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Our Mission

It is our mission to encourage enthusiasm about learning in a hands-on environment that opens the world even to the youngest child.

Our History

  • Opened in December 1977 and located in a historic 1923 train depot.
  • One of only a few children’s museums to open on the West Coast during the 1970s.
  • 10,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits about the arts, sciences, world cultures, and everyday life.

Visitorship

The Children’s Museum at La Habra has an average of 95,000 children, parents and teachers that visit annually.

Permanent Exhibits

Our Museum features 7 galleries and 14 different hands on exhibits, many of which remain unique to the field today. In addition to these exhibits, an outdoor dinosaur topiary and historic 1942 caboose, the Museum features an exhibit that changes 2 times a year.

Current Changing Exhibitegypt
Empire on the Nile
September 25, 2023 - August 11, 2024 


Experience the rich culture and history of Egypt in our current Changing Gallery exhibit, Empire on the Nile. Visit the home of Paneb, an ancient Egyptian, and his family, where you can prepare a meal, play with traditional toys and musical instruments, and learn about Bes and Taweret, the gods of home and family.

Visitors can also visit a replica of a Temple Scribe school and learn about hieroglyphics and the number system. Learn about the importance of scribes in Egyptian culture, pretend to make papyrus, and write your name in hieroglyphics! 

Stop by the market to buy or sell spices and textiles. But watch out for crocodiles and other animals lurking in the reeds! We also have displays on the history of Egyptian agriculture and engineering. Finally, visitors can explore a replica of a modern-day dig site and dress up as paleontologists against a backdrop of one some of Egypt's most famous legacies- the pyramids! 

Empire on the Nile runs through August 11, 2024.

Television Spots

Lil’ Innovators Early Childhood STEM Program

Admission Prices 

  • General Admission $12
  • La Habra Resident $11
  • Seniors over 65+ years $10
  • Military with ID $10
  • Members are always Free

Membership


Guided Tours/Field Trips

Our docent-led Museum tours offer an educational experience that complements classroom learning and bridges the Museum and classroom curriculum. Learn more about it at our Field Trip page.

Outreach

Scholarship programs are provided to local underserved schools. These programs allow the Museum to offer additional educational tools to complement the Museum visit with outreach materials, on-site educators, and workshops, as well as teacher Professional Development. Learn more about the programs on our Outreach Page.

Activity Blasts

Children experience the Children’s Museum galleries and exhibits through engaging themed activities in science, theater, and creepy crawly animal encounters.

Our Audience

  • Families with children ages 1-8 years in the Southern California area
  • Grandparents
  • School groups, educators, preschools, early childhood care providers, home-school families and scouting groups