page_title: Miami Children's Museum
section_title: About the museum
hierarchical_section_title: Miami Children's Museum / About the museum
caption_attribution_description: Digital photo taken by Marc Averette. The en:Miami Children's Museum on Watson Island in en:Miami, Florida 5/17/2008
context_page_description: The Miami Children’s Museum is a non-profit educational institution located on Watson Island, in the city of Miami, Florida.
context_section_description: Founded in 1983, the museum opened its current building on Watson Island to the public on September 7, 2003.  The museum was originally titled the "Miami Youth Museum" and was originally located in two shopping malls, the Bakery Center in South Miami, and then relocated to the Miracle Center in Coral Gables.   
  The 56,500-square-foot (5,250 m²) facility, designed by Arquitectonica, includes 14 permanent galleries, pre-school classrooms, parent/teacher resource center, Kid Smart educational gift shop, 200-seat auditorium and Subway restaurant.  The museum offers hundreds of bilingual, interactive exhibits; programs and classes and learning materials related to arts, culture, community and communication.
caption: Miami Children's Museum during the day
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