London Children’s Museum
Established1975 (1975)
Location21 Wharncliffe Road South
London, Ontario
N6J 4G5
Coordinates42°58′45″N 81°15′46″W / 42.9791°N 81.2629°W / 42.9791; -81.2629
TypeChildren's museum
Visitors100,000
FounderCarol Johnston
Executive directorAmanda Conlon
Websitewww.londonchildrensmuseum.ca

The London Children's Museum is a private, not-for-profit museum located in London, Ontario, Canada.[1] It was the first children's museum established in Canada,[1] founded in 1975 by Carol Johnston two years after visiting Boston Children's Museum during a family trip. As of 2021, the museum receives 88,000 visitors each year and has an operating budget of approximately $1.2 million.[2] Its current executive director is Amanda Conlon.[1]

The original museum was based in the old City Centre.[1] After several moves in its early days, it acquired the building of the former Riverview Public School in 1982 with a grant from the Richard Ivey Foundation.[1] In 2014 it sold the Wharncliffe Road building to a London developer, but will remain a tenant until at least 2021.[1]

The museum will move to a former and refurbished Kellogg's cereal plant in the city's east end factory district at 100 Kellogg Lane.[2] [1][3] The museum will occupy the building's fourth floor, which has 25-foot (7.6 m) ceilings.[1][3] After the move, the museum plans on creating new exhibits.[1] In 2018, the museum hired an Oakland, California company to design the exhibits in the new building.[4] These include eight "immersive and interactive areas for children and their families", among them a garden patio, a main street-themed exhibit, a river-themed exhibit, and a room dedicated to archaeological discovery.[4] It will also include a large rooftop playground.[3]

Exhibits include Bellina, a whale skeleton suspended in the atrium, an arctic exhibit, and a dinosaur exhibit.[1]

Affiliations

The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "London Regional Children's Museum to find new home in old Kellogg's plant". CBC News. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Simon, Amy (12 October 2021). "London Children's Museum begins moving process after 40 years on Wharncliffe Rd S". 1069theX. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Ibeto, Ozioma (15 May 2018). "London Children's Museum reveals new location". Global News. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 "London Children's Museum unveils new look designed by California firm". CBC News. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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