Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum
At the heart of Canalside with hands-on exhibits for & about Western New York! Where fun & learning play together
08/16/2024
The Buffalo Sabres Kids Club stopped by yesterday for their Summer Meet Up. It was great seeing Sabretooth, Rax, and all our friends!
08/15/2024
Tons of fun was had last night at Westminster Community Charter School! Thanks to all who came to play with us!
08/14/2024
We'll see you tonight from 4-7 at Pizza Plant Italian Pub - Canalside for our Shark Girl Pod Happy Hour! ☀🦈
08/13/2024
Join us at Pizza Plant Italian Pub - Canalside tomorrow from 4-7 for a Happy Hour to benefit Explore & More! Enjoy a Shark Girl Pod and a special cocktail: The Hammerhead Attack. ☀🦈
08/12/2024
Ingram Micro presented us with a generous donation at their charity golf tournament over the weekend. Thank you so much for your support! ❤️ ☀
08/11/2024
Congrats to Milk For Health on celebrating 75 wonderful years! We had a great time celebrating with you today! You've helped us make some special memories over the years and here's to 75+ more!
08/09/2024
We love our friends from National Fuel! ❤
🚚🎥 Take a tour through one of their mainliner trucks on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/Y2-H3pQ8qrI?feature=shared
08/08/2024
The Asian Food and Culture Festival will be happening outside at Canalside on Sunday, and you can come inside to Explore & More for even more fun as we celebrate the vibrant sights, sounds and tastes of Asian cultures!
Enjoy activities in our studio spaces ranging from calligraphy lessons and paper lantern crafts to learning about Asian cultural artifacts.
Devi Bollywood Dance will perform from 10:30-11:30am and we will also have empanada and lumpia sampling by Pinoy Boi from 11:30-1:30pm.
exploreandmore.org/tickets
08/06/2024
Something is abuzz at Explore & More. 🐝🌼🍯
08/02/2024
📢 CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER ⛈
Unfortunately this week's Free Play Fridays at Canalside is canceled due to weather. Join us next week for Free Play Fridays: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!
exploreandmore.org/event/free-play-fridays-teamwork-makes-the-dream-work/
07/31/2024
Our friends from HSBC recently volunteered with us, helping the Education team prepare some activities! ☀
Thank you for your help. ❤
07/31/2024
Today is the last day to enter the ultimate giveaway from Perry's Ice Cream and Explore & More! 🍦
Grand Prize: An Enhanced Explore & More – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum Membership and a Perry’s Ultimate Fun Coupon Pack valued at $286!
Two Runner-Up Prizes: A family 4 pack of passes to the museum and a Perry’s Fun Pack of Free Ice Cream Coupons.
Enter here: https://www.perrysicecream.com/perrys-x-explore-more-national-ice-cream-month-giveaway/?utm_source=Explore+More&utm_medium=Flyer&utm_campaign=National+Ice+Cream+Month
07/29/2024
We had SO much fun with everyone yesterday at Touch a Truck! ☀🚒 Thank you to all of our friends who made this great event possible. ❤
🗓 Stay up to date on all of our upcoming events and programs: exploreandmore.org/calendar
Touch a Truck is underway at Canalside!
07/27/2024
Touch a Truck tomorrow is FREE! 🚒 After you've checked out the more than 50 vehicles outside at Canalside, cool off in the Museum.
Admission will be just $5. 🤩
Don't forget to grab a bite to eat at the Low Bridge Cafe located on our first floor. 🍕
07/27/2024
This year, Touch a Truck will be majority quiet time. 🔇
From 1:00pm - 1:30pm, it will get noisy. 🔊
We'll see you tomorrow: exploreandmore.org/event/touch-a-truck-2024
07/27/2024
Stop in to the Low Bridge Café to beat the heat during Touch a Truck on Sunday and enjoy affordable family-friendly lunch options! 🍕
Located on our first floor.
07/26/2024
We'll be hanging out at Explore More this Sunday!
See you there 😁
07/26/2024
Spend your Sunday at Canalside for Touch a Truck! ☀ This free event will feature more than 50 vehicles for you to check out.
exploreandmore.org/event/touch-a-truck-2024/
07/26/2024
Enter to win a Hot Wheels edition Power Wheels during Touch a Truck on Sunday! 🏎
Raffle tickets are $5/each or 3/$10 and are available for sale in our Gift Shop. Tickets will also be available at our Pop-Up Gift Shop during Touch a Truck.
🚒 exploreandmore.org/event/touch-a-truck-2024
📢 Calling all 3rd Grade Graduates! 📢
You and TWO family members can enjoy FREE Museum Admission this Saturday!
To redeem your FREE admission passes to Explore & More, visit the Guest Services desk at the Museum.
07/25/2024
Don't miss K-9 teams from the NFTA Transit Authority Police Department at Touch a Truck! 👮♀️👮🐶
Tour a Truck! Glen and Mary take us for a tour and a ride-along on one of National Fuel's work trucks! 👷♀️👷♂️ See this truck and many more at Touch a Truck on July 28th at Canalside in Buffalo, NY! 🚒 ☀
For more information, visit - exploreandmore.org/event/touch-a-truck-2024/
07/24/2024
🚒 Touch a Truck on Sunday is FREE! After you've enjoyed all the outside fun, come cool off in the museum.
We'll be open 10-4 and admission will be just $5! 🤩 Free for museum members as always. See you Sunday! ☀
Calling all little drivers and curious minds…Touch a Truck is back! 🚒
📆 Sunday, July 28, 2024
⏰ 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
All outdoor activities are free! Climb aboard, touch the steering wheels, honk horns and get up close and personal with a variety of vehicles from 10am-1:30pm!
Quiet Time will be 10am-1pm and Noisy Time will be 1pm-1:30pm.
The museum will be open 10am-4pm and museum admission will be just $5 for adults and children ages 1 & up thanks to National Fuel.
exploreandmore.org/event/touch-a-truck-2024/
07/22/2024
Touch a Truck is this Sunday, July 28th! 🚛🚒🚚
This event is FREE at Canalside, and museum admission will be only $5 that day! ☀ exploreandmore.org/event/touch-a-truck-2024/
07/21/2024
Craig is ready for 🍦, are you?
Stop by our gift shop today for a FREE Ice Cream toy with every Perry's Ice Cream purchase! 🤩
📸 Don't forget to take a picture on our Ice Cream Bench and tag and on Instagram! Each tag is an entry in our National Ice Cream Month giveaway!
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Where fun & learning play together..our mission is to provide best-in-class PLAY experiences where all children, families and the community can explore, learn and develop together. We envision a world where PLAY unlocks the limitless potential in all of us.
Built on the historic footprint of the terminus of the Erie Canal, the all-new Explore & More – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum sits at the crossroads between canals and bridges that have become year-round community destinations on the city’s waterfront at Canalside. This totally unique location makes it the perfect place to learn about the region’s roots as an innovative port at the turn of the century, while using hands-on play to spark the imagination of the next generation of great minds.
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