Mid-Hudson Children's Museum

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Coordinates: 41°42′31″N 73°56′20″W / 41.70861°N 73.93889°W / 41.70861; -73.93889

Mid-Hudson Children's Museum

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Established	1989
Location	75 North Water Street, Poughkeepsie, NY
Type	Children's Museum
Visitors	65,409[1]
Director	Lara Litchfield-Kimber
Public transit access	Poughkeepsie, Metro-North Hudson Line

The Mid-Hudson Children's Museum is a children's museum in the Hudson River Valley between the larger New York City and Albany markets. In February 2016 MHCM opened The Science Center @ MHCM to advance early STEM education. The museum is located in the historic waterfront in Poughkeepsie.

The Mid-Hudson Children's Museum is an independent 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational organization that is supported by admission and membership sales, program fees, donations, and grants. MHCM is a member of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the Association of Children's Museums (ACM), the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), and the Museum Association of New York (MANY).^{[citation needed]}

HISTORY. Founded in 1989 by a group of individuals in Poughkeepsie, the Mid-Hudson Children's Museum operated in donated spaces in the City of Poughkeepsie and then in the South Hills Mall for many years. In 2002, it moved to its current home at 75 North Water Street. The building is an historic mid-19th century industrial brick building that formerly housed Innis Dye Works.

The board of directors of MHCM is composed of volunteers. The museum's current staff consists of fourteen employees. In fall 2012, the museum hired Lara Litchfield-Kimber as its new Executive Director.^[2]

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