WILMINGTON CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC
116 ORANGE ST, WILMINGTON, NC 28401 www.playwilmington.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO STIMULATE CHILDREN'S IMAGINATION, CURIOSITY AND LOVE OF LEARNING SO THAT THEY MIGHT LEARN AMAZING THINGS ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD IN WHICH THEY LIVE THROUGH INFORMAL HANDS-ON CHILD DIRECTED EXPERIENCES. THE MUSEUM OFFERS EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN.

THE WILMINGTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM SERVES CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND SCHOOLS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WITH OUR MOST FREQUENT GUESTS VISITING FROM NEW HANOVER, BRUNSWICK, PENDER, AND ONSLOW COUNTIES. EACH YEAR WE PROVIDE MORE THAN 55,000 VISITORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THROUGH PLAY. APPROXIMATELY 60% OF VISITORS ARE WHITE NON-LATINO AND 40% ARE MINORITY ETHNICITIES. NEARLY 24% OF ALL ADMISSIONS ARE FREE OR REDUCED COST TO SERVE AT-RISK AND DISABLED CHILDREN, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES, VETERANS, OR SENIORS. WE STRIVE TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AN EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER IN THE AREA. CHILDREN GET TO NAVIGATE THE SEAS AS PIRATES, UNEARTH FOSSILS AS ARCHAEOLOGISTS, PERFORM TEDDY BEAR CHECK-UPS AS PHYSICIANS, RESEARCH STATES OF MATTER AS SCIENTISTS, AND EXPRESS THE VISION OF THEIR IMAGINATION AS ARTISTS - ALL IN ONE TRIP. WE HOST TEN WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS GEARED TOWARDS TODDLERS TO TEN YEAR OLDS.

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