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The Children’s Museum Group is a Connecticut-based non-profit educational organization which includes The Children’s Museum and The Children’s Museum Preschool, both located in West Hartford, CT, as well as Roaring Brook Nature Center, located in Canton, CT. We strive to inspire life-long learning among children and their caregivers by providing experiential learning programs covering STEAM, health, nature and the environment. Founded in 1927 as a one-room natural history museum in The Pond House at Elizabeth Park in Hartford, The Children’s Museum is the fifth oldest children’s museum in the nation. The Children’s Museum resided on Trout Brook Drive in West Hartford from 1958 through 2022. And moved to the current location, sharing grounds with the Emanuel Synagogue, at 180 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford CT.

Encouraging Creative Thinkers & Lifelong Learners

OUR MISSION

The Children’s Museum's core mission is to inspire life-long learning among children and their caregivers by providing engaging experiential learning programs covering STEAM, health, nature, and the environment. Entertaining, stimulating, and unique to the area, our educational programs will assist in the development of curious, confident, and innovative children, creating the basis for successful, well-rounded adults.

OUR VALUE

The Children’s Museum will deliver value to our donors, supporters, and the community. Donors will be proud to affiliate with and support our facilities and programs, which enrich their lives, legacies, and stature. Companies and organizations can use us for workforce involvement campaigns and regional recruitment. The community will recognize us as a valued enhancement to lifestyle and image.

OUR VISION

The Children’s Museum's vision is to be a premier provider of experiential learning content, programs and opportunities for young children. A forward-looking and adaptable place where children and the adults in their lives feel safe to explore, imagine, discover, create and fail. A destination of distinction that adds value to the community, as well as an organization recognized as being at the forefront of child development.

OUR MISSION

The Children’s Museum's core mission is to inspire life-long learning among children and their caregivers by providing engaging experiential learning programs covering STEAM, health, nature, and the environment. Entertaining, stimulating, and unique to the area, our educational programs will assist in the development of curious, confident, and innovative children, creating the basis for successful, well-rounded adults.

OUR VALUE

The Children’s Museum will deliver value to our donors, supporters, and the community. Donors will be proud to affiliate with and support our facilities and programs, which enrich their lives, legacies, and stature. Companies and organizations can use us for workforce involvement campaigns and regional recruitment. The community will recognize us as a valued enhancement to lifestyle and image.

OUR VISION

The Children’s Museum's vision is to be a premier provider of experiential learning content, programs and opportunities for young children. A forward-looking and adaptable place where children and the adults in their lives feel safe to explore, imagine, discover, create and fail. A destination of distinction that adds value to the community, as well as an organization recognized as being at the forefront of child development.