Betty Brinn Children's Museum
About the Museum
The museum is a "hands-on" exhibit based educational museum primarily targeted for children between the ages of 1 and 10. It includes interactive spaces, such as the grocery store in the "Home Town" exhibit, the space to play in the "Kohl's Healthy Kids: It's Your Move!" and the design workshop in the "Be a Maker (BAM) space."
History
The museum was founded by three women, Therese Binder, Susie Gruenberg and Julie Sattler-Rosene. They raised community funds and were able to open the museum after six years. The official ribbon cutting was on March 30, 1995, and the doors opened to the public on April 4, 1995.
It is named for Betty Brinn, the founder of Managed Health Services. She grew up in over 15 foster homes, so when she became successful, she worked to help low-income women and children get medical insurance and care.
On September 11, 2020, the museum announced plans to relocate to a leased space in Milwaukee Public Museum's new campus along N. Sixth St, between W. McKinley Ave and W. Vliet St. on a site 1 block north of Fiserv Forum. The plans were later dropped in early 2022 due to budget concerns.
References
- ^ "History of the Betty Brinn Children's Museum". Children in Urban America Project. Marquette University. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Schwabe, Amy (September 28, 2017). "Who is Betty Brinn anyway? 3 things you didn't know about Milwaukee's children's museum". MetroParent Magazine. Milwaukee: Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "About Us". Betty Brinn Children's Museum. Betty Brinn Children's Museum. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Trewyn, Phill (February 17, 2002). "Managed Health's new parent plots Medicaid growth". Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Pardini, Priscilla (2001). On Her Own: The Life Story of Betty Brinn. Elizabeth A. Brinn Foundation. ISBN 978-0971118812.
- ^ Daykin, Tom (September 11, 2020). "Milwaukee Public Museum, Betty Brinn Children's Museum to build new downtown facility north of Fiserv Forum". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Daykin, Tom (April 9, 2022). "Betty Brinn Children's Museum is dropping out of a planned new facility that would have housed it along with Milwaukee Public Museum". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 6, 2022.