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Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious!

More fun than a barrel of monkeys!

Letting curiosity and inquiry be their guides, visitors explore familiar buildings and locales from the Curious George™ book series and television show on PBS KIDS in Curious George™: Let's Get Curious! The exhibit presents key concepts in science, math and engineering, which are woven and layered throughout the exhibit. Activities invite visitors to learn like George-through direct experience and problem solving!

Upon entry to the exhibit, visitors find themselves on an urban street and are transported to the neighborhood in which Curious George lives with his friend, The Man with the Yellow Hat. The show's supporting characters appear throughout the exhibit, helping to provide context, deliver parent and take-home messages, and inject humor. Areas and activities have multi-generational appeal and include an apartment building, sidewalk produce stand, construction site, park, mini golf area, rocket, farm and museum retrospective.

Goals:

• Create an immersive environment based on the Curious George books and the television series on PBS KIDS® that sparks children’s innate curiosity about the world
• Provide fun, meaningful science, math, and engineering experiences that allow children to use inquiry skills and broaden critical thinking skills for investigating the world, solving problems, and making decisions
• Provide experiences that encourage conversations about science, math, and engineering concepts
• Make children’s science, math, and engineering learning visible to parents and caregivers
• Emphasize the critical role that parents and caregivers play in children’s science, math, and engineering learning

Content:
Science, Math and Engineering

Target Audience:
Children ages three through seven, families and groups.

Languages:
Text graphics are in English and Spanish.

Developed by:
Minnesota Children's Museum, Universal Studios Consumer Products Group, and publisher, Houghton Mifflin

Venue Length:
3-4 months

Support:
Marketing, publicity, educational materials and installation guide are provided. On–call Museum staff support available.

	2,500 square feet	1,500 square feet
Downloads	Download an informational PDF (1 MB) Download a PowerPoint presentation. (10.2 MB)	Download an informational PDF (934 KB) Download a PowerPoint presentation. (7.4 MB)
Cost Per Venue	$70,000 plus inbound shipping	$45,000 plus inbound shipping
Open Venues	Spring 2011 Spring 2012 Summer 2012	Summer 2012 Fall 2012
Tour Schedule	Minnesota Children's Museum May 12, 2007 - September 9, 2007 Chicago Children's Museum September 29, 2008 - January 6, 2008 Indianapolis Children's Museum January 19, 2008 - September 7, 2008 Strong National Museum of Play September 20, 2008 - January 4, 2009 The Children's Museum,Seattle January 24, 2009 - May 10, 2009 Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose May 23, 2009 - September 13, 2009 The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum: September 26,2009 - January 24, 2010 The Children's Museum, Boston February 6, 2010 - June 6, 2010 Pittsburgh Children's Museum June 19, 2010 - October 3, 2010 Pretend City - The Children's Museum of Orange County October 16, 2010 - January 30, 2011 Orlando Science Center February 12, 2011 - May 29, 2011 Manhattan Children's Museum June 11, 2011 - September 25, 2011 COSI Columbus October 8, 2011 - January 22, 2012 Open Venue: Spring 2012 Minnesota Children's Museum May 26, 2012 - September 9. 2012 (tentative) Open Venue Fall 2012	Minnesota Children's Museum September 10, 2007 - November 11, 2007 Betty Brinn Children's Museum November 24, 2007 - June 1, 2008 The Children's Museum of Memphis June 14, 2008 - September 28, 2008 The Health Adventure October 11, 2008 - January 25, 2009 Edventure Children's Museum February 7, 2009 - May 31, 2009 Creative Discovery June 13, 2009 - September 27, 2009 Imagine It Children's Museum of Atlanta October 10, 2009 - January 24, 2010 Port Discovery February 6, 2010 - June 6, 2010 Grand Rapids Children's Museum June 19, 2010 - October 3, 2010 Kohl Children's Museum October 16, 2010 - February 5, 2011 Portland Children's Museum February 18, 2011 - June 5, 2011 Bay Area Discovery Museum June 17, 2011 - September 24, 2011 Hawaii Children's Discovery Center October 28, 2011 - February 14, 2011 Lisa Ann Watson Children's Discovery March 18, 2012 - June 23, 2012 Open Venue: Summer 2012 Minnesota Children's Museum October 20, 2012 - January 27, 2013 (tentative)

For more information, contact Amber Stevenson, Traveling Exhibits Manager by calling 651-225-6053 or email.  

 

©2008 “Curious George” television series merchandise © Universal Studios. Curious George™ and related characters, created by Margret and H.A. Rey, are copyrighted and trademarked by Houghton Mifflin Company and used under license. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLLP. All rights reserved.