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Partnership reviews museum, slogan

(02/23/06 5:00am)

Fresh young faces Representatives from Kidzu Children's Museum met with the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership on Wednesday asking for support. Jonathan Mills, co-founder of Kidzu and president of the board of directors, explained the benefits of the museum's placement in downtown Chapel Hill. Located at 105 E. Franklin St., the museum will open on March 7 with a "Where the Wild Things Are" exhibit. Mills said Kidzu would attract a greater number of families to the downtown area.

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Museum for children sets sail for downtown

(01/17/06 5:00am)

Giggles, Play-Doh, scraped knees, finger paints and sticky Popsicle remains soon will find a home in a rather unusual place. As of March 7, the bustling shopping and dining center that is Franklin Street will be home to a new resident: the Kidzu Children's Museum - formerly the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Children's Museum. The museum's first exhibit will feature Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are," which will allow children to dress up like "wild things," sail a pretend ocean and slide into a bowl of chicken soup with rice. The nonprofit museum will move into 105 E. Franklin St., the former home of Laughing Turtle Home gift and apparel store, until a larger, more permanent home for the museum is found. "I think we're going to be great for downtown," said Jonathan Mills, museum co-founder and president of its board of directors. The museum's executive director, Cathy Maris, said bringing children to Franklin Street will "affect the spirit of the community." Maris said Franklin Street is a great place for a children's museum because other family attractions are located on or near the street, such as the Ackland Art Museum, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and the Chapel Hill Museum. There are also shops, restaurants and other businesses close by, as well as bus routes that make it easy to visit downtown Chapel Hill, Maris said. And unlike some museums with roped showcases and hands-off policies, the children's museum is an interactive place where families learn by playing, which Maris said is becoming a popular attraction. "This is a time when a lot of children's museums are emerging," she said. "We're a part of a larger phenomenon." Mills and Maris both said they hope University students will be interested in volunteering at the museum. For more information on how to get involved, e-mail info@kidzuchildrensmuseum.org or contact Tina Clossick at 360-1059. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.

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