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Playscape

Admission
included
Dates
Permanent

Playscape® is a gallery for young children—infants through the preschool years—and their families to learn and play together, providing fun, hands-on opportunities to learn through the method that is most successful for them—play! 

  • Ignite creativity in the Art Studio
  • Explore sound in the Music Studio
  • Fill, pour, empty, stir, squeeze, push, and pull in The Creek—a large-scale water table
  • Dig, pour, and sift in The Sandbox
  • Climb to new heights in The Pond—a climbing structure surrounded by netting
  • Build a giant tower in Blockopolis
  • Launch balls with the Reaction Contraption
  • Play in Babyscape—an area designed for children 2 and under

Playscape® is exclusively for our guests who are 5 and under. Older children who are with those young guests are welcome to act as helpers. If you do not have children in this age range, we recommend visiting other galleries in the museum. 

Please park strollers outside of the gallery to ensure there is enough space inside for everyone.

Playscape's Related Events

daily activity
Experiencing Art Together
Create a work of art based on inspiration within Playscape.
0–5 and families
15 minutes
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daily activity
Making Music Together
Make some music while engaging your mind and body. For ages 5 and under.
0–5 and families
15 minutes
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Family-friendly amenities

Please keep all food and drink, except milk, water, and formula, outside the exhibit.
Private spaces to feed your baby. Adjustable lighting & electrical outlets available.
Family-friendly restrooms with changing tables and my-sized toilets and sinks.

Sensory information

Get ready for your visit by reviewing the sights and sounds you'll experience in Playscape®.

Loud Noises
Movement Opportunity
Strong Smell
Tactile Opportunity
Bright Light

Playscape® is made possible through lead gift support of PNC Foundation, with major support provided by The Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund, W.B. Fortune, the Joseph F. and G. Marlyne Sexton Family, The Children’s Museum Guild, the Harlan Family Foundation, the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation, Jane and Steve Marmon, Jerry and Elsie Martin, Randall and Deborah Tobias, and Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent.

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