Julie's Journal 2/22/2010

Julie Johnson is the new Director of the Detroit Children's Museum under its new association with the Detroit Science Center. Julie will be blogging her thoughts as she works toward the reopening of this Detroit institution! Here is her second post:

Welcome!

This past week has been very exciting. I have been planning our 3 open houses for the the Detroit Children's Museum and our Grand Opening. I have several groups signed up for entertainment for the Grand Opening in June and we are on our way getting organized for our summer programs for families and children. I am in the process of recruiting volunteers for the DCM. If you are interested in volunteering and are over the age of 16 please go to the Detroit Science Center website and check out our volunteer programs.

Our Open Houses will be March 21, April 24, and May 22 from 11am-3pm. You will receive free admission to the Children's Museum and be able to explore our exhibits, speak to staff about changes, and see our plans for our new exhibits. We are looking forward to seeing you this spring.

BTW-Some of you have asked if "Silverbolt" the horse is still at DCM. Yes, he will be back once we open.

Have a great week everyone.

Julie's Journal 2/11/2010

Julie Johnson is the new Director of the Detroit Children's Museum under its new association with the Detroit Science Center. Julie will be blogging her thoughts as she works toward the reopening of this Detroit institution! Here's her first entry:

Hello all,
It is with great pleasure that I am writing to you about re-opening the Detroit Children's Museum. I am Julie Johnson, the new Director of the Detroit Children's Museum. For that last few weeks I have been working with a wonderful team at DPS as we complete the process of transitioning the Children's Museum building from DPS to the Detroit Science Center.

I was in the building yesterday eager to get started on this journey. I have many plans and hopes for the building, the exhibits and most of all the students and their families of Detroit. There are so many wonderful artifacts, hands-on activities and programs that we are preparing for this summer. Of course, there are many wonderful favorites that you will still be able to experience including the planetarium and many of the favorite exhibits and hands-on activities. I can't wait to share them with you in up-coming blog entries.

We will be holding 3 open house days in the coming months with the first one in March. I hope that some of you will stop by and see where we are and our plans for the future. We are scheduling our Grand Re-opening for this summer. We are making plans for a huge celebration with many local artists and groups. I hope to see you there. Please check the Detroit Science Center website and this blog for more details as we progress.