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The Amazing Castle

As visitors explore The Amazing Castle and its eight themed areas, they are introduced to seven storybook characters who are part of the castle community. From entertaining to sewing, each character has a special role. As they move through the castle, village visitors playfully explore the interconnectedness of community members in a setting inspired by fantasy and history.

Children don costumes and role-play lords and ladies or castle villagers. Visitors can work in the Royal Workshops with “Trim the Tailor” or “Gable the Carpenter.” They pick vegetables in the garden, tote them to the Great Hall to cook up a royal meal and visit the tower to wake “Herald,” the sleeping dragon!

Goals:

• Strengthen awareness among museum visitors of the roles and interconnectedness of individuals in a community through playful, imaginative activities
• Transform a gallery into a castle village where a related cast of characters involves children in concepts of community
• Communicate and relate what it means to be a part of a community through developmentally appropriate, playful experiences
• Engage visitors in activities supporting the concept that a community is made up of different people
• Advance the idea that in a community, people help each other to solve problems and get things done

Target Audience:
Infants through children age 10, families and groups

Languages:
Text graphics are in English and Spanish

Venue Length:
3-4 months

Support:
Marketing, publicity, educational materials and installation guide are provided. On-call Museum staff support available. Contact: Amber Stevenson, Traveling Exhibit Coordinator, 651-225-6053 or contact Traveling Exhibits online.

Size:
1,500 square feet

Download Info:

• Download an informational PDF (1.5 MB)
• Download a PowerPoint presentation (12.1 MB)

Cost Per Venue:
Negotiable Contact us at 651-225-6037 or 651-225-6053

Available:
Open Venues: summer 2009 and after

Tour Schedule:

• Minnesota Children's Museum: October 31, 2001 - May 5, 2002
• Canadian Children's Museum: May 18, 2002 - September 22, 2002
• Fort Worth Museum of Science and History: October 12, 2002 - January 19, 2003
• Bay Area Discovery Museum: February 1, 2003 - May 4, 2003
• Papalote Museo del Nino: July 12, 2003 - September 21, 2003
• Children's Museum of Memphis:October 2003 - December 2003
• Brooklyn Children's Museum: February 1, 2004 - April 2004
• Lied Discovery Children's Museum: February 19, 2005 - June 12, 2005
• Minnesota Children's Museum: June 2004 - August 2004
• Chicago Children's Museum: June 25, 2005 - September 5, 2005
• The Children's Museum: September 17, 2005 - January 2, 2006
• Port Discovery: January 14, 2006- May 7, 2006
• San Antonio Children's Museum: May 20, 2006- October 1, 2006
• Edventure Children's Museum: October 14, 2006- January 14, 2007
• Creative Discovery Museum: January 27, 2007 - May 13, 2007
• The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum: June 2, 2007 - September 3, 2007
• Kidzu Children's Museum: September 15, 2007- June 1, 2008
• Kalamazoo Valley Museum: June 21, 2008 - September 14, 2008
• Building for Kids - Fox Cities Children's Museum: September 27, 2008- January 9, 2009
• Imagine IT, Children's Museum of Atlanta: January 17, 2009- June 14, 2009

Contact Traveling Exhibits for more information.

©2006 Minnesota Children’s Museum. All rights reserved. The Amazing Castle was created by Minnesota Children’s Museum with funding from Curtis & Marjorie Nelson and The Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation.