Grand Rapids Children's Museum

We are an environment for play, we advocate for play, & we build minds through play. Play is essential for healthy development. Play has the power to transform. Play benefits all ages. Everyone's has the right to play. Play benefits families.

The Grand Rapids Children’s Museum first made its debut as a museum "without walls" in August 1993 at Woodland Mall. The Museum featured two exhibits, Funstruction and Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles!, which were a huge success and exposed over 30,000 children and their families to "hands-on" exploration and learning. In July 2017, the GRCM celebrated 20 years of learning through play with a special proclamation from Mayor Rosalyn Bliss declaring July 31 "Grand Rapids Day Of Play" in honor of the GRCM.