Portland Children's Museum

Portland Children’s Museum & @opalschool permanently closed in June 2021. Carry our 75-year legacy of PLAY in your heart as you imagine, create & invent.

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔: 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟔–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏: Portland Children’s Museum & @opalschool are permanently closed. These feeds will serve as a tribute to the Museum's inspiring 75-year legacy & Opal's vibrant 20-year history.

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

For more info, visit https://t.co/1nRWIYxsan:
📢 Membership & Gift Card Refunds: https://t.co/Pdye7hC42q

📢 June Pickup for Clay Items: https://t.co/mVNdj4RNgb

📢 Closure:
https://t.co/nSmlWdgz4T

Carry PLAY in your ❤️as you continue to think, imagine, create & invent.

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔: 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟔–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏: Portland Children’s Museum & @opalschool are permanently closed. These feeds will serve as a tribute to the Museum's inspiring 75-year legacy & Opal's vibrant 20-year history.

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

We are grateful to the generations of makers, artists, musicians, explorers, scientists, chefs & super heroes who are primed to continue the playful learning practices they developed within our exhibit halls & classroom walls. 🎨🧪👩🏾‍🍳

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

We are grateful to & inspired by the generations of makers, artists, musicians, explorers, scientists, chefs & super heroes who are primed to continue the playful learning practices they developed within our exhibit halls & classroom walls.

🎨 🎼 🧪 👩🏽‍🍳 🦸🏾

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

3/3: The Museum has been a haven for joyful memory-making with loved ones for generations. We are forever grateful to the vibrant community of play that Museum & Opal programs have cultivated over the last 75 years.

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

1/3: After 75 years of serving children & their caregivers, our board voted today to close Portland Children’s Museum & @opalschool. We considered a number of options, but the impact of the pandemic & subsequent closure caused devastating & unrecoverable revenue losses.

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

2/3: Sadly, we are not alone in facing this unprecedented operational distress. We know from @childmuseums that most children’s museums are facing substantial losses. Public support from the CARES Act & other sources hasn’t been enough to make the losses up.

[Governor Kate Brown @OregonGovBrown]

Happy spring break, Oregon! Please be smart and stay safe this week by:

🌼 Wearing your mask
🌼 Staying six feet apart
🌼 Avoiding indoor gatherings
🌼 Washing your hands

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

Museum@Home in @pdx_parent: "There's a silent yet palpable understanding that caregivers are exhausted." Practice Self Care: https://t.co/tLvas7514B

Recall "times you said yes, when all it meant was extra work for you & was seemingly helpful only to someone else.” —Fred Rogers

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

#YearOfTheOx: Greet #ChineseNewYear2021 with a look back at our 2020 Lunar New Year Celebration. Goodbye, 🐀. Hello, 🐂!

Relive Viet Hung Jr. & Oregon Hope Chinese School performances, Chinese Calligraphy Demos & more through never-before-seen images: https://t.co/Uw5TDJ0t4j

[TravelOregon @TravelOregon]

Happy 162nd birthday, Oregon. There's a lot to love about you.

📷: Memaloose State Park by @ adventure_with_dan_z on Instagram

[ZERO TO THREE @ZEROTOTHREE]

The BEST! 😍 Learn more about how young children develop empathy: https://t.co/h1eZytnEJa

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

“My little one telling me about his wonderful time going to the Museum...This photo was taken there & he made the frame. Pointing out he doesn’t have a mask in the photo. One day we’ll be back.” —@mcmomo91

Can't wait! Share Museum memories & create new ones @ Home: #PDXcmAtHome

[Portland Parks & Rec @PDXParksandRec]

February is #BlackHistoryMonth, and inspires us to remember the late, beloved Charles Jordan.

The former City Commissioner and Portland Parks & Recreation Director implemented lasting, landmark programs for all Portlanders. Read more at https://t.co/aGDLhoDQWB

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

Hello, #Snow! ❄️ Museum members greet the first snowfall of 2021 with exclamations of, "It's 'pitch white' out!"

Grab your parka & trek to the Museum@Home archives! Add snow to an Arctic Sensory Bin for hours of epic storytelling adventures:
https://t.co/WPeGY7BPQ1 #pdxkids

[ZERO TO THREE @ZEROTOTHREE]

Join us for a special rebroadcast of part two of “Infants and Toddlers Face Racism Too.” We'll dig into the “now what” – strategies and resources to help us take next steps of moving our intentional thinking and understanding into actionable steps. https://t.co/uRoQgy4TWW

[PBS KIDS @PBSKIDS]

In this PBS KIDS video, @TheAmandaGorman, the Inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate, recites her original poem "Talking Gets Us There." Watch and talk with your kids about celebrating differences and speaking out against racism today and every day.

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

“If we merge mercy with might, might with right, then ❤️ becomes our legacy & change our children's birthright.” @TheAmandaGorman

22-year-old #AmandaGorman is the youngest #Inauguration poet & the author of the upcoming children’s book “Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem.”

[PBS KIDS @PBSKIDS]

Research shows that talking to kids about the voting process makes them more likely to vote as adults. Check out these nine books to start conversations with your kids about voting, democracy, citizenship, and equality. https://t.co/maqcshJk8f

[Portland Children's Museum @PortlandCM]

#MLKDay: Explore Courage in Uncertainty in the new Museum@Home issue. https://t.co/YIBRQZQ4oc

In MLK’s words, "Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles."

In uncertain times, we go forward in community & turn to playful learning to help process obstacles.