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    Meet the Artist Leading Our Exhibits Design Workshops
    Catie Joyce Bulay
    • May 10
    • 3 min

    Meet the Artist Leading Our Exhibits Design Workshops

    Take a tour of the studio of the Lunder artist leading our June Exhibit Design Workshops!
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    It's Almost Tea Time!
    Catie Joyce Bulay
    • Apr 11
    • 2 min

    It's Almost Tea Time!

    On May 1st the Children’s Discovery Museum will be hosting our first ever Spring Tea Party! We’re so excited to collaborate with Tess...
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    The Mobile Museum
    Amarinda Keys
    • Mar 15
    • 2 min

    The Mobile Museum

    Back in 2017, the museum was invited to be a part of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Waterville. We created a collection of...
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    Behind the Scenes: Meet the Museum's New Board President
    Catie Joyce Bulay
    • Mar 1
    • 2 min

    Behind the Scenes: Meet the Museum's New Board President

    Meet James LaLiberty, who became our new board president at the end of 2021. He joined the board in 2017 and, before becoming a member,...
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    Take a Tour of the Space with Us
    Amarinda Keys
    • Feb 14
    • 1 min

    Take a Tour of the Space with Us

    Now that we are well on our way through 2022, we wanted to take a quick moment to pause and reflect on all we accomplished last year, and...
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    Behind the Scenes: Meet Our Electrical Engineer
    Catie Joyce Bulay
    • Jan 31
    • 2 min

    Behind the Scenes: Meet Our Electrical Engineer

    It’s so exciting to see progress happening with our new exhibits! We recently hired a civil engineer (whom you can read about here) and...
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    Program Room Reveal
    Amarinda Keys
    • Jan 19
    • 2 min

    Program Room Reveal

    Going into 2021, we finally owned our new building and were determined to use it. In October of 2021, we launched our first...
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    Meet Civil Engineer Esther Bizier!
    Amarinda Keys
    • Jan 4
    • 2 min

    Meet Civil Engineer Esther Bizier!

    Esther Bizier is a Senior Engineer with Main-Land Development Consultants, Inc. She was hired as part of the team working with museum...
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    Behind the Scenes: Meet the Light Up The Town Judges!
    Amarinda Keys
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    Behind the Scenes: Meet the Light Up The Town Judges!

    This holiday season, the museum encouraged individuals and businesses to decorate their properties and fill the entire town with lights....
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    Behind The Scenes: Making Kringleville Magic Happen
    Amarinda Keys
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Behind The Scenes: Making Kringleville Magic Happen

    Kringleville and the Parade of Lights have been long-standing traditions in the Waterville community. For many years, this...
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    Behind the Scenes with Our Board President
    Catie Joyce Bulay
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    Behind the Scenes with Our Board President

    This month we’d like to introduce you to our outgoing board president. Meg Loubier has a long history with the museum and has been the...
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    New Exhibit Update: Listening Vessels have been delivered!
    Amarinda Keys
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    New Exhibit Update: Listening Vessels have been delivered!

    What if I told you that I could whisper something in your ear from 90 feet away? With the newest exhibit piece to be delivered, that is...
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    Meet Ruby & the person who brought her to life
    Catie Joyce Bulay
    • Oct 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    Meet Ruby & the person who brought her to life

    Meet Ruby, our new museum's sweet and playful mascot. She was created by Rusty Lamar, our museum designer and she's excited to come play...
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    Behind the Scenes: Unpacking our 1st new museum purchase
    Amarinda Keys
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Behind the Scenes: Unpacking our 1st new museum purchase

    Have you heard about the design for our Mill MakerSpace? This exhibit is one of four "sections" of our exhibit floor; Rural, City, River,...
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    Behind The Scenes: Meet Caitlin!
    Amarinda Keys
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Behind The Scenes: Meet Caitlin!

    The Children's Discovery Museum is excited to welcome Caitlin, our new Community Programs and Relations Coordinator. She worked closely...
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    Behind the Scenes: The Association of Children's Museums Network
    Amarinda Keys
    • Sep 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Behind the Scenes: The Association of Children's Museums Network

    Did you know that the Children’s Discovery Museum is part of the Association of Children’s Museums? This international organization has a...
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    Behind the Scenes: Meet Our Graphic Designer
    Catie Joyce Bulay
    • Aug 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Behind the Scenes: Meet Our Graphic Designer

    Meet our new graphic designer, Sarah Zwier. Trained as a graphic designer, Sarah has spent her career designing for museums, educational...
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    Behind the Scenes: Planning a summer program
    Amarinda Keys
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Behind the Scenes: Planning a summer program

    How do you plan a summer camp program during a pandemic when your location is not ready and you only have two staff? It was a tall order,...
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    Behind the Scenes: In the brain of the new museum’s designer
    Catie Joyce Bulay
    • Jul 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Behind the Scenes: In the brain of the new museum’s designer

    Meet Rusty Lamar, owner of Field Magnet Design, a design firm that specializes in large-scale sculptural installations, and the designer...
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    Behind The Scenes: Sneak peek tour of the building
    Amarinda Keys
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Behind The Scenes: Sneak peek tour of the building

    Come take a peek inside our new space! In November 2020, the museum purchased 7 Eustis Parkway, which was previously the Waterville UCC...
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