that kids can clamber up and slide down. They could probably spend an hour on that alone.
At D.C.’s National Children’s Museum, Music Inspires Family-Friendly Fun
Spotify's For the Record | September 24, 2021For kids, few things are more fun than dancing it out. That’s why Spotify teamed up with National Children’s Museum to create an unforgettable Dance Party Pod experience, which debuted in Washington, D.C., this month. Together, we combined kid-friendly fun and musical know-how to design an experience that’s dedicated to wiggling and giggling.
The National Children’s Museum Makes a Comeback
The Adventure Family | September 1, 2021Sometimes it feels like Washington DC is overflowing with museums, but there is nothing else like the National Children’s Museum in the District. This unique institution combines learning elements with children’s museum experiences.
The National Children’s Museum Is Finally Reopening Thursday
Washingtonian | September 1, 2021After 18 months, the National Children’s Museum will finally open to the public again. During the long closure, it added several new attractions, including a Spotify-powered dance pod, an Artist-in-Residence program, and a gift shop.
Children's Museum Opens After Covid Closure
NBC Washington | August 31, 2021News4’s Juliana Valencia reports on what exhibits kids can explore at the new Children’s Museum in D.C.
DC's National Children's Museum reopens after being open only 18 days before pandemic
ABC7 | August 31, 2021It was a big day for children in the D.C. area. In a city full of museums, a new one reopened in the nation's capital, and this one is just for kids.
Inspiring the Next Generation of Climate Action Heroes
Washington Parent | August 2021While climate change can feel like an uncomfortable and complex topic to navigate with children, it is never too early to begin conversations around the health of our planet and our responsibility to protect our shared home. After all, our youngest citizens have proved to be some of the most resilient, innovative and effective activists in the fight against climate change.
5 Things to Do This Weekend
The New York Times | April 15, 2021Although Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22, saving the environment requires commitments year round. Now the National Children’s Museum in Washington offers free online programs to inspire even the youngest activists.
Explore D.C.
Southwest Florida Parent & Child | July 21, 2020Since March 17, the museum has created more than 75 daily videos with science activities and story times on its social media, YouTube channel, and website.
Meet the honorees for our 2020 40 Under 40 Awards
Washington Business Journal | June 19, 2020They're leading some of the area's top businesses - and they're not even forty.
Digital Field Trips: Museum Adventures Abound for Kids
The New York Times | June 18, 2020Cultural institutions are finding creative ways to engage young visitors virtually this summer, and many of the offerings are free.
6 ideas for summer fun now that camp has been cancelled
CNN | May 20, 2020The truth is that there are still plenty of ideas for salvaging summer camp — most for families with budgets at every end of the spectrum.
National Children's Museum CEO On What To Do With Your Kids During Quarantine
Northern Virginia Magazine | May 6, 2020From educational games to daily routines, here’s what Crystal Bowyer recommends for parenting during a pandemic.
Washington DC's new children's museum is aiming to light a spark for the future
Lonely Planet | March 4, 2020This next-generation, open-concept, hands-on museum also is serious about education, offering 20,000 square feet of innovative displays that balance low-tech and high-tech experiences with a focus on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math).
At long last, the National Children’s Museum opens its doors
The Washington Post | February 25, 2020If good things come to those who wait, D.C. area kids certainly deserve the National Children’s Museum, a learn-through-play space that opened Monday in Washington.
Inside the Leading Design-Forward Museums Opening This Year
Architectural Digest | February 10, 2020“There’s a magical moment of entry as soon as visitors enter the front door,” says Crystal Bowyer, the museum’s president and CEO.
National Children's Museum Opening Gala Photos
Brightest Young Things | November 4, 2019The National Children’s Museum is almost here! To celebrate the upcoming opening, there was a gala and after party that allowed the adults in attendance to act like children.
New National Children's Museum Seeks to Make Learning Fun
NBC Washington | November 1, 2019News4's Aimee Cho got a preview of the National Children's Museum that's set to open soon.
Sneak peek: Inside the National Children's Museum
Washington Business Journal | November 1, 2019The National Children's Museum was originally supposed to open Friday, and although that's been put on hold until later this year, the museum is still giving people a chance to see some of what's inside.
