Children’s Discovery Museum reopening to members with plans to reopen to the public coming

Posted on May 7, 2021
The Museum is located at 1010 E. Beaufort St. in Normal. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)

By Blake Haas

NORMAL – For the first time in 13-months, the Children’s Discovery Museum in Uptown Normal is reopening its doors.

Shelly Hanover, the Museum’s Director of Experiences and Engagement, told WJBC’s Marc Strauss the Museum reopened to members only on May 1, with plans of reopening to the general public coming soon.

“You know we have been closed for about 13-months since all of the COVID began, and we are happy that we reopened on Saturday, May 1, just for members. So the first three weeks that we’re open are just for members. And then, around May 19, we’re going to release more information to open for the general public.

So right now, if you want to come and visit the Museum, you need to be a member; pre-register for a two-hour time slot and show up and have a great time.”

Hanover said the Museum would be at least members until Memorial Day weekend.

“We’ve had a lot of folks who have been so excited to come back to play with us and to either renew memberships or purchase memberships to be able to do that. We have just been greeting everybody back with open arms; we are just so excited to see everyone.”

The Museum, located at 1010 E. Beaufort St., is operating on limited capacity along with following social distancing protocols.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

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