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If you haven’t yet heard about Modesto Children’s Museum, it’s time to get excited! Modesto Children’s Museum is a hands-on, immersive educational space for children, coming to Downtown Modesto in the summer of 2023. This incredible museum will be one-of-a-kind, designed specifically for our community and for the children of the Central Valley.

The museum team began fundraising in early 2021 and are currently nearing the end of their capital campaign. The time is now to help bring Modesto Children’s Museum to life! As they close in on their $9 million fundraising goal, the Modesto Children’s Museum Board is encouraging community members to donate now and to be a part of creating this monumental resource for children, families, and educators.

Exhibits for the museum are currently be- ing fabricated by kubik maltbie, a prestigious exhibit production company, on the East Coast. Simultaneously, the museum building (located at 928 11th Street) is under construction to prepare the space for exhibit installation. Local company Simile Construction has been working diligently with museum board leadership, project teams, and RED Inc. Architects to ensure the space is prepared to welcome thousands of families through its doors.

The exhibitry in the museum promises to be thrilling for children, caregivers, teachers, and our community! As you enter the doors, a colorful, two-story climbing structure filled with various paths and challenges awaits. Around every corner is a new exhibit filled with wonder, adventure, and new things to learn; a water exhibit teaches the properties of irrigation, a train exhibit takes you on a virtual world tour, a grocery store exhibit allows for hours of imaginative and educational exploration.

Visit modestochildrensmuseum.org to learn more and to support this incredible