Discovery Children's Museum
Children's museum in Las Vegas, Nevada
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DISCOVERY Children's Museum is a nonprofit children's museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. Formerly known as Lied Discovery Children's museum, this 58,000-square-foot (5,400 m2), three-story space is now located adjacent to The Smith Center in Downtown Las Vegas. The Museum sees roughly 250,000 visitors each year.
DISCOVERY Children's Museum & The Smith Center for the Performing Arts | |
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| Established | 1984 |
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| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36°10′8″N 115°9′9″W |
| Type | Children's museum |
Public transit access | Yes |
| Website | http://www.discoverykidslv.org/ |
History
The DISCOVERY Children's Museum was founded by Robin Greenspun and Mark Tratos in 1984. The pair arranged a partnership between the Junior League of Las Vegas and the Allied Arts Council to fund a much-needed nonprofit educational institution in the Las Vegas Valley. In 1985, a bond issued to authorize the building of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library and Lied Discovery Children's Museum, which opened its doors on September 9, 1990.
Relocation
In 2010 the museum announced plans to construct and occupy a new home and larger home in Symphony Park.[1] The total for the Donald W. Reynolds Discovery Center project was $50 million.[2] In August 2010, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation announced a gift to The Smith Center to pay for the completion of its block in Symphony Park. $43 million of that gift was used to build the Donald W. Reynolds Discovery Center. The museum raised the remaining $7 million needed to complete the project.[3] The new museum opened on March 9, 2013.[4]