Children's Museum of Richmond

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Children's Museum of Richmond
Established 1977
Location 2626 W Broad St Richmond, Virginia
Director Ms. Lynn Kirk
Website www.c-mor.org

The Children's Museum of Richmond began in 1977 as the Richmond Children’s Museum in the Navy Hill School building in downtown Richmond, Virginia. In 2000, the museum moved to its current location on Broad Street in Richmond.

Highlights include:

  • A 40-foot replica of an original Virginia limestone cave, added in 1987.
  • The Tour de Tummy, a replica of the digestive tract that children can climb through.
  • In 2000, The Learning Garden was added in the museum's backyard, including water play and a shaded sandbox.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Torrisi, Lauren. "Backyard Redefined", Richmond Times, 2007-06-07. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.