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SPECIAL EXHIBIT: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
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Dramatic play through a land of make believe!
January 28 - May 7, 2006




Adults Only Nights!!!

Due to popular demand, we are offering special evenings when adults can visit the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood exhibit.

Please join us from 5-7pm on:
Thursday, April 13
Thursday, May 4

Regular admission prices apply.


Exhibit Overview

Mister Rogers’ Television House

• Swing on the porch swing or play peek-a-boo

• Try on a sweater or sneakers just like Mister Rogers

• Play familiar Neighborhood songs on the player piano or make up tunes of your own

Neighborhood Trolley

• Climb aboard and turn the wheel, pull the levers or take a seat in a full-size replica of the Neighborhood Trolley

• The Trolley is also a great place to take a break and read a little about the history of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Neighborhood of Make-Believe

• Visit the Castle and play dress up

• Put on a puppet show with the Neighborhood puppets

• In Lady Elaine Fairchild’s Museum Go-Round, an unusual collection of unusual objects lets you make music using small wooden balls or an impression of your body on a wall of soft plastic pins

Click here for hours and admission information.


Self Guided Group Visits

Price: $6.00 per participant

Group Times: Bookings made every 15 minutes between 10am-3pm

Visit Length: Unlimited


Facilitated Option

Begin your facilitated activity with “A Journey to the Land of Make Believe.” Using large, oversized trunks backpacks and suitcases, children will be asked to find and select items that correspond with going on a trip. Children will be able to discuss their feelings associated with “Going Away” and “Coming Back”. Once each child contributes an item they will take part in a 30 minute dramatic experience through puppets, tying their imaginative journey together with their feelings.

Visit Times: 9:30AM, 10:30AM, 11:30AM and 12:30PM

Cost: $7.00 per person.

  • Be sure to ask about the museum's Sponsored Admission Program. The children in your group who receive federal assistance may also qualify for free entrance to the museum.

  • Are your field trip transportation costs too high? Ride METRO with your class and pay only .50 per person, round trip! Check out their website today!

To schedule a group visit, call the museum at 206-441-1768 or e-mail groups@thechildrensmuseum.org.


 
 
 
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