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Welcome to the newsroom of the Austin Children’s Museum. Here you will find press releases for current exhibits, programs, outreach, and other Museum activities. Feel free to download our Museum Overview 
    
   
ACM Press Releases:
12/22/2009 - Air Fair: It'll Blow You Away! 
Exhibit opens January 30 at Austin Children's Museum.

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12/8/2009 - Bilingual Storytime Debuts at Austin Children's Museum 
Starting January 13, visitors to Austin Children’s Museum will hear inspiring, real-life stories of dreams come true in the new Sueños realizados bilingual Storytime program, sponsored by Target®.

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11/24/2009 - ACM Holiday Guide 
A holiday guide to enjoying all Austin Children's Museum has to offer this holiday season.

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11/3/2009 - ACM Gives Children Another Fun Way to Learn About Science 
Children can join students from UT's College of Natural Science for Natural Science Saturday, an event which guides visitors through the world of natural science found in their everyday lives.

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10/15/2009 - Come Hear the Stinky Cheese Man Tell How 3 Inch Tall Robot Zot Conquers the Earth! -- Solve a Case of Mistaken Identity! 
Join ACM and the Texas Book Festival for a free afternoon of book signings and presentations by Jon Scieszka, author of the Trucktown series and Stinky Cheese Man, and Mac Barnett.

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10/13/2009 - Cyberchase Sundays at ACM 
ACM hosts Cyberchase Sunday, a workshop where children can learn through fun, math activities led by students from UT's Cockrell School of Engineering.

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10/5/2009 - ACM Celebrates National Chemistry Week 

ACM celebrates National Chemistry Week at Science Sunday through hands-on activities and demonstrations with the Central Texas Local Section of the American Chemical Society and The University of Texas Department of Biochemistry.


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9/29/2009 - ACM Announces Dates for Engineering Saturday 
ACM kicks off Engineering Saturday, a program which allows kids to explore engineering through hands-on activities.

 


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9/11/2009 - Austin Children’s Museum Receives Grant from Monsanto Fund for Science and Engineering Programs 
Grant funds Museum's Engineering Saturday and Science Sunday programs.

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8/19/2009 - The Chase is On! 
Popular television show comes to life at ACM.

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7/23/2009 - ACM Makes "100 Geeky Places to Take Kids" list on Wired.com 
It's cool to be a geek!

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5/8/2009 - ACM Inspires the Do-it-Yourself Spirit in MakerKids Exhibit 
Glue it. Fold it. Sew it. Build it. Children and families will catch the do-it-yourself spirit in Austin Children’s Museum’s new feature exhibit, MakerKids.

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4/21/2009 - Discover Engineering Day is May 3rd at Austin Children's Museum 
Families are invited to visit Austin Children’s Museum on Sunday, May 3, 12-5pm, for Discover Engineering Day.

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4/20/2009 - Austin Children's Museum Holds First Evening Gala 
The Austin Children’s Museum will host its first evening fundraiser, “Imaginarium,” May 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the historic Browning hangar at Mueller.

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4/6/2009 - Help us get ready to MAKE 
Bring in these new or recycled materials to the Musuem and get a free pass!

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2/26/2009 - New Exhibit Gets a Helping Hand at Austin Children's Museum 

When installing a new exhibit, having extra hands to help is appreciated by Dustin Newcomb, Exhibits Manager at Austin Children’s Museum.


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2/2/2009 - Austin Children's Museum to Celebrate National Engineers Week 
Austin Children's Museum is teaming up with local partners to kickoff National Engineers Week (February 15-21), a week that cultivates and celebrates the engineering profession.

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1/30/2009 - En mi Familia/In My Family Exhibit Opens 2/28 at Austin Children's Museum 
Visitors can experience traditions from Mexican-American culture in new permanent exhibit.

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12/18/2008 - Austin Children's Museum marks 25 years of service 
This December, Austin Children’s Museum marks 25 years of service to the children and families of the local community.

