Spark Children's Museum has official opening

Spark Children's Museum has official opening

Conditions for the next week or so.

It was a celebration a long time coming.

Spark children's museum in apache mall had it's soft opening in july of last year ?

"* but covid?

"*19 put a damper on things.

Today ?

"* the official ribbon cutting took place.

Kimt news 3's samantha soto joins us live there now.

Katie and amy ?

"* as you mentioned the pandemic sidetracked the museum's official grand opening ?

"* so today they were able to celebrate the community coming together to raise 2?

"*point 6 million dollars to open in this location.

Executive director jennifer staley tells me while some of the final touches to the museum are still to come ?

"* they now have the funding to complete it.

Those additions include two new exhibits ?

"* a smart city exhibit ?

"* and a motor skills exhibit ?

"* ?

"* both set to b complete within the next couple of months.

An outdoor green space is also expected this summer.

Staley says the facility has full support oneverything that goes into they want it to be successful , they see the need for it for the families in rochester ?

"* and so all i have to do is carry the reigns on their vision and it's going really well.

Staley says while this 10 thousand square feet space has the capacity of 500 ?

"* thy never have more than 250.

And they hope to have all exhibits fully functional and completed by the end of this year.

Live in rochester ?

"* thank you samantha.

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