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Kidspace Children's Museum was originally opened in 1979 within the California Institute of Technology, presenting a special exhibit addressing the need for supplemental arts, sciences, and humanities education within the San Gabriel Valley. After several temporary facilities, in 2004, the museum moved to its new permanent home in Pasadena, located within the former Fannie E. Morrison Horticultural Center across from the Rose Bowl. A variety of museum exhibits are offered for children ages 10 and under, including a Storyteller Studio and a recreated paleontologist dig site. 2.2 acres of museum gardens offer additional activities, including a tricycle park, a water playspace, climbing towers, and an arroyo-scape environment with educational discovery stations. Daily educational programming is held in the museum's Physics Forest, and public special events are offered throughout the year, including a spring Caterpillar Adoption Days event and a fall Pumpkin Festival.
480 N Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103, Phone: 626-449-9144
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