Amazon makes a big gift to the National Children's Museum
Washington Business Journal | August 8, 2019Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) will have a hand in molding a piece of the new National Children's Museum, and, perhaps, its future workforce. The company is donating $250,000 to help build the museum's "Data Science Alley," an installation that aims to make "data literacy accessible and fun" for children.
The Young & the Guest List 2019
Washington Life Magazine | March 8, 2019Crystal Bowyer; President and CEO, National Children’s Museum: After business school, the Missouri-native bounced around the world for children’s service work in Brazil and China, and cultural outreach in numerous other countries.
Slides, Slime And Science: Peek Inside The National Children’s Museum’s New D.C. Home
WAMU | March 5, 2019“When we reopen, we will really be a science center and a children’s museum in one,” said Crystal Bowyer, the museum’s president and CEO.
Great new museums for 2019
USA Today | 2018The 10 Most Anticipated U.S. Museum Openings of 2019
Travel Channel | 2018Washington, D.C. has been without a full-fledged children’s museum since 2004 when the Capital Children’s Museum closed its doors, but that’s all set to change.
National Children's Museum to offer kids a climb into the clouds
Washington Post | October 8, 2018The climber and slide Bowyer is talking about are part of the Dream Machine, a 50-foot round structure that will be at the center of the museum, which is under construction in the Ronald Reagan Building, near the Mall.
Crystal Ball: The playful CEO of the soon-to-debut National Children's Museum is moving full "steam" ahead
DC Magazine | November 2018Think of the whimsical music-makers, the dreamers of dreams—Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka, Julie Andrew's Mary Poppins. National Children's Museum CEO Crystal Bowyer should be on that list.
Get a Sneak Peek of the National Children's Museum
NBC Washington | June 19, 2018Join News4's Aimee Cho for a first look at the National Children's Museum, which is set to reopen in D.C. next year.
National Children's Museum set to open in 2019
ABC 7 | June 18, 2018"And now, the National Children's Museum has come home to where it belongs. It will be a major attraction," Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) said.
This Summer, a New Exhibit Equal Parts STEM and Art at National Children's Museum
May 18, 2022National Children’s Museum Welcomes Six New Board Members and Senior Staff
April 7, 2022National Children’s Museum and The Boeing Company Partner to Provide a Week of Free Admission for Military Families in April
March 30, 2022Bluestone Lane To Open Inside National Children’s Museum on March 3
March 3, 2022All Aboard for Thomas & Friends™: Explore the Rails! Fun at National Children’s Museum
January 12, 2022Interactive Arabic Alphabet Exhibit Opens at National Children’s Museum
December 16, 2021Crystal R. Bowyer, President + CEO of National Children’s Museum, Is Elected to the Association of Children’s Museum Board of Directors
October 7, 2021Beloved Moomins and their creator presented at National Children’s Museum
September 23, 2021Exhibition “Moomin Animations – Thrills and Cuddles” coming to National Children’s Museum in D.C.
August 13, 2021National Children’s Museum To Celebrate Grand Opening on September 2, 2021
August 12, 2021Dream of STEAM: National Children’s Museum Partners with IF/THEN®, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, to Host Free, Virtual Career Events for Children Under 12
March 2, 2021National Children’s Museum Will Inspire Young Innovators Through Digital Offerings This Summer
June 16, 2020During COVID-19 Health Crisis, National Children’s Museum Inspires Young Innovators to Change the World with Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math
April 30, 2020National Children's Museum to Feature Mothers Room Sponsored by Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc.
October 25, 2019Young Sluggers Will Learn the Science of Baseball from Their Favorite Nationals Players at National Children’s Museum
October 17, 2019National Children’s Museum receives donation from Amazon for Data Literacy Exhibit and Free Museum Admission for Thousands of Northern Virginia Children and their Families
August 8, 2019The State of Qatar Champions Education with a $2 Million Sponsorship of National Children’s Museum’s Centerpiece Exhibit
July 9, 2019National Children’s Museum Hires Director of Operations
December 6, 2018National Children's Museum Receives $250,000 Grant to Support School Field Trips and Education Programming
November 8, 2018National Children’s Museum Announces Three New Board Members
October 2, 2018The National Children’s Museum Prepares to Reopen in Washington, DC at Kickoff Celebration
June 18, 2018Elise Lemle Named Director of Exhibits and Education for the National Children’s Museum
March 8, 2018Crystal Bowyer Named President and CEO of the National Children’s Museum
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