"Play is not only our creative drive; it’s a fundamental mode of learning."
-David Elkind, Contemporary American psychologist
Omaha Children's Museum is in the top 15% of children's museums nationally. The museum features over 45,000 square feet of exhibit space, with permanent exhibits including:
- Charlie Campbell Science & Technology Center
- Creative Arts Center
- Imagination Playground (early childhood area)
In addition to its permanent exhibits, Omaha Children's Museum offers educational programs, traveling exhibitions, field trips, outreach programs, summer camps and birthday parties.
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500 South 20th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Phone: (402) 342-6164
Fax: (402) 342-6165
Email: info@ocm.org
Click here for a Google Map.
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Winter Hours
| Tuesday - Friday |
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Saturday |
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Sunday |
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
Closed Mondays and major holidays. Open on some Mondays during school holidays. For daily information, go to the
calendar.
The museum offers extended summer hours from Memorial Day through Labor Day. They will be as follows:
Summer Hours (Memorial Day-Labor Day)
| Mondays* & Major Holidays |
Closed |
| Tuesday - Saturday |
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Thursday |
Open late until 8 p.m. |
| Sunday |
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
| *Open some Mondays during school holidays |
| Members |
Free |
| Kids under 2 |
Free |
| Kids 2-15 |
$7 |
| Adults 16-59 |
$7 |
| Adults 60+ |
$6 |
An additional upcharge applies to most traveling exhibits.
All children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult 16 or older.
A Garden of Gizmos Admission Prices
Regular Museum Admission also applies.
Open October 10, 2009 - January 3, 2010
| Members |
Free |
| Kids under 2 |
Free |
| Kids 2-15 |
$2 |
| Adults |
$2 |
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