We’re building an interactive and inclusive community space where children and families can discover, imagine and grow together through play and exploration. Below, find our goal for exhibit areas, as well as sponsorship opportunities for these spaces.
Only you can help bring it to life.
Take a step into Children’s Museum of Franklin, where imagination and discovery open the doors to a lifelong love of learning.
Each of our exhibit spaces has been thoughtfully designed with the help of exhibit experts, educational advisors, and accessibility advocates, in an effort to create a welcoming and engaging space.
Exhibit sponsorships and naming opportunities are a wonderful way to build connection and legacy in this community, as well as to build brand, while supporting the completion of this space.
Wind.
It's a breezy adventure in understanding how wind shapes our world and powers our future! This high visibility exhibit will be positioned up against the large garage bay-sized windows, making it the only exhibit seen from both inside and outside the Museum.
Full sponsorship* cost: $50,000
Co-sponsorships are available.
*Sponsorships involve a one-time fee for naming rights to an exhibit for its existence at 157 Cottage Street (estimated five (5) years)
Water.
Water play is a classic feature of any children’s museum experience! Help us bring this area to life for our community with a water table designed by Science Kinetics and Vanderbilt University with so many educational features. We plan to use this water feature for both day-to-day interactive play and for educational programming in our space.
Full sponsorship* cost: $50,000
Co-sponsorships are available.
To learn more or to sponsor this exhibit, please fill out this form.
*Sponsorships involve a one-time fee for naming rights to an exhibit for its existence at 157 Cottage Street (estimated five (5) years)
Transportation.
Watch trains and play with trains – it’s every young conductors dream. Uniquely positioned around a large window facing out to the MBTA line, this space features a custom-built and Franklin-themed train table.
Additionally, check out our two seven-foot-long car ramps built by students at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School. Designed and built by the schools carpentry students, these ramps also feature magnetic tracks 3D printed by engineering students.
Exhibit sponsored by Vendetti Motors.
Sensory Tree.
A quiet and welcoming sensory space designed, on the outside, to look like a tree. This exhibit area is a central feature to our space.
Exhibit co-sponsored by Craft Architecture.
Co-sponsorship* available.
*Sponsorships involve a one-time fee for naming rights to an exhibit for its existence at 157 Cottage Street (estimated five (5) years)
Imaginative Play Downtown
Imaginative play sparks creativity, fosters problem-solving, and inspires lifelong curiosity through hands-on exploration. At Children’s Museum of Franklin, our imaginative play zone will feature a veterinarian clinic, a diner, roadways and vehicles, and a farm stand with gardening. Nestled in this zone is our baby/toddler zone as well. Consider it “The Common”: our baby zone is a gated space designed just for our littlest visitors.
Imaginative Play Farming: Sponsorship $15,000
“The Common” gated baby-toddler zone: Sponsorship $15,000
Diner & Vet Clinic Playhouses: Sponsored by the Sloss Family
Crawler Gazebo Feature: Sponsored by Woodstock Building Associates
*Sponsorships involve a one-time fee for naming rights to an exhibit for its existence at 157 Cottage Street (estimated five (5) years)
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Hearts
Dive into the Healthy Bodies, Healthy Hearts exhibit and discover how our incredible bodies work! See how your heart pumps and understand the magic of the human body.
Co-sponsored by Abiomed & BPI Boston Productions
Co-sponsorship* available: $25,000
*Sponsorships involve a one-time fee for naming rights to an exhibit for its existence at 157 Cottage Street (estimated five (5) years)
Financial Literacy.
Ms Money’s Playroom is coming to life at the Children’s Museum of Franklin. This exhibit aims to make financial education accessible, enjoyable, and meaningful for children, by reflecting the financial literacy programming developed by Rockland Trust through interactive exhibits..
Sponsored by Rockland Trust Bank.
The Climber.
The Climber is an incredible contained climbing structure planned to rise out of the “loading dock” section of our space. It will exit, on one end, into that sunken section, which will serve as our Flex Space – featuring the sock skating rink, green blocks, dinosaurs and more at various points in the year.
An opportunity for gross motor movement, this exhibit supports physical, cognitive, and social development.
Full sponsorship* cost: $160,000
Co-sponsorships available.
*Sponsorships involve a one-time fee for naming rights to an exhibit for its existence at 157 Cottage Street (estimated five (5) years)
Makerspace.
A dedicated makerspace serves to foster creativity in every child. This space provides an outlet for self expression and experimentation, as well as a space to display children’s artwork in the Museum!
Full sponsorship* cost: $20,000
*Sponsorships involve a one-time fee for naming rights to an exhibit for its existence at 157 Cottage Street (estimated five (5) years)
Classroom & Lab.
Our space will feature a flexible classroom/lab space that can also be utilized for birthday parties. This space allow us to offer a range of STEM-based programming for elementary and middle school children on site.
Full sponsorship* cost: $50,000
*Sponsorships involve a one-time fee for naming rights to an exhibit for its existence at 157 Cottage Street (estimated five (5) years)
Outdoor Space.
A small, but mighty, outside play zone, we’re planning for gardening, music, picnic tables and an amazing bubble centerpiece.
Co-sponsored by Middlesex Charitable Foundation
Co-sponsorship* available: $60,000
*Sponsorships involve a one-time fee for naming rights to an exhibit for its existence at 157 Cottage Street (estimated five (5) years)
Local Art.
We plan to feature local artists work both inside and outside of our space. Most immediately, this includes painting our logo across the building, as well as a mural on the back side of the building.
Contributions of any amount can help to bring this artwork to life. Full sponsorships are also available.
Full exterior mural sponsorship* cost: $15,000
Co-sponsorships available.
*Sponsorships involve a one-time fee for naming rights to an exhibit for its existence at 157 Cottage Street (estimated five (5) years)
Your legacy is found in the community you build around you.
Your tax-deductible donation to Children’s Museum of Franklin can also be made via check mailed to:
Children’s Museum of Franklin, c/o Erin Gallagher
2 Cohasset Way, Franklin, MA 02038