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Press Kit Materials
MCM Marketing Photos on Flickr
MCM’s 2010 Promising Practice Award
Press Releases
8.10.10 Children’s Museum Completes Capital Campaign With Surprise Gift
8.3.10 Small Fire Contained to Staff Kitchen on Non-Public Floor
7.29.10 Madison Children’s Museum to Celebrate Grand Opening August 14-15
7.12.10 Shop MCM’s Annual Benefit Sale on Sunday, July 18
7.6.10 Tickets Still Available for American Girl Fashion Show
6.14.10 Players to Don Kid-Designed “Moo” Jerseys for MCM Day at the Mallards
6.2.10 Madison Children’s Museum to Host Ribbon Cutting for 1838 Log Cabin
5.24.10 Madison Children’s Museum to Celebrate its 13th Annual Juniorpalooza Festival
5.12.10 Museum Earns National Award for Local Focus
5.7.10 Children’s Museum Welcomes New Board Members
5.4.10 Dust Off Your Clubs for MCM’s Second Annual Spring Scramble
4.21.10 Gubernatorial Candidate Barrett to Take Green Tour of Children’s Museum on Earth Day
4.13.10 Madison Children’s Museum Presents its First American Girl Fashion Show
4.5.10 Madison Children’s Museum Celebrates Week of the Young Child at Henry Vilas Zoo
3.15.10 Spend Spring Break at MCM’s Healthy Habits Week
2.15.10 Museum Raises $16,500 Through Sock It Away Campaign
2.08.10 New Logo Reflects Excitement About New Building
1.18.10 Get Your Groove on Family-style With Kids Rock!
12.28.09 Children’s Museum Receives $250K Challenge Grant
12.18.09 Museum to Close State Street Location Jan. 3
11.30.09 Madison Children’s Museum’s Tea & Trains Fundraiser Dec. 5
11.30.09 Children’s Museum Offers Healthy Minds, Healthy Food
11.09.09 Three Join Madison Children’s Museum Staff
11.02.09 Madison Children’s Museum Receives $150,000 Grant From Madison Community Foundation
10.19.09 Madison Children’s Museum Scares Up Two New Halloween Events
10.13.09 Madison Children’s Museum Receives Grant From Monsanto Fund to Support Rooftop Programming
10.6.09 Children’s Museum to Host Artists, Activities for Open Art Studios on Oct. 17-18
10.6.09 Madison Children’s Museum Receives $150,000 IMLS Grant
9.28.09 ‘Nuestra Cartonera’ Exhibit to Open at Children’s Museum on Gallery Night
9.23.09 Madison Children’s Museum, School District Team Up for Monumental Local History Project
Articles and News Coverage
8.23.10 WISC Editorial: New museum is an extraordinary resource for children
WISC-TV Ch. 3
8.16.10 Madison Children’s Museum ‘focuses on sustainability from the inside out’
Treehugger.com
8.16.10 A museum made for Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
8.14.10 Madison Children’s Museum grand opening
NBC Ch. 15
8.14.10 Children, adults excited about opening of new Children’s Museum
WISC-TV Ch. 3/Channel 3000.com
8.14.10 Crowd wowed at Madison Children’s Museum
Madison.com
8.13.10 Art, science and imagination soar at Madison Children’s Museum
WKOW-TV Ch. 27
8.13.10 A city and its (little) people
Mayor Dave’s Blog
8.13.10 Madison Children’s Museum: Possible-opolis, Part I
NBC Ch. 15
8.13.10 Madison Children’s Museum: Possible-opolis, Part II; Log Cabin
NBC Ch. 15
8.12.10 Around the Bubbler: A day at the museum
77 Square
8.12.10 Blog post: Madison Children’s Museum
Healing Werk
8.12.10 The view from the eighth floor: New Madison Children’s Museum opens Aug. 14-15
this black sista’s page
8.12.10 Live from the new Madison Children’s Museum: Possible-opolis
NBC 15 Morning Show
8.12.10 Live from the new Madison Children’s Museum: The Log Cabin
NBC 15 Morning Show
8.11.10 Isthmus on the isthmus: The new Madison Children’s Museum
thedailypage.com
8.11.10 Children’s Museum surpasses capital campaign goal
Wisconsin State Journal
8.9.10 Madison Children’s Museum touts local pride
Wisconsin Radio Network
8.8.10 Interactive: Inside the new Madison Children’s Museum
Madison.com
8.8.10 New Madison Children’s Museum an experience to behold
Wisconsin State Journal
8.8.10 At Madison Children’s Museum, everyone’s an artist
77 Square
8.7.10 Anticipated new Madison Children’s Museum debuts
WISC-TV Ch. 3
8.3.10 Fire damages Madison Children’s Museum
Channel 3000
