Press Release
The Center Welcomes The Escondido Children’s Museum
ESCONDIDO, CA (December 6, 2002) The California Center for the Arts, Escondido announces the Escondido Children’s Museum is planning to move to The Center’s campus. The new facility for the Museum will be located in Studio One, which is a 2,200 square-foot room, with an adjacent 2,000 square-foot patio area. A lease agreement between the Escondido Children's Museum, the City of Escondido and The Center will be considered at the City Council meeting on December 11, 2003.
The Escondido Children’s Museum plans to move into their new home in March 2003 and open its doors to the public by the summer of 2003. The Escondido Children’s Museum will join current Center tenants including Greene Music, Lisette’s Dance Studio and the San Diego North Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Since September 2001, the Escondido Children's Museum has operated out of a storefront at 156 W. Grand Avenue in downtown Escondido. The hours in the current location are 10AM to 5PM Tuesdays and Fridays, and noon to 4PM Saturdays. For more information, please call (760) 233-7755 or visit www.escondidochildrensmuseum.org.
Vicky Basehore, Vice President and interim CEO of The Center says, "The
Center is pleased to welcome the Escondido Children’s Museum to our
campus. One of The Center’s key goals is to provide opportunities
for the local community to learn about the arts and explore their creativity.
The Children's Museum is a perfect fit. "
ABOUT THE ESCONDIDO
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
The Children's Museum was incorporated in January of 2001. The mission
of the Escondido Children's Museum/Museo para Niños is to build
creative minds in children through innovative and interactive exhibits
and programs that celebrate family, a diverse society and the natural
world.
ABOUT THE CENTER
Located in North San Diego County at 340 North Escondido Boulevard in
Escondido, the California Center for the Arts, Escondido is accessible
by major interstate highways. The Center’s 12-acre campus offers
a Performing Arts season with internationally renowned artists, acclaimed
contemporary art exhibitions in the Museum, an education complex offering
classes and workshops for young people, families and adults, and an awarding-winning
Conference Center which hosts more than 400 events each year in North
County’s largest meeting facility. The Center is a non-profit organization
that is supported by a combination of public and private donations. For
more information, please visit http://www.artcenter.org.
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