Marbles Kids Museum

MARBLES SPARKS IMAGINATION, DISCOVERY, AND LEARNING THROUGH PLAY.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FY2021-2022 (FY22) FY22 WAS FULL OF TRANSFORMATION AND GROWTH AT MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM AS VISITATION BOUNCED BACK FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. MARBLES RESUMED IN-PERSON EVENTS, OPENED NEW EXHIBITS, AND RE-LAUNCHED IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ACCESS INITIATIVES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE OPENING IMAGIFAB IN SEPTEMBER 2021, A COLLABORATIVE MAKER SPACE THAT TRANSFORMED THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE MUSEUM. IMAGIFAB IS AN INCLUSIVE AND OPEN SPACE WHERE FAMILIES PLAY SIDE-BY-SIDE AS THEY MAKE, CREATE, BUILD, AND ANIMATE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN JUNE 2022, MARBLES OPENED READY SET VET, AN INNOVATIVE SPACE LOCATED IN AN EXPANSIVE CORNER OF THE AROUND TOWN GALLERY ON THE MUSEUM'S 1ST FLOOR. IN THE EXHIBIT, KIDS ROLE PLAY AS VETS AND TECHNICIANS AS THEY EXAMINE AND TREAT INJURIES, DIAGNOSE USING X-RAYS AND SCANS AND PRACTICE CARING FOR ALL TYPES OF ANIMALS. KIDS DISCOVER THE TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF MODERN VETERINARY MEDICINE, ALL THROUGH HANDS-ON PLAY IN A REALISTIC SETTING.IN SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION TO SPARK IMAGINATION, DISCOVERY, AND LEARNING THROUGH PLAY, MARBLES DELIVERS POWERFUL PLAY EXPERIENCES ALIGNED WITH FIVE CORE CONTENT INITIATIVES: READY SET LEARN, BE HEALTHY BE ACTIVE, CREATE INNOVATE, EXPLORE EXPERIMENT, AND CONNECT. CONTENT IS DELIVERED THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, DAILY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS, CAMPS, SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS AND GIANT SCREEN IMAX FILMS. IN FY22, MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM SERVED OVER 324,000 VISITORS INCLUDING ALMOST 14,300 FIELD TRIP AND SUMMER GROUP GUESTS. MUSEUM FIELD TRIPS OFFER OPEN-ENDED MUSEUM EXPLORATION OF OUR EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AS WELL AS HANDS-ON SPECIALTY PROGRAMS ON TOPICS LIKE STEM, FINANCIAL LITERACY, NUTRITION, AND WEATHER. MARBLES ALSO OFFERS CURRICULUM-ALIGNED EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS THAT INTEGRATE AWARD-WINNING IMAX DOCUMENTARIES WITH HANDS-ON LEARNING LABS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-8, BRINGING CONTENT TO LIFE THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. CAMP MARBLES ENGAGED MORE THAN 2,200 KIDS IN FUN, INTERACTIVE LEARNING AND PLAY THROUGH CREATING, BUILDING, AND EXPERIMENTING. MARBLES FULL CIRCLE ACCESS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDED OVER 45,100 FREE AND REDUCED RATE MUSEUM VISITS IN FY22 FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, ENSURING ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO MARBLES, DESPITE FINANCIAL OR PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS. MARBLES FULL CIRCLE PROGRAMS INCLUDE MUSEUM ACCESS FOR AT-RISK TITLE I AND PRESCHOOL GROUPS, EXTENDED HOURS FOR WORKING FAMILIES, FREE EVENTS FOR RISING KINDERGARTENERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FREE EVENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.