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11/14/2008 - Gingerbread House Workshops 
Sticky Fingers, Candy and Fun!

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10/1/2008 - Austin Children's Museum Launches New Blog 

ACM Increases its Online Efforts


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9/11/2008 - New Program Introduces Children to Engineering at Austin Children's Museum 

Austin Children's Museum Collaborates with UT's Cockrell School of Engineering on Program


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8/27/2008 - "All Systems Go" 

Austin Children’s Museum Goes Places With All Systems Go Exhibit


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7/9/2008 - ACM Public Programs Coordinator Granted CAISE Fellowship 
Christina Soontornvat, ACM Public Programs Coordinator, selected as CAISE Fellow.

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6/9/2008 - Discover Engineering Event at the Austin Children's Museum 
Free admission and hands-on engineering fun all day.

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5/5/2008 - 2008 Austin Children's Museum Luncheon Press Announcement 

Austin Children's Museum Celebrates Future and Honors Donors at 12th Annual Luncheon


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5/1/2008 - Mindstorms Mania 
A Showcase of Children's Robotic Inventions

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3/14/2008 - Nano Day at Austin Children's Museum 
Ever wonder how a liquid can also be a magnet? Ever wonder what makes tablets fizz in water?

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2/19/2008 - NSF Selects ACM's Director of Education for Review Panel 

Becky Jones, Director of Education at Austin Children’s Museum, has been selected by the National Science Foundation to be a review panelist for their Informal Science Education division projects.


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2/5/2008 - Engineers Day at Austin Children's Museum 
What do the Egyptian pyramids, I-35 and the Golden Gate Bridge have in common?

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2/1/2008 - New Director of Development at Austin Children's Museum 
Last week, the Austin Children’s Museum welcomed Lisa Lee as its new Director of Development.

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12/10/2007 - "Play It By Ear" 
Austin Children's Museum Exhibits the Art and Science of Tinkering with Sound in Play It By Ear

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10/17/2007 - Blind Awareness at Austin Children's Museum 
Interactive exhibit in the Community Gallery.

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8/14/2007 - New Science and Engineering Exhibits 
Austin Children’s Museum Showcases Science and Engineering with Two New Exhibits

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8/2/2007 - New York Hall of Science Training Program 

Austin Children's Museum Selected to Participate in New York Hall of Science Training Program


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7/18/2007 - Austin Children’s Museum Launches New Website 
Builder Homesite Inc. (BHI) offers ACM new website
 

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5/30/2007 - "We are from Vietnam" 
We are from Vietnam Exhibit Opens at the Austin Children’s Museum on June 4

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5/24/2007 - Architect Candidates 
Austin Children's Museum Selects Architect Candidates for New Facility

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5/14/2007 - New Board Members  
Austin Children's Museum Welcomes New Board Members

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5/1/2007 - "Air Fair To Go" 
Traveling Exhibit Reaches Thousands

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4/20/2007 - Wilder Publication Design Awards  
Austin Children's Museum Takes Home the Gold

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4/18/2007 - "The Big Game"  
"The Big Game" Exhibit Opens May 26 at Austin Children's Museum

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4/5/2007 - Community Night - Spring 
Austin Children’s Museum Announces Spring Community Night Performances

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3/19/2007 - Biomed Day 
Biomedical Engineering Day is March 24 at Austin Children’s Museum

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2/8/2007 - "Once Upon a Time Signature" 
Austin Classical Guitar Society Presents “Once Upon a Time Signature”
at Austin Children’s Museum on Feb. 24



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2/2/2007 - Engineer's Day  
Engineer’s Day is Feb. 17th at Austin Children’s Museum

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1/24/2007 - "Through Her Eyes" Exhibit 
Youth Photographers Capture Latino Essence in “Through Her Eyes” Photo Exhibit
at Austin Children’s Museum

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1/18/2007 - Young Inventors Showcase 
Best of Austin Young Inventors Showcase at Austin Children’s Museum, Sat., Jan. 20th