2009 Annual Meeting Slideshow | Providence Children's Museum
1. The mission of
Providence Children’s Museum
is to inspire learning through
active play and exploration.
2. 2009 was a year of …
Tremendous growth
Innovative ideas sprouting and blossoming
Reaching out to cultivate new community
connections and partnerships
While continuing to nurture kids and families
And staying true to the Museum’s roots
3. We served
167,264 total
visitors in 2009
– a new record
by 16 percent!
4. Thirty-six
percent of all
Museum visitors
– more than
60,000 people –
were admitted at
no charge.
5. Forty percent of the $1.7 million
operating budget went to providing
services to low-income children and
families in need.
15. “I love the way the
Museum has taken
up this major issue!”
– PlayWatch listserv
subscriber
16. We won the inaugural
Leaders in Innovation Award from the
New England Museum Association
for our advocacy about the importance
of children’s unstructured play.
17.
18. “Play takes time.
The longer they’re
here, the more they
get out of it.” “I learned again
about the value of
play and restricted
TV time.”
– Museum visitors on play
19.
20. “Somehow you know
what kids of all ages
love and provide a
wonderful outlet for
creativity.”
– Museum visitor
23. “This is the best children's
museum I have ever seen because
it is a true PLAY museum.”
– Dr. Elizabeth Goodenough, scholar, author and
activist in children's studies