Marbles Kids Museum

Marbles Kids Museum opened our doors on September 29, 2007. The crowd was wowed when we unveiled our new name and new exhibits after a suspenseful 24-day transformation that followed the merger of Exploris and Playspace. Why Marbles? A wall that wraps around the museum is filled with more than one million marbles that light up at night. And Marbles is a nickname for brains. At Marbles Kids Museum, kids are encouraged to use their marbles - learning new things through imagination, discovery and play.

Marbles sparks imagination, discovery and learning through play.

1. Ready Set Learn. Play builds intellectual, social and emotional skill for success in learning and in life. 

2. Be Healthy Be Active. Play promotes physical development and good health.

3. Create Innovate. Play encourages imagination, creativity and self-expression.

4. Explore Experiment. Play leads to discovery and kindles curiosity. 

5. Connect. Play teaches cooperation and collaboration, strengthens families and unites our community.

OUR PLAY-LOSOPHY

• We believe play contributes to intellectual growth, social and emotional well-being and physical development.

• We believe play helps develop 21st century workers who are able to solve problems, apply ideas, create, innovate, communicate and connect with others.

• We believe play unites communities around the critical importance of the childhood experience.

• We believe play strengthens families.

Located in the heart of downtown Raleigh, Marbles serves a diverse population of families, school groups and community organizations with dozens of themed exhibits, summer camps, IMAX documentary and feature films and special events year-round.