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**Sign up now for our IMAGINATION STATION SUMMER CAMPS 2013! Camps will be held from June 10 - August 2 and are available for children from preschool to rising grade 7. There are sessions both in the morning and in the afternoon. Read all about the summer camp program.
IN MEMORIAM
Viola Ergen
May 21, 2013
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Viola Ergen, longtime business manager at Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, on Tuesday morning, May 21, 2013, at her home in Oak Ridge. Viola was on the staff at the museum for 29 years and continued to serve as our volunteer historian, organizing our vast collection of photographs and other memorabilia. In September 2012 we dedicated the Kids Go Green! Environmental Center and Gardens in Viola's honor.
Viola will be greatly missed by her family and friends, by all of us at the museum, and by the entire Oak Ridge community. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her five children, their spouses, and thier families: John Ergen, Charles and Cantey Ergen, Dr. Fred and Maribeth Ergen, Dr. mary Ergen Taylor and Chris Taylor, and Anne Ergen DeLozier and Dan DeLozier.
Viola Ergen and Selma Shapiro at the groundbreaking for the Kids Go Green! Environmental Center and Gardens, September 6, 2009.
**We are seeking sponsors to help us finish the renovations to the Waterworks exhibit. Please visit the Waterworks Sponsorship Opportunities page for more information.
**A new Safe Sitters®: Babysitting Education Class has been scheduled for June 24th. For more information, please visit the Classes page.
**Apply now to be a part of the staff at the museum! A new employment opportunity is available.
**Students ages 13 and up are invited to be volunteers at Imagination Station Summer Camps 2013. Visit the Camps page for more information.
**Would you be interested in teaching at Imagination Station Summer Camps 2013? Visit the Camps page for more information.
**Celebration of the Young Child was held on April 19, 2013. Read all about it!
**Through the Vision of Children: Oak Ridge Schools' Art Exhibit opens to the public at Children's Museum of Oak Ridge on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Admission is free with museum admission. See the works produced by Oak Ridge's talented young artists!
**SPECIAL NEWS! Children's Museum of Oak Ridge was given an Award of Excellence for a Permanent Exhibition for our Kids Go Green! Environmental Center and Gardens by the Tennessee Association of Museums on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 during its annual conference! Congratulations and thanks to all who worked on or contributed to this exhibit.
**Happy birthday, Children's Museum of Oak Ridge! The museum turned 40 on Monday, March 11, 2013. Senior Girl Scout Troop 69 opened the museum in the library of the former Jefferson Junior High on March 11, 1973. We will be celebrating throughout the year! Watch for news of special events.
**Read all about the 2013 International Festival, which was held on February 16th.
**The winter newsletter is now online. Please visit our News page to read about all the latest happenings!
**Children's Museum of Oak Ridge was featured on WVLT Volunteer TV's show The Local Traveler on Saturday, February 9. Click here to see the footage from the program.
**Does a family member or friend have a special occasion soon? Gift certificates for memberships, classes, camps, birthday parties, museum admission and more are available. Please call (865)482-1074 or click here to access the Contact us/Misc. Payments page.
**Thank you for voting us Best Family Place in Anderson County!
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Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Mondays 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (June, July, August)
Admission:
Adults - $7.00
Seniors - $6.00
Children 3 & Up - $5.00
Children under 3 - FREE
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