Madison Children's Museum

05/05/2026

Dane County is lucky enough to have not one, not two, but THREE incredible children's museums. This month's donation creation pizza and cocktail are in support of these great organizations. Thank you for all you do!

04/30/2026

Madison Children's Museum shares the Association of Children's Museums' vision for a world that prioritizes the rights of all children to playful learning and a healthy, safe, and equitable future. This vision is not a passive goal; it is a fundamental right. Today, that future is under direct threat.

We are committed to providing safe spaces for children and families to gather in community, engage, and learn. We will be open regular hours on Friday, May 1. If you will be attending the Day Without Immigrants rally on Capitol Square with young children and need a break, our Community Concourse provides free admission for children and their caregivers, with access to restrooms, water, and our pay-what-you-can Lunchbox Cafe. Our team is working together across departments to make it possible for museum staff who wish to participate in the rally to do so.

At the museum on Friday, we invite families to practice kindness skills in the Nice Age Trail, express themselves in the Art Studio, breathe deeply on the Rooftop Ramble, and learn advocacy skills by writing to elected officials at our postcard-writing station.

Find additional resources at https://madisonchildrensmuseum.org/about/news-and-press/care-for-kids-scary-times/.

04/25/2026

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! It's the perfect chance for us to brag about our collaboration with brilliant mapmaker Kevin Cannon. We loved the maps he's been making for the Midwest Booksellers Association so much that we asked him to create a map of Madison Children's Museum—and we're obsessed!

Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day with us by stopping by one or more of our incredible local indies (Lake City Books books is right across the street!) and then run, jump, skip, or hop down to MCM to find your next adventure.

ps. Did we mention that we have Adventure Map posters for sale in our Gift Shop?

04/17/2026

We'll be closing at 2:30 pm today, April 17, due to severe weather predictions. Stay safe everyone, and we'll see you tomorrow!

04/09/2026

ICYMI: We could not be more pleased to share the news of this incredibly generous gift from Jerry Frautschi! Our beloved building—which Jerry helped us acquire in 2005—is almost a centenarian, and the $6.5M gift will make a huge impact on our ability to give this building the TLC it needs.

The $6.5 million gift from late philanthropist Jerry Frautschi is the largest in the Madison Children’s Museum’s history.

03/24/2026