Boston Children's Museum

Boston Children's Museum will complete final design and fabrication for Our City, an immersive exhibition dedicated to exploring identity, diversity, prejudice, and social justice, using the city of Boston as the context. Building on a previous IMLS grant award, the exhibition will apply research conducted to upgrade an exhibition that addresses the divisive public discourse and the upsurge in incidents of intolerance, and introduce new research-based approaches to reducing prejudice. Designed for children 4-10 years old and their families, the exhibit areas will foster interaction within and among visitor groups, as well as connection, reflection, and conversation. Component design will present playful challenges which depend on cooperation and collaboration for success. Post opening, the project team will conduct any exhibition remediation needed. Once fully remediated, the museum will conduct a summative evaluation of the exhibition.