Children's Museums: What Role Do They Play and How are They Changing in Maine?

As the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine prepares to re-open in a new and expanded space, and as its longtime executive director retires, we look at the role that children’s museums and attractions play in the educational and cultural landscape in Maine.

Suzanne Olson, executive director, Maine Children's Museum & Theater in Portland

Niles Parker, executive director, Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor

Amarinda Keys, executive director, Children’s Discovery Museum in Augusta

Christopher Sullivan (by phone), assistant professor, St. Joseph's College

• As Children’s Museum & Theatre prepares to relocate, its longtime director retires
• Children's Discovery Museum eyes move to Waterville
• Coastal Children's Museum, Rockland
• Western Maine Play Museum, Wilton
• Maine Canoe Symposium
• What’s Play All About? Children’s Museums Weigh In
• Standards for Professional Practice in Children’s Museums
• Association of Children's Museums