Buell Children's Museum

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Buell Children's Museum
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Buell Children's Museum.
Buell Children's Museum
Established2000 (2000) [1]
Location Pueblo, Colorado
Coordinates 38°16′10.15″N104°36′24.04″W / 38.2694861°N 104.6066778°W / 38.2694861; -104.6066778
Type Children's museum
Accreditation American Alliance of Museums
CuratorChelsea Johnson [2]
Website www.buellchildrensmuseum.org

The Buell Children's Museum is a children's museum in Pueblo, Colorado, United States that offers hands-on exhibits focusing on the arts, science and history. [3]

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The Museum is accredited as a part of The Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), [4] and is affiliated with the Association of Children's Museums.

History

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Buell Children's Museum Art Room

The Buell Children's Museum is a part of The Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center which opened in 1972, with funding provided by the Economic Development Administration and Pueblo County.

In 1982, an expansion, funded by Puebloan Helen T. White, added three galleries, a gift shop and a small precursor children's museum.

In 2000, a further expansion added the 12,000 square-foot, two-level Buell Children's Museum and the Jackson Sculpture Garden. The Buell Children's Museum offers 7,500 square feet of interactive gallery space, a theater, a café and a gift shop. [5]

Exhibits

Awards

In 2002 Child Magazine recognized the museum as the number two arts-related children's museum in the country.

In 2004, the museum was named the winner of the Award of Excellence in Arts & Humanities by the El Pomar Foundation. [6]

Voted the Best Museum in Pueblo by The Pueblo Chieftain readers seven years in a row - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017. [7]

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