Lexington Children’s Museum was founded in 1990 through a public-private partnership with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. In 1987, a group of inspired citizens presented the idea of a children’s museum to Lexington mayor Scotty Baesler and future Mayor Pam Miller. City leaders saw the need to bring education to children through a creative, interactive model. With the assistance of Lord Cultural Resources, a consulting firm in Toronto, the city began serious planning for the Lexington Children’s Museum. The site selection committee considered several sites and chose the current location in The Square. Since its opening it has welcomed millions of visitors.

Following an almost two-decade period during which we operated under the name Explorium of Lexington, we are now returning to our initial identity by reintroducing ourselves as the Lexington Children’s Museum.

Lexington Children’s Museum Inspires future generations through educational play with museum attendance averaging over 50,000 visitors annually, and an additional 10,000 impacted through outreach activities in the community.