Exhibits

Tucson Children’s Museum

Come to the Museum and experience a fun way of learning! All the exhibits are hands-on, encouraging interaction and triggering each child's intellect.

Parents, remember all children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult when visiting the Museum.

Traveling Exhibit: Branches, Bristles and Batteries:
Toothbrushes Through Time
On Display June 1 through August 31, 2008

Explore this interactive traveling exhibition where kids and their grown-ups are guided by Brushella the Toothfairy along a colorful timeline that features the evolution of the toothbrush. Don't miss the engaging and interactive learning stations, "Food for Thought," "Plaque Attackers," and "The Essential Toothbrush," that round out this unique and fun dental experience.

Developed by the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry

Traveling Exhibit: The Mars Experience
Now through September 28, 2008

The Mars Experience traveling exhibit for kids has landed at the Tucson Children's Museum. Thanks to the University of Arizona’s Phoenix Mars Mission, the Mars Experience gives kids the chance to feel the excitement of exploring the Red Planet with play and imagination in three interactive areas:

3-2-1-Dress Up!–Kids can imagine themselves as astronauts with this fun dress up area, complete with space suit cutout that will make for memorable photos. Space puzzles and plush toys round out a child’s imaginary flight to Mars.

Explore Mars Kiosks! – Visitors of all ages can test their Martian knowledge at one of the two rocket-shaped touch screen kiosks that feature questions about Mars’ moons, terrain, size, and much more.

Welcome to the Mars 3D Experience!–Children complete their journey in space with a three dimensional experience of the Red Planet’s terrain and the Phoenix Mars Lander.

For more information about the Phoenix Mars Mission, visit http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/

Traveling Exhibit: Parks in Focus

The Morris K. Udall Foundation’s Parks in Focus program has been introducing Arizona under-privileged youth to nature through the art of photography since 1999. Photographs taken by the 2007 program participants are now on display at the Tucson Children’s Museum through August. The exhibit features the sites visited during the Arizona, Michigan, and New Jersey trips, as well as trips to Acadia, Grand Teton, and Redwood National Parks.

The Udall Foundation, an independent federal agency based in Tucson, hopes to instill in participants a sustainable appreciation for public lands and natural resources by introducing them to national parks and giving them the equipment and instruction to explore and focus on the natural world through the lens of a camera.

Please visit www.udall.gov for more information

Coming This Fall

Your House, My House
Traveling Exhibit
On Display September 6 through December 11, 2008

The Your House, My House exhibit is a unique hands-on adventure into homes from around the world featuring a Mongolian ger, a Malaysian stilt house, a Fijian m’bure and much more. Visitors will discover and play with the many household items found in each home such as a Mongolian mrin khuur, Malaysian games, traditional Fijian clothing and other interactive items. Kids will also be able to "design" structures and much more as they explore the influences involved in the creation of structures.

Educators: Please note, there will be an Adventure Learning Tour available for this exhibit. Feel free to reserve early!

The Your House, My House exhibit was created by the Children's Museum of Memphis.

Interactive Museum Map

Please click here to view the interactive museum map. Please note that the tour will open in a new window

Current Exhibits

Dinosaur World
Guided Group Tour available

The highlight of Dinosaur Canyon is the robotic animation of four life-sized dinosaurs: a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Kentrosaurus, a Protoceratops and a Deinonychus. Their movements are orchestrated to a video giving background information about their respective behaviors and physiology.

Additional exhibit components include a replica fossil bed with preserved dinosaur eggs and older animal skeletal remains. The dinosaurs represented were chosen to accurately represent size while exposing visitors to a wider range of species than the handful of popular dinosaurs most are familiar with.

Created by Rob Meyer Productions

Be sure to also see the Utahraptor (non-robotic) that joined the Dino Canyon family in 2003.

Come take a look at the fossil table under different magnifications.

Thank you to Southern Arizona Fossils for the table!

Dinosaur Reading List for Children
Dinosaur Safari Guide (doc)
Dinosaur Safari Guide (pdf)

Ocean Discovery Center
Guided Group Tour available

The Sonoran Sea Aquarium created the Ocean Discovery Center at the Tucson Children's Museum. The Sea of Cortez, the body of water in the Gulf of California and its flora and fauna, are featured in the exhibit.

Experience the underwater environment of a submarine, hear whale sounds, find out what fish look like on the inside and learn which everyday products have ingredients which come from the sea! Meet Emily, an 11 year old scuba diver too!

Children can now come to the Museum and learn about marine life and conservation, as well as careers in oceanography and marine biology. This colorful, educational, hands-on exhibit will really wow you!

Depths of the Ocean Guide (doc)
Depths of the Ocean Guide (pdf)

Tucson Electric Power's "Electri-City"
Guided Group Tour available

Create electricity, discover magnetism and find out how to conserve resources! Come see a Jacob's Ladder! You can learn how to prevent a power outage!
Sponsored by Tucson Electric Power.