History

In 1996 a group of parents came together to create a children's museum that would serve all of the community in Morris County. They incorporated in 1996 and received their not profit status in 1997. Since then the Community Children's Museum has established itself with successful children's programs in art, science and world cultures as well as with the Hospital Pediatric Art Program. This ongoing outreach program carried out in three area hospitals reaches an estimated 10,000 pediatric patients per year.

Once the Museum had established a track record of quality programming they started the long process of finding a permanent home for their exhibits and programs. It was hard to find a place that was in an excellent location yet affordable, but in February 2002 the quest was over. They found a great space located one block from the train station and on the main street in Dover. They have been renovating the 5,400 sq ft space at 77 E Blackwell Street and building new and exciting exhibits and hope to open in the Fall of 2003. Look for the grand opening in the local newspapers.

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Click here to see a previous article about when we moved to our location.