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Transforming the Moody Family Children’s Museum

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Empowering Children to Reimagine the Future

The Moody Family Children’s Museum is one of the most beloved and visited spaces at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. After 12 years, advancements in understanding how children learn and solve problems necessitate a new design. We are undertaking a comprehensive modernization of the Children’s Museum to ensure that our resources and experiences are even more accessible and impactful for families. 

The new hall will expand from 6,250 to nearly 11,000 square feet and include an expanded Toddler Area, a Makery where our youngest visitors will tinker and engineer, an immersive Imaginarium experience, and a larger Outdoor Area with climbing and water features. Each space will foster creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking in children. The inviting and larger-than-life design is rooted in scientific principles and will empower children to reimagine the future. 

The new Children’s Museum will nurture imaginations, empowering young children to be brave and daring. It will also encourage them to design and explore as they imagine the future.

The Moody Family Children’s Museum will look radically different by mid-2025, and the dynamic environment and diverse interactives will be a space of wonder where anything goes, and children can feel free to chart their own course. The expansion bolsters the Museum’s position as the preeminent children’s museum of the region, extending programming to serve children up to age 7, offering an enriching experience from toddlers to early elementary students that will: 

  • Stimulate imaginations
  • Welcome bilingual learners
  • Foster creativity
  • Engage curiosity
  • Spark wonderment
  • Encourage exploration and discovery
  • Support learning through play
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Children's Museum entrance

New entrance of the Moody Family Children’s Museum

Children and families at Children's Museum entryway

View of the Toddler Garden, Woven Wonders, Water Hillscape, and Flower Chairs

Children and families inside Children's Museum space

Imaginarium, RollAround, and Makery & Duplo Waterfall

Children's Museum outdoor play area

Outdoor Area – Trinity Falls, Rainbow Hill, Bubble Zone, and Musical Flowers

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The Moody Family Children’s Museum will close for renovations early January 2025 and re-open May 2025. Stay connected with the museum for email updates on our progress and all things happening at the Perot Museum!

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Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, imagination encircles the world. — Albert Einstein

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS

 

$1,000,000+
The Addy Foundation
Anonymous (2)

 

$500,000 – $999,999
Bellevue Foundation
Mabee Foundation
Melinda Kincaid

 

$250,000 – $499,999
The M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Foundation

 

$100,000 – $249,999
CES / The Hartland & Mackie Family Foundation
Bela and Chase Cooley
Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation
Hillcrest Foundation
Catalina Gonzalez and Santiago Jorba
Tori and Ross Mulford

 

$25,000 – $99,999
Anonymous
Dana and Mike Arnold
Lindsay and George Billingsley
Suran Yoo and Byung Lee
Elizabeth and Kevin Phillips
Lindsay and Patrick Reese
Jason Valdivia

Support Us

For information on opportunities to support the Children’s Museum transformation, please contact Ashley Chellgren, senior director of development, at ashley.chellgren@perotmuseum.org or 469.573.0188. 

Press Release

Click here to read the full project announcement press release.