Good things are growing here. The Children's Museum of Franklin began as the dream of two local moms; it’s grown because of your support!

The Museum has the incredible opportunity to open in its first location at 157 Cottage Street in Franklin, MA! Needless to say, we are beyond thrilled for the progress we've made in less than a year, and for the community support and enthusiasm that helped us get here.

In this space, we are committed to building an equitable, inclusive, physically, socially and financially accessible space where families and individuals flourish through connection and exploration.

In this space, we’ll offer exhibits for 0–10 year olds, programming for elementary and middle-school aged kids, volunteer and leadership opportunities for high school students, and internships for college students. In this way, we’ll bring the breadth of the education system together under one roof, building community.

Here comes the ask – we need your support. In fact, we cannot open without your support. Community driven donations are essential to get us into our first location. Every single dollar counts as we work to build out our new space and fill it with thought-provoking, connection-building, pure fun.

Whether you can give $10, $30, $100 or more, we are beyond grateful for YOU and the active role you're taking to build your community. Please share this campaign – text it to your friends and family, post it to your social media feeds, holler it to your neighbors, pass it on to your co-workers. Spread the word and ask your connections to help drive this cause.

Individual donors who contribute $1,000 or more are included in our Founding Families. To learn more about the program, visit this link.

Funding raised through this platform can go toward: exhibits (from rocket ships to gross-motor climbing structures and beyond), build-out costs (think water-proofing, additional bathroom features, accessible ramps and more) to transform the building into a child-friendly, accessible and inclusive space, and operational expenses as we open our doors.

Thousands of people have poured into our Mobile Museum events with non-stop giggles, excitement, and joy. We can't wait to open full time to the community in early 2025. Thank you for your support!

Renderings of our space at 157 Cottage Street:

Children’s Museum of Franklin

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Children’s Museum of Franklin

Your support helps us to launch in our first location!