8.3.10 Museum still set to open despite fire
WKOW-TV Ch. 27
8.3.10 Fire won’t delay new Madison Children’s Museum Aug. 14 opening
Madison.com
8.4.10 Madison Children’s Museum profile
Eco-Structure Magazine
8.1.10 A new museum grows in Madison with Ruth Shelly at the helm
Dane County Lifestyles
7.31.10 Enlarged Madison Children’s Museum opens
RoadsTraveled.com
7.26.10 Children’s Museum tickled pink about being green
Wisconsin Radio Network
7.22.10 Sneak peek of the new Madison Children’s Museum
Raising Madison
7.16.10 American Girl Doll Sale
WKOW-TV Ch. 27
7.12.10 MCM Benefit Sale & Fashion Show
NBC 15
7.7.10 Green Children’s Museum
TravelingGreener.com
7.1.10 New, kid-friendly confines
AAA Living Magazine
6.21.10 Inside the new Madison Children’s Museum
Madison.com
6.21.10 New Children’s Museum on cutting edge
The Capital Times
6.15.10 Madison Mallards to wear Moo jerseys on MCM Day, 6/19/10
Examiner.com
6.14.10 Wisconsin Wonders: Madison Children’s Museum
WisconsinEye
6.8.10 Madison Children’s Museum dedicates 1838 log cabin
Examiner.com
6.3.10 Where kids are king
Isthmus
6.1.10 Coffee Break
In Business TV
5.26.10 Help Children’s Museum meet its fundraising challenge
The Capital Times
5.20.10 Pinckney street stage planned for Capitol Square
Isthmus
5.17.10 New Children’s Museum a downtown gem
The Capital Times
5.4.10 Madison Children’s Museum undergoing huge makeover
Channel 3000
5.10 Hand in Hand: AFFW, Madison Children’s Museum, and YWCA Bring Art to Life
A Fund for Women website
4.29.10 New mural at Children’s Museum celebrates nature
77 Square
4.20.10 The Great Sneak Peek: Inside the NEW Madison Children’s Museum
WKOW-TV Ch. 27
4.5.10 Desks of dreams
77 Square
3.25.10 Around the bubbler: Child’s play
77 Square
3.7.10 Fun here at home
WKOW-TV Ch. 27
2.12.10 Madison Winter Festival and more
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
2.10.10 Winning logo hits close to home
Wisconsin State Journal
2.7.10 Kids Rock! Madison’s High Noon Saloon Kidoke with Gomers
Examiner.com
2.6.10 ‘Kids Rock’ for Madison Children’s Museum
WKOW-TV Ch. 27
2.5.10 Got kids? Madison weekend family events
Examiner.com
1.11.10 Walworth County history part of children’s museum
Janesville Gazette
1.4.10 See you in August, Madison Children’s Museum
Wisconsin State Journal
1.3.10 Children’s Museum closes with laughter, anticipation
WKOW-TV Ch. 27
1.3.10 Madison Children’s Museum Closes, Will Reopen In August
NBC 15
12.29.09 Madison Children’s Museum Gets $250K Grant
NBC 15
12.28.09 Madison Children’s Museum gets $250K challenge grant
Wisconsin State Journal
12.24.09 Around the Bubbler: Children’s Museum, marimba and learning about snow
77 Square
12.18.09 Downtown Madison
Fushigi News
11.28.09 New children’s museum will appeal to wider age range
Wisconsin State Journal
10.31.09 State Street hopping with Badger fans and early Halloween revelers
Wisconsin State Journal
10.29.09 Around the Bubbler: Arts Ball 2009, Dave Eggers and Halloween festivities
77 Square
10.26.09 Halloween fun at the Madison Children’s Museum
WKOW-TV Ch. 27
10.22.09 Updated: Haunted houses, Halloween activities around the area
WKOW TV 27
10.15.09 Around the Bubbler: The Guthries, Jungle Jack and Irish dance
77 Square
10.14.09 artsTRIBE at the zoo puts a twist on Open Art Studios
The Capital Times
10.7.09 Madison Children’s Museum plans American Girl benefit sale for Oct. 20
WKOW-TV Ch. 27
10.4.09 Watrous Gallery exhibit highlights talents of children’s book illustrators
77 Square
10.1.09 The story of Madison
The Capital Times
9.30.09 Rustic anomaly: 1840s log cabin will be a permanent exhibit at new children’s museum
The Capital Times
9.30.09 Children’s museum gets cabin fever
The Capital Times
9.27.09 Off the Wall: Photographer Angela Johnson finds inspiration in nature
77 Square
9.25.09 Three nonprofit groups get Madison Community Foundation grants
Madison Community Foundation
9.22.09 Top 10 children logos
Logo Design Works
9.15.09 Overture luring more people with community events
The Capital Times
9.12.09 Kids parade around Capitol for peace
WKOW-TV Ch. 27
