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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.
National 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 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
July 11, 2017media contact
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