Jasmine Moran Children's Museum

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Jasmine Moran Children's Museum
Location1714 Highway 9 West
Seminole, Oklahoma 74868-2038, United States Open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 -5:00, and Sundays 1:00-5:00. Closed Mondays and the first two weeks after labor day.
Coordinates 35°15′09″N96°41′25″W / 35.252453°N 96.690416°W / 35.252453; -96.690416
Website http://www.jasminemoran.com/

Jasmine Moran Children's Museum is a children's museum in Seminole, Oklahoma, United States. [1] [2] Melvin Moran is the co-founder of the museum. [3]

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The museum is a member of the Oklahoma Museum Network.

The Oklahoma Museum Network funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation is a statewide collaboration of five partner museums in the U.S. state of Oklahoma working together to provide hands-on discovery learning and science resources to families, students and educators across the state.

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References

  1. ↑ Painter, Bryan (July 2, 2006). "Museum doesn't put age limit on playtime". Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, OK. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Nichol, Max (December 25, 1993). "Article: Children's Museum Enjoys Surprising Growth". The Journal Record. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Anson, Karen (2009). Gini Moore, ed. Moving heaven and earth : the life of Melvin Moran (1st ed.). Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Heritage Association. ISBN   978-1-885596-81-9. LCCN   2009939306.
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