Durango Discovery Kids - Durango, Colorado

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SAVE THE DATE!
June 20, 2009
Volunteers Needed
Who's Your DADDY! Street Fest

This is our fifth annual DADDY event to raise money for the Discovery Museum at the Powerhouse! DADDY is an all day street festival that will include live music, food, and family fun activities! We need your help to make this year the best yet!
Great opportunity for community service and service groups. Volunteers needed for set-up, clean-up, and activity booths.

Discovery Kids is now a member of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Travel Passport Program. Now, members of Durango Discovery Kids get free admission to over 351 museums worldwide. Plus you will receive discounts and preferred enrollment in all of our educational programs like Sudden Science and Kids Cook with Yucky Salad, 10% off in our museum store, and e-mail updates about exciting upcoming and current events at the Discovery Museum. Your membership will also be valid when we make our big move into the Powerhouse in 2010. Come visit and get ready for a year of Discovery!

For a complete list of participating museums, please visit www.astc.org/passport

Durango Discovery Kids is located on the second floor of the Durango Arts Center in historic downtown Durango. The 1,100 square foot exhibit gallery is packed with interesting things for kids to see and do.

Over 12,000 children and adults visited our museum last year. Steady annual growth over the last ten years means we are ready to expand to larger facilities and serve a broader age range of youths. In 2001, we set our sights on a move to the historic Durango Power House at 14th Street and Camino del Rio by the Animas River. Construction will begin this summer of 2009, and we will be moving Discovery Kids into the Powerhouse in 2010.

Fun at the museum

Fun times at the Museum!

Current Exhibit

Our new 2008-2009 exhibit has many exciting, fun and educational features:

Discover the vast wonders of the universe from the cockpit of our spaceship! Let your imagination run wild in our Out of This World Dramatic Play area.
Check out the interesting insects in our bug exhibit: Grasshoppers, Prickly Sticks, Pepper Roaches, and Orange Assassin bugs - oh my!
Channel your inner artist in our Arts and Crafts Zone.
Purchase, prepare, and serve a healthy meal in our Discovery Market/Kids Kitchen and Dining area.
Immerse yourself in Nature Joe's Awesome Aquatic Adventure. This beautiful aquarium features Pink Belly Side Neck turtles, Neon Tetras, Rummy Nose Tetras, and Panda Corydora.
Our Infant and Toddler Area is a fenced off, safe area for our youngest visitors. You can lose yourself on an African Safari and seek shelter from the hot sun under the lush green plants, or purchase a safari tour from a zebra or giraffe. Age-appropriate toys and puzzles are available. A fun and colorful three-dimensional mural provided by the LeMasters family surrounds this bright environment!

All contributions are greatly appreciated and help make Durango Discovery Kids an outstanding facility! Thank you for your community support!

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Museum Hours:
Wed - Fri
10:00 - 5:00
Sat - Sun 1 - 5

Closed
Monday & Tuesday

Available for Scheduled Parties by Appointment

Admission:
Adults: $4.00
Age 3 & up: $5.00
Under 3: FREE
Grandparents: FREE
Family of 4 or more: $15
Donations appreciated

802 E. 2nd Ave
Upstairs in the
Durango Arts Center
970-259-9234
970-259-6320 fax
Email us!

Museum Manager:
Ashley Hein

Museum Facilities Manager:
Dawn Jose

Floor Associate:
Zoe Clair

DDK Committee:
Libby Baumchen
Dana Burns
Kelly DiGiacomo
Joe Duckett
Emily Korce
Jeremy LeMasters
Stephanie LeMasters
Sara Tippie
Elise Wilson

DDK Board Area

802 E. 2nd Avenue Durango, CO 81301
Upstairs in the Durango Arts Center