Discovery Children's Museum

The DISCOVERY Children's Museum (LDCM) is a 58,000-square-foot (5,400 m2) facility located in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] Formerly known as Lied Discovery Children's museum, this three-story children’s museum is located adjacent to The Smith Center in Downtown Las Vegas.[1][2] "The mission of DISCOVERY Children’s Museum is to provide a vibrant and engaging experience, through exhibits and programs, where children from economically and culturally diverse backgrounds participate in playful learning experiences that ignite a love of lifelong learning."

DISCOVERY Children's Museum
Established1984
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
Coordinates36°10′8″N 115°9′9″W
TypeChildren's museum
Public transit accessYes
Websitehttp://www.discoverykidslv.org/

History

DISCOVERY Children’s Museum was formerly Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, which was founded by Robin Greenspun and Mark Tratos, who arranged a partnership between the Junior League of Las Vegas and the Allied Arts Council founding a nonprofit educational institution in 1984. In 1985, a bond issued to authorize the building of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library and Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, which opened its doors on September 9, 1990.[2][3]

Relocation

In 2010 the museum announced plans to construct and occupy a new home and larger home in Symphony Park.[4] The total for the Donald W. Reynolds Discovery Center project was $50 million.[5] In August 2010, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation announced a gift to The Smith Center to pay for the completion of its block in Symphony Park. $43 million of that gift was used to build the Donald W. Reynolds Discovery Center. The museum raised the remaining $7 million needed to complete the project.[6] The new museum opened on March 9, 2013.[3]

References
  1. "Discover Gr8 Museums: DISCOVERY Children's Museum". 11 September 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. "Discovery Children's Museum". Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. Discovery Children's Museum History, Discovery Children's Museum, retrieved 10 March 2015
  4. Dostal, Erin (August 11, 2010). "Children's museum plans for Smith Center expansion". Las Vegas Sun.
  5. Symphony Park, archived from the original on 9 March 2015, retrieved 10 March 2015
  6. Taylor, Diane (March 13, 2013). "The Smith Center - A Year in the Arts: Children's museum offers illumination". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 10 March 2015.


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