Omaha Children's Museum
A new building for a well-loved children's museum
2024–
Introduction
On the east end of downtown Omaha, overlooking the river and located only a few blocks from the Kiewit Luminarium, the new Omaha Children's Museum will be a space shaped by the best practices in early child development, offering exhibits and programming that brings joy, curiosity, and connection for young children and their caregivers.
Technical details
Omaha Children's Museum
Photo: Renderings by Tegmark
The new four-floor museum will build on the 40-year tradition of the existing Omaha's Children Museum with an emphasis on inclusivity and fun. Geared towards a younger age group (0-8 years old), the museum project will include several exhibition spaces, a 175-seat performance room, a cafe, and a play-workshop.
The cheerful journey commences before entering the building with rubberized mounds rising in the plaza, inviting visitors to climb and play before experiencing everything the museum has to offer inside. Upon entering, the journey to move through the building becomes part of the fun as railings and stairs swirl through the indoors, turning circulation routes into recreation. Dynamic accessibility and whimsical exhibitions become integrated into the architecture.