News & Press Resources

Latest from MCM

NEH Experiences Extreme Cuts, MCM Funding Threatened

Statement on the NEH grant termination – Press Release (April, 2025)
Local Museums and Libraries Rally Support for the Institute of Museum and Library Services After Recent Executive Order – Press Release (March 19, 2025)

Madison Children’s Museum asking for community support amid federal cuts – Wisconsin State Journal (March 20, 2025)

• Memo Terminating MCM’s NEH Climate Smart grant
• Contact your government officials – Urgent: Save the NEH
• Full text of President Trump’s Executive Order regarding IMLS
• Information on IMLS’s mission, vision, and work
• Statement from the American Library Association:
• Video: “The World is Better Because of Museums” from the American Alliance of Museums
• Article: “Understanding IMLS’s ‘Shall’ and ‘May’ Language” from EveryLibrary Institute

Press Resources

Public Relations Contact

Jonathan Zarov, Director of Marketing & Communications
media@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
p: (608) 335-2783

For media inquiries March 24-28:
Kate Rowell, Marketing & Communications Asst.
media@madisonchildrensmuseum.org
p: (608) 354-0542 ext 542

MCM Press Releases

Madison Children’s Museum Secures $2.5 Million, Five-year Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. – Press Release (December 12, 2024)
Kids Vote at MCM! Cereal is on the Ballot – Press Release (October 30, 2024)
Tom Linfield, Long-Time Arts Champion, Chosen to Lead Madison Children’s Museum (May 23, 2024)
Madison to Host InterActivity 2024, Flourish!, the Largest International Conference of Children’s Museums – Press Release (May 7, 2024)
Madison Children’s Museum Receives Major Grant from National Endowment for the Humanities – Press Release (April 25, 2024)
MCM wins the 2024 Governor’s Tourism Award for Service Excellence – Press Release (March 28, 2024)

MCM in the News

Madison Children’s Museum celebrates Black History Month with cultural festivities – WMTV (February 13, 2025)
A Tinkerer’s Paradise – Isthmus (January 7, 2025)
“The kids love it; but the adults love it, too.”: Progress Center for Black Women hosts 6th annual ‘Photos with Santa’ – Madison365 (December 10, 2024)
Hand to Hand: Caretakers of Wonder and the Role of Children’s Museums in a Warming World – Association of Children’s Museums (November 2024)
Madison Children’s Museum to host Hispanic Heritage Celebration tonight – Madison365 (October 10, 2024)
Journey Through Kindness and Nature: Discover the New ‘Nice Age Trail’ at Madison Children’s Museum – Madison Family (June 25, 2024)
Treehouses in Madison offering solace and adventure for adults and children alike – Madison Magazine (June 24, 2024)
Tom Linfield to lead ‘a magical world’ at Madison Children’s Museum – Cap Times (June 4, 2024)
Madison Children’s Museum welcomes you to The Nice Age Trail – Wisconsin State Journal (June 1, 2024)
As Madison Children Museum prepares to welcome world conference, MCM’s president says goodbye – Wisconsin State Journal (May 13, 2024)
Madison Children’s Museum president and CEO is retiring; board begins nationwide search – Wisconsin State Journal (January 28, 2024)
Indoor activities for families swamped as outdoor air is unsafe – Spectrum News Milwaukee (June 28, 2023)
Thousands of doll fans expected in Madison for museum’s final American Girl Benefit – Wisconsin Public Radio (June 23, 2023)
Madison Children’s Museum opens pay-what-you-can cafe – Cap Times (August 20, 2022)
Access matters: How rethinking low-cost memberships promoted inclusion and boosted visits at the Madison Children’s Museum – Cap Times (July 29, 2019)

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