Exhibit Areas What's New 929 E. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202 414-390-KIDS (5437) Click here for directions Hours and Fees: Tuesday-Saturday 9am - 5pm Sunday Noon - 5pm Open Mondays (June-August) 9am - 5pm See calendar for special hours. Adults & children age 1 and older $6 Seniors (age 55 and older) $5 Children younger than 1 year FREE Members FREE Join the Museum's e-mail club and you'll receive a free gift on your next visit! Solar in the City, brought to you by We Energies, debuts July 18! 7/18/09 Sponsored by: We Energies Solar in the City is a new exhibit developed in partnership by the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and We Energies. This hands-on exhibit teaches children about solar energy and how sunlight is being transformed into electricity in the city of Milwaukee. Grand Opening Event July 18 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Join us at 10:30 a.m. for the debut of this new exhibit. At the event, children will enjoy light refreshments and fun activities, including: Renewable Energy Works! 11 a.m. and noon Step into science with playful experiments and energizing activities. Learn how electricity is made from the renewable energy sources of wind, sun, water and biomass through adventurous demonstrations that let you be the scientist! Solar Car Racing Children…..start your solar cells! Enjoy outdoor fun by racing solar-powered cars on the Museum’s balcony. Everyone’s a winner! Raceways and On A Roll! return 6/13/09 Sponsored by: The Harley-Davidson Foundation Now that Smokey Bear & Woodsy Owl: Home Sweet Home is off on a tour of children's museums across the nation, two of the Betty Brinn Children's Museum's most popular exhibits will be back on the floor on Saturday, June 13: Raceways and On A Roll! Jump, loop and zoom golf balls around tracks to experiment with gravity, acceleration, and momentum in Raceways. Enjoy Loop the Loop, Motion in a Dish, Roller Coaster, and more! In Raceways' companion exhibit, On a Roll, create your own race track, guide golf balls through a labyrinth of track in a mechanical tower, and "test drive" golf ball-shaped push carts on different road surfaces. Raceways was designed and developed by The Children's Museum, Boston. On a Roll was developed by the Betty Brinn Children's Museum.
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