| Flint Children's Museum | |
| Coordinates: | 43.0141°N -83.7117°W |
| Established: | 1980 |
| Location: | Flint, Michigan |
| Type: | Children's museum |
| Network: | ASTC |
| Website: | www.flintchildrensmuseum.org |
Flint Children's Museum in Flint, Michigan was inspired by a visit to a Washington D.C. children's museum in 1979. Local educator Mary Newman began Flint Children's Museum.
Located on the campus of Kettering University at 1602 University Ave. (Formerly Third Ave.) in Flint.[1]
In 1980, a hands-on antiques and crafts exhibit for children was installed at Flint's Sloan Museum. By 1986, the exhibit had grown so significantly that, with community support and additional grants, the Flint Children's Museum's first permanent location was established at NorthBank Center in downtown Flint, operating there for 7 years.
An anonymous gift in 1990 created the Mary Newman Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. That fund, named for the museum's founder and first Executive Director, has since grown to over 1 million dollars, and the proceeds from that fund continue to provide support for the museum.
The current facility was donated by an anonymous donor, designated to house the Children's Museum through a long-term lease. The Museum has been operating at this location since 1993.
Educational hands-on exhibits for children: