Planning for the future

We are extremely excited about the many new initiatives under development. Here are just a few.

Recent Additions:

Second Floor
The Urban Streetscape Project

The fist phase of the Urban Streetscape Project, which is supported by the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation, is now open and features a glimpse o the iconic elements of Waterloo Region.

Please join us as we bring this space to life and create a unique meeting place on our second floor. The Urban Streetscape Project is a community venture and you are invited to participate!

Grand Atrium
The Environment and its important message will be visible throughout the Museum and also included in our in-house developed programs being delivered directly to the visiting students.

The Living Wall, in the Grand Atrium, is the Children's Museum's very own vertical garden that is hard at work cleaning the Museum's air and will reduce cooling costs in the warmer months. The Living Wall cleans air naturally rather than with artificial chemicals, creating a more pleasant and tropical environment for everybody. Listen to and audio podcast of what David Suzuki says about our living wall! You may also wish to visit David Suzuki's website.

Please join us and see for yourself this wonderful piece of art and (bio) technology! We challenge all businesses and industries to join us in the environmental challenge - please visit the Children's Museum and learn how you, too, can install a living wall, contributing to the overall health of your employees and making a positive impact on our shared environment.

Thank you to the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Environmental Studies and the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation for providing us with an educational video about our living wall.