Children's Creativity Museum
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 Children's Creativity Museum | |
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Former name | Zeum |
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| Established | 31 October 1998 |
| Location | Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°47′00″N 122°24′07″W / 37.783273°N 122.401827°W |
| Type | Children's museum |
| Website | creativity |
The Children's Creativity Museum is an interactive museum for children and families, located in Yerba Buena Gardens, in San Francisco, California. It offers museum exhibits, workshops, and theater experiences that build creative confidence. The Children's Creativity Museum is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary.
History
[edit]The Children's Creativity Museum opened as Zeum on October 31, 1998, as part of a major 87-acre (350,000 m2) urban renewal project in the South of Market area by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. It is housed in a two-story building, constructed on top of the Moscone Convention Center, which includes a 180-seat theater and 3,000 square feet of exhibition space.[1] The museum is adjacent to a 1906 carousel by Charles I. D. Looff.[1]
Zeum changed its name to Children's Creativity Museum in 2011[2] to increase awareness about the museum's purpose. In a press release announcing the name change, it stated: "Although the name Zeum sounded fun, it didn't provide parents with any clues about what they and their children would experience. With that understanding, our verbal branding team identified two primary goals the new name needed to accomplish: It had to be descriptive enough to indicate who it was for, but also suggestive enough to encompass the broad range of imaginative activities participants could take part in. After vetting over 200 names with Zeum leadership, it was agreed that the name "Children's Creativity Museum" accomplished both goals."[2]
Sample Exhibits
[edit]In the Animation Studio, children can make their own stop-motion animation movie. In this exhibit, museum educators introduce film making concepts: making a storyboard, building the characters, and producing a stop-motion animation. Afterward, visitors can stop by one of five stop-motion animation stations, choose different set backdrops to set the scene, and capture their footage frame by frame using a video camera. Once the movie is complete, copies of the video are emailed to visitors.
In the Making Music Studio, visitors experiment with instruments and original sounds to make music. Your original music creation changes as you move from one area of the exhibit to another. Families will discover that music comes from unexpected places. Your original score is available to download and take home.
For more information, visit Official website
References
[edit]- ^ a b San Francisco Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure SFOCII): Approved Long-Range Property Management Plan Yerba Buena Gardens. December 2015
- ^ a b "Landor - Brand consulting and design". Landor.
External links
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- Official website
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- San Francisco Chronicle (2025)
- San Francisco Magazine (2025)
- SF Curbed San Francisco (2017)
- Thinkfun (2017)
- Fatherly (2016)
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- San Francisco Chronicle [1] (2016)
- Hoodline (2015)
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- San Francisco's Yerba Buena: Best City Scene (2009)
- Forbes: Top Travel Spots For Game Fans (2008)
- SF Weekly: Best Place for Kids (2005)
