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Betty Brinn Children's Museum

Coordinates: 43°02′19″N 87°53′59″W / 43.038542°N 87.899679°W / 43.038542; -87.899679
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Betty Brinn Children's Museum
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EstablishedMarch 30, 1995 (1995-03-30)
Location929 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA
Coordinates43°02′19″N 87°53′59″W / 43.038542°N 87.899679°W / 43.038542; -87.899679
TypeChildren's Museum
Public transit accessBus transport MCTS
Nearest car parkO'Donnell Park Parking Structure
Websitewww.bbcmkids.org

The Betty Brinn Children's Museum is a non-profit children's museum located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

About the Museum

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The museum is a "hands-on" exhibit based educational museum primarily targeted for children between the ages of 1 and 10.[1] It includes interactive spaces, such as the grocery store in the "Home Town" exhibit, the space to play in the "Kohl's Healthy Kids: It's Your Move!" and the design workshop in the "Be a Maker (BAM) space."[2]


History

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The museum was founded by three women, Therese Binder, Susie Gruenberg and Julie Sattler-Rosene. They raised community funds and were able to open the museum after six years.[3] The official ribbon cutting was on March 30, 1995, and the doors opened to the public on April 4, 1995.[1]

It is named for Betty Brinn, the founder of Managed Health Services.[4] She grew up in over 15 foster homes, so when she became successful, she worked to help low-income women and children get medical insurance and care.[5]

On September 11, 2020, the museum announced plans to relocate to a leased space in Milwaukee Public Museum's new campus along N. Sixth St, between W. McKinley Ave and W. Vliet St. on a site 1 block north of Fiserv Forum. [6] The plans were later dropped in early 2022 due to budget concerns.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "History of the Betty Brinn Children's Museum". Children in Urban America Project. Marquette University. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Schwabe, Amy (September 28, 2017). "Who is Betty Brinn anyway? 3 things you didn't know about Milwaukee's children's museum". MetroParent Magazine. Milwaukee: Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "About Us". Betty Brinn Children's Museum. Betty Brinn Children's Museum. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Trewyn, Phill (February 17, 2002). "Managed Health's new parent plots Medicaid growth". Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  5. ^ Pardini, Priscilla (2001). On Her Own: The Life Story of Betty Brinn. Elizabeth A. Brinn Foundation. ISBN 978-0971118812.
  6. ^ Daykin, Tom (September 11, 2020). "Milwaukee Public Museum, Betty Brinn Children's Museum to build new downtown facility north of Fiserv Forum". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Daykin, Tom (April 9, 2022). "Betty Brinn Children's Museum is dropping out of a planned new facility that would have housed it along with Milwaukee Public Museum". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 6, 2022.