Children's Museum in Easton
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| Established | 1991 |
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| Location | 9 Sullivan Avenue Easton, Massachusetts 02357 |
| Coordinates | 42°4′0.7″N 71°6′8.9″W / 42.066861°N 71.102472°W |
| Type | Children's museum |
| Website | http://www.childrensmuseumineaston.org/ |
The Children's Museum in Easton is a children's museum in Easton, Massachusetts dedicated to educational, cultural, and social learning for children and families with a primary focus on children ages 1–5. It is located at 9 Sullivan Avenue in North Easton inside of a historic firehouse. The museum is three floors of different activities designed for interactive learning. It is also located close to Stonehill College.
History
[edit]The Children's Museum was started in 1986 by four Easton women, all mothers of young children in search of hands-on educational experiences for their children. The location at that time was a historic firehouse built in 1904. By 1986, it had not been a functioning fire station in decades, and the town of Easton had decided to sell it. The mothers proposed the museum to the town, and the vote went to selectmen.[1] The vote passed, with the museum promising to donate $100,000 of its admission profits back to the town.[2] The mothers had no corporate sponsors, so it took five years of fundraising activities through the community until the museum received enough support to open in 1991.