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The Wilbraham
Children's Museum is available to children in all surrounding
communities. Designed to meet the needs of children under age
5, the playground and play areas inside the museum have been
specifically designed with this age group in mind.
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About Us
 The museum, a non-profit
organization (since 1998), is run entirely by volunteers. A
Board of Directors, and voting members consisting of its
officers (President, Treasurer, and Recording Secretary),
volunteer coordinators, and playgroup leaders oversee the
operations of the Museum. The voting members meet monthly to
set museum policy, decide on expenditures, plan museum
activities and make sure the museum functions smoothly. The
monthly meetings are open meetings. All interested persons are
encouraged to attend and are eligible to discuss issues;
however, only voting members may vote.
Administrative personnel do not staff the
museum. Museum voting members work from their homes, receiving
and making phone calls, doing paperwork, etc. When a person
calls to book a birthday party, sign up for a playgroup or to
ask a question, she is given the names and home phone of the
appropriate volunteer coordinator who handles the request
Funds are raised from playgroup fees [ a
yearly non-refundable family registration fee paid before the
start of playgroups ($25 for Wilbraham resident, $30 for
non-resident), and a playgroup fee of $2.50 per child per
week, payable at the star of every 10 week session], fees for
public hours ($3.00 per child 12 months and over), and
birthday parties ($50.00 per party booked), fundraising
activities and donations. The registration
and playgroup session fees are pro-rated accordingly with each
playgroup session. Museum funds are primarily used for
upkeep of the building and museum grounds and the purchase of
equipment for both inside and outside the museum. The museum
also has employees that are paid for work as Birthday Party
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The Museum
Celebrating 25 Years
The museum offers organized weekly
playgroups, public hours, and a newly renovated playground
that is free to the public year round.
The museum itself contains a variety of
exhibits that are updated or replaced from time to time.
Current exhibits include a space ship, a castle, a puppet
theater, a dress-up box, a pretend kitchen, a gas truck and a
fire-fighting exhibit. In addition, there are a number of toys
and musical instruments available for playing, a Brio train
set, and a foam climbing structure for infants and toddlers.
As much work as possible is done by volunteers in setting up,
creating, and maintaining these
exhibits.
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Come For A Visit
Every Tuesday at 9:30am and 3:30pm.
the museum is open to non-members age birth
through preschool. Public Hours are held ten months a year
from September through June. The Museum follows the
Wilbraham/Hampden School calendar. When schools are closed the
museum is also closed. Due to occupancy regulations, admission
is limited and based on a first come basis.
$3.00 is charged for every child aged
12 months and over.
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Museum News
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Starting June 20th, the museum will be CLOSED for the Summer - including Public Hours. Note: Birthday Parties will continue to be available.
For directions, click here.
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Volunteers needed.
Birthday Parties are available during the summer! The Museum is air conditioned.
The calendar is open.
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Phone number:
413-596-2472
E-mail:
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