The Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples wanted to refresh and replace some of its original exhibits in phases.  First up, convert a ’trolley’ car interior into a room for a trolley track table.  Second, change out some worn and not working elements in Mother Nature’s Playouse with more engaging an updated exhibits.

Location: Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples (CMON); Naples, FL

Train Room

The museum wanted to bring more activity to a train trolley area.  MAM Exhibit Design came up with a table shape that fit into the odd angled corner, maximizing play space on the top, and using the walls as a place to run train tracks down to the table.

Mother Nature’s Playhouse

This area is an area for the smallest visitors to explore the different seasons in the nation.  Museum staff wanted to freshen up the exhibits.  We designed and installed a dress the scarecrow activity, a hot cocoa stove with ‘logs’ to burn, a changeable snowman, a birdhouse shaped bookshelf – complete with a real birds nest!

The World Café

This area is a child-sized eatery where children prepare, serve and “eat” delicacies from the country being featured. Staff wanted to add a smell station to waft the aromas of world spices plus a set of discovery drawers.  We designed a unique puffer / turntable system to deliver authentic smells and a series of stacked drawers that can be filled with items from the featured country.

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

Train Room: The train table has areas of fixed track and changeable track.

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

Train Room: We built it strong to support adventurous toddlers!

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

Train Room: Train tracks up the wall adds another dimension.

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

Mother Nature’s Playhouse Can you add the weight of two pumpkins to equal the weight of a single pumpkin?

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

Mother Nature’s Playhouse Dressing scarecrows gives visitors freedom to choose how their scarecrow looks.

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

Mother Nature’s Playhouse Custom-made mini metal stove has ‘fire’ and logs!

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

Mother Nature’s Playhouse A birdhouse-shaped bookshelf holds a real bird's nest.

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

Mother Nature’s Playhouse A three-sided snowman’s abdomen and head spins to change its look.

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

Mother Nature’s Playhouse A real bird's nest in the birdhouse-shaped bookshelf.

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

The World Café Discovery drawers are filled with items for play and learning from the featured country.

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

The World Café Scent station turntable holds 5 different scents.

Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

The World Café Scent Station is replenished with spices from the countries being featured.