“We were able to get through the pandemic and create a really beautiful space for our community,” Spicer said.Īnd what a space it is - with exhibits that teach kids about everything from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to local agriculture.Īnd not surprisingly, they’re highly interactive and fun, with some incorporating themes of the Pacific Northwest. Spicer - who has led the museum through numerous iterations since its founding in 1998 - could not help but point out the pandemic did not put an end to her children’s museum, in contrast to Portland’s, which ceased in 2021. “I hear (children) crying when they come down the stairs because they don’t want to leave.” “It’s very alive,” said Sunny Spicer, executive director of the museum, which resumed operations last month after the pandemic and complications surrounding completion of the renovation pushed back the opening date. A grand opening is scheduled for Friday, when the museum will be open to everyone, not just members. It marked a soft opening of the newly renovated space inside the Carnegie Building, at 413 W. Shrieks of joy, gaping smiles and outstretched arms showed the excitement Thursday of kids exploding onto the second floor of The Children’s Museum of Southern Oregon. 5-year-old Jedidiah Rennels tries to catch a ping-pong ball floating over air tubes at the Children’s Museum in downtown Medford Thursday.
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