Exhibit Sponsorships

Names and logos of exhibit sponsors will be placed on plaques located directly on or prominently displayed near the sponsored exhibit in the museum.
Play River Fishing Exhibit

Estimated cost to build exhibit: $30,000

Main Sponsor: Full size plaque on exhibit
Number available: 1
Cost: $15,000

Additional Sponsors: ¼ size plaque on exhibit
Number Available: 3
Cost: $5,000

  • Painted river with river rocks and boulders, artificial plants for children to pretend to fish in
  • Native fish painted in the river
  • Native creatures placed along riverside
  • Fishing nets poles with magnets to catch fish
  • Child size waders and boots
  • Canoe for children to play in and fish from
  • Wooden bridge for children to cross over and fish from
  • Logs for children to sit and climb on
  • Lighting
Camping Exhibit

Estimated Cost to build exhibit: $25,000

Main Sponsor: Full size plaque on exhibit
Number available: 1
Cost: $15,000

Additional Sponsors: ¼ size plaque on exhibit
Number Available: 2
Cost: $5,000

Camping exhibit will be located adjacent to fishing river exhibit.

  • Additional artificial plants
  • One large tent with cozy cushions for reading
  • 2 smaller tents with open back and front to crawl through and hide in
  • Artificial campfire
  • materials to pretend to cook over the campfire
  • Logs to sit on and climb on
  • Artificial tree with native birds and insects climbing on it
  • Bear bag hang with pulley system
  • Lighting
Art Exploration Area

Estimated Cost to build exhibit: $30,000

Main Sponsor: Full size plaque on exhibit
Number available: 1
Cost: $15,000

Additional Sponsors: ¼ size plaque on exhibit
Number Available: 3
Cost: $5,000

Art will be displayed on wall in Art Exploration area for inspiration. Art will be rotated and will feature international and local artists focusing on a style. Children will have materials available to mimic that style in a multimodal way or create their own artwork in their own style. Weekly projects will be available to create.

  • Wall cabinets for materials
  • Tables and stools/chairs
  • Open shelves for materials
  • Large wooden boxes to put recycle materials in for crafts
  • Art will be displayed on wall in Art Exploration area for inspiration.
  • Plexiglass wall for painting and drawing on with markers
  • Dry racks
  • Magnetic boards for tangrams
  • Sink for clean up station (hand washing station)
  • Temporary exhibit space for children’s finished projects
Indoor Sandbox

Estimated Cost to build exhibit: $10,000

Main Sponsor: Full size plaque on exhibit
Number available: 1
Cost: $5,000

Additional Sponsors: ¼ size plaque on exhibit
Number Available: 5
Cost: $1,000

  • 10×10 foot sandbox with edges for sitting
  • It will be filled with rotating materials with different textures
  • Large backhoes children can sit on and manipulate will be placed on 2 sides of the sand box
  • Tools for scooping, raking, digging
  • Toys to find including creatures from our area
Infant/Toddler Discovery Forest

Estimated Cost to build exhibit: $10,000

Main Sponsor: Full size plaque on exhibit
Number available: 1
Cost: $5,000

Additional Sponsors: ¼ size plaque on exhibit
Number Available: 5
Cost: $1,000

  • Seating around room for adults (comfortable for nursing)
  • Mirrors
  • Ramp and slide
  • Soft blocks
  • Bolsters/tunnels for climbing in and on
  • Lighting
Farmers Market

Estimated Cost to build exhibit: $8,000

Main Sponsor: Full size plaque on exhibit
Number available: 1
Cost: $5,000

Additional Sponsors: ¼ size plaque on exhibit
Number Available: 3

  • Garden area for picking vegetables
  • Cafe with child size picnic tables
  • Vegetable stand
  • Check out area with crank conveyor belt and register
  • Speakers for music to simulate live music at farmers markets
  • Lighting
Light and Shadow Play

Estimated Cost to build exhibit: $6,000

Main Sponsor: Full size plaque on exhibit
Number available: 1
Cost: $5,000

Additional Sponsors: ¼ size plaque on exhibit
Cost: $1,000
Number Available: 1

Dark room with open entry and exit for children to walk through. Strobe light project will flash to freeze shadows on the wall. Children can do crazy poses and shapes with their body to freeze.

Outer wall of exhibit will have light boxes where children can create their own shadows using objects and hands for people on the other side of the box to see. Light boxes will have different colors of light to experiment with.

Other Sponsorship Opportunities
Museum Without Walls Events
Fundraising Events
Summer camp
Summer camp scholarships
Underwriting membership fees for qualifying families
Director salary
Teacher Salary
Traveling Exhibits
Outdoor play space
Plants
Welcome deck