Explore & More Children's Museum

Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum is a museum in Buffalo, New York. The museum is for and about Buffalo - with seven play zones and three educational studios that are used to tell the unique story of Western New York. Designed for children from birth - 12 years of age, these hands-on play zones encourage children to explore their interests through the power of play. It was founded in 1994[1] in East Aurora, New York. In 2019, the museum moved from East Aurora to the Canalside district of Buffalo.[2] Many of the former exhibits from the East Aurora location were donated to the Children's Activity Corner of Jamestown.[3] On February 14, 2018, the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation awarded a $6 million grant to the museum and the then-under construction Canalside museum was re-named in honor of Wilson.[4]

View of the museum

The museum is located at 130 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14202.

  • A Studio for Anderson
    A Studio for Anderson
  • Driving Buffalo's Dreams
    Driving Buffalo's Dreams
  • Waterwheel
    Waterwheel
  • Stairway to upper floor
    Stairway to upper floor
  • Buffalo Innovation
    Buffalo Innovation

References
  1. "Explore & More Children's Museum". Exploreandmore.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  2. "Construction Watch: Explore and More Gets Bricked". 9 July 2018.
  3. "Explore & More Children's Museum Closes in East Aurora, Donates Exhibits". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  4. "Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation announces $6 million for Explore and More". WGRZ. Retrieved 2019-05-10.

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