Teams Marbles is hiring! If you’re passionate about making a positive impact through playful experiences, check out our open positions here. ➡️ https://loom.ly/LeWiCak #WePLAY
Marbles Kids Museum
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Raleigh, NC 3,769 followers
Imagine. Discover. Learn.
About us
Marbles Kids Museum and IMAX Theatre opened in 2007 with a mission to spark imagination, discovery, and learning through play. Today, Marbles ranks among the top family destinations in North Carolina, offering hands-on, minds-on learning experiences to more than 680,000 annual campus visitors who represent the full cultural and economic diversity of our community.
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http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org
External link for Marbles Kids Museum
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Raleigh, NC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2007
- Specialties
- Children's Museum and IMAX Theatre
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201 E. Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27601, US
Employees at Marbles Kids Museum
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Over the weekend, community partners joined us at the museum for hands-on play during Marbles Kids Code. This event continues to spark curiosity and excitement about coding, computer science and technology for guests of all ages. Thank you to our presenting sponsor, S&P Global, and to each volunteer who shared their time and expertise with future coding experts.
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Marbles Imagination Ball 2024 was an enchanted evening of record-breaking giving! Thanks to the generosity of our community, $266,502 was raised to fuel access programs that give every child the chance to imagine, discover, learn and play at Marbles. Marbles continues to be a community resource because of the generous support from sponsors, partners and donors. Thank you to everyone who helps us ensure that ALL kids in our community have access to play.
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Marbles is honored to receive the Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Award, alongside other influential members of the Association of Science and Technology Centers. These awards recognize extraordinary accomplishments that enhance the performance of organizations while also significantly advancing and inspiring the entire field. Under the Waves, our sensory exploration exhibit, was recognized for its attention to detail, providing sensory friendly features and accommodations to children of all abilities. We hope this space continues to inspire our industry so that we may better serve our vibrant communities. Congratulations to all recipients of this year's awards! More details here: https://loom.ly/mn58ANg
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#TeamMarbles traveled to High Point, NC for the annual Play Summit, a time to connect with other North Carolina children's museum professionals. This event provides industry insights and resources to help better serve our vibrant communities. Thank you to Nido & Mariana Qubein Children's Museum for hosting this year's event!
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Exciting news! 🎉 With the support of Wake County and the Board of Commissioners, Marbles is expanding with two levels of innovative exhibit space where kids will lead the way as the “workforce of the future”. This space will create enriching experiences that will empower the next generation of innovators, creators and problem-solvers. More details here. ➡️ https://ow.ly/HBXt50Toyt2
The #WakeCounty Board of Commissioners has approved the design for the Marbles Kids Museum West Courtyard Enclosure and Expansion project, marking an exciting step forward in the ongoing development of one of the county’s top family attractions. 👪 🎉 #Wake County has committed a total of $2.72 million to the project, with no additional funding required. The project will renovate and expand the northwest portion of the museum building, along South Blount Street. The ground floor will add 2,600 square feet of new exhibit space and a family restroom and will update a nearby multipurpose classroom. The second floor will also add 2,600 square feet along with a new stairway and rooftop courtyard for outdoor play and events. The stairway will improve access between the museum’s existing areas and the new addition. Read more about the project ➡️ https://ow.ly/HBXt50Toyt2
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Totscotch brought hundreds of families to Downtown Raleigh over the weekend for special performances, a slime party with Ava The S.T.E.M. Princess® and creative family-fun. Thank you to Hopscotch Music Festival and to the talented performers who connected our community through music and #PLAY.
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Future kindergartners and their families joined us to celebrate starting school during Marbles Kick-off to Kindergarten! 🎉 This free event provides activities and resources that help prepare kids and their families for a successful transition into school. Thank you to our presenting sponsor, NC 529 Savings Plan, for your continued support of this event.
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Marbles is grateful and honored to have received grant funding through the Museums for America program. Here's to a brighter, bolder future that supports career exploration through hands-on #PLAY! Learn more here: https://loom.ly/ifXDJ-8
We are proud to announce the FY24 recipients of our Museums for America grant program! This program, our largest museum grant program, will provide 115 projects with a total of $23,361,915. Recipients will serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Congratulations to all of the 2024 awardees! Read our entire announcement: https://lnkd.in/e_cdCwdk
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#TeamMarbles is presenting at Lead 2024 (Leadership, Exchange in Arts and Disability conference) sharing how using personas with differing abilities can lead to better, more diverse design practices. This thoughtful design exercise will support the inclusive curation of sensory friendly spaces at places like museums, zoos, aquariums, performing arts centers and more! #LEAD2024 #Accessibility #UniversalDesign
I'm proud to be presenting at LEAD 2024 on behalf of Marbles Kids Museum! If you are in Seattle, come join me and Megan Guzik on Friday morning as we talk about Engaging Your Community in the Exhibit Design Process.
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