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Lutz Children's Museum, Manchester, CT

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Lutz Children's Museum

A nonprofit hands-on museum in Manchester, Connecticut, built mainly for young children.

247 South Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040 · Manchester, CT

About Lutz Children's Museum

The Lutz Children's Museum is a nonprofit museum in Manchester, Connecticut, designed around interactive learning. Its exhibits and play areas are geared toward curious young visitors, and its grounds include an animal room, a nature center, and a raptor program. Families can also book birthday parties, join educational programs, or attend summer camp. The museum began in 1953 as the Lutz Junior Museum, created by a local parent-teacher group to support classroom learning.

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