Address:110 North Harrison Ave., Lafayette, CO 80026
Telephone:
303-604-2424
WE GIVE!
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History
WOW!-Children’s Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Museum based in Lafayette, Colorado. We opened November 29, 1996, and became a non-profit corporation in July 1997 enabling us to expand our services to the community by providing more educational classes, workshops and exhibits sponsored by individuals, foundations and corporations. We host over 50,000 visitors annually. We relocated to Lafayette in June 2004 to Lafayette's former fire station after completing renovations. Our market ranges widely from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins, and from Evergreen to towns east of Greeley, indicating the need for educationally-oriented centers for families and schools to visit. We have been listed in the Best of Boulder as a preferred place for families to take children. WOW! was ranked by Child Magazine in February 2002 as one of the top 50 children’s museums in the country; in the last five years the Boulder County Business Report has listed WOW! as among the top ten largest cultural attractions in Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Additionally, since 2006, Kids Pages and Colorado Parent Magazine have rated WOW! as one of the top places in the state to bring children. We have received financial support from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), as well as an award for general operating support and recently one for science exhibits from the Institute for Museum & Library Services (IMLS).
Our Museum includes educational and dramatic play exhibits geared for children ages 1-11 years in an 8,000 square foot area. Art displays, Arts & crafts, music, dance, theater, wind energy, air & gravity exhibits, dinosaurs, a pirate ship & lighthouse, trains, play house, grocery store, credit union, sand castle, build-it-yourself house, bubbles, ball maze and a reading area are regular exhibits; in 2008 we installed another permanent exhibit on Light and Shadows.
Our board of directors has been very active each year, raising money to bring new exhibits and planning for an exciting future. Our wonderful staff is always ready to make sure you and your children spend quality time together, in a safe, educational, and entertaining atmosphere.
