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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.

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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.

Curious George Overview

	2,500 square feet	1,500 square feet
Downloads	Download an informational PDF (782 KB) Download a PowerPoint presentation. (12 MB)	Download an informational PDF (930 KB) Download a PowerPoint presentation. (6.7 MB)
Cost Per Venue	$70,000 plus inbound shipping	$45,000 plus inbound shipping
Open Venues	Spring 2014 and beyond	Fall 2014 and beyond
Tour Schedule	Past Hosts Minnesota Children's Museum Chicago Children's Museum Indianapolis Children's Museum Strong National Museum of Play The Children's Museum,Seattle Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum The Children's Museum, Boston Pittsburgh Children's Museum Pretend City - The Children's Museum of Orange County Orlando Science Center Manhattan Children's Museum Greensboro Children's Museum Lied Discovery Children's Museum Minnesota Children's Museum Centro de Ciencias y Artes (Mexico) Current and Future Hosts Liberty Science Center February 16, 2012 - May 12, 2013 San Jose Children's Discovery Museum May 25, 2013 - September 8, 2013 COSI Columbus September 21, 2013 – January 5, 2014 Available Spring 2014 and beyond	Past Hosts Minnesota Children's Museum Betty Brinn Children's Museum The Children's Museum of Memphis The Health Adventure Edventure Children's Museum Creative Discovery Imagine It Children's Museum of Atlanta Port Discovery Grand Rapids Children's Museum Kohl Children's Museum Portland Children's Museum Bay Area Discovery Museum Hawaii Children's Discovery Center Lisa Ann Watson Children's Discovery Children's Museum of Virginia-Portsmouth Minnesota Children's Museum of Rochester Current and Future Hosts LaCrosse Children's Museum February 23, 2013 - May 12, 2013 Crown Center Redevelopment Corporation May 25 – September 8, 2013 Fort Worth Museum of Science and History September 26, 2013 - January 5, 2014 Discovery Center at Murfree Springs January 18, 2014 - May 4, 2014 Port Discovery May 17, 2014 - September 7, 2014 Available Fall 2014 and beyond

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.

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