The museum officially opened May 18,2008 with an Open House

Located In the Annex of the Historic Houston House in Newburg, Missouri

120-B Water St., Newburg, MO 65550

573-762-3077

Dr. Elizabeth teGroen, Director/Curator, email: eftegroen@embarqmail.com

Museum Hours:

Tuesday and Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (and by appointment)

After School Program: Thursday 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Please call to schedule a School Class Field Trips

The two-storied Annex to the Houston House is located behind the Houston House accessible from Water Street. This is the venue of the Newburg Children's Museum.


First Floor contains Natural History exhibits; one collated by Dan Woodward has rocks of Missouri and fossils through the ages dating from Precambrian times, information on Tectonic plates, volcanoes and caves.

The Sea Room depicts underwater scenes, displays of seaweed, corals, sponges, primitive
crabs, and diverse mollusk shells from the Caribbean and South Africa. 

Upstairs we have a functioning trading store, an activity room for the children, used in the after- school Thursday program.

The conservation room is filed with interesting exhibits of animal and bird and insect activities.

The sky room has and interactive planetarium, photos from the Hubble telescope replicas of the
sun and planets designed to size, as well as the phases of the moon. 

The Culture Room houses the ethnic exhibits with a special focus on African and
Native American Culture.

The Interactive Room is filled with interactive fun learning projects many made from recycled materials.

The museum is only open on Tuesday and Saturday mornings from 10-1pm until we
can get more volunteers as docents. 

These exhibits are also available for viewing by appointment  (573 762 3077).
 

We thank the children of Newburg who have helped us with the painting, and the UMR Sigma Nu students who helped with the clean up. 

Our thanks also go to the Citizen's Bank of Newburg and Phelps Community Bank for their contributions.

This is a much needed community project that will serve not only Newburg but the whole of Phelps County as well as all the surrounding Counties.