Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum

This year, Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum is focusing its Give 716 campaign efforts on educational programming and museum operations.

At Explore & More, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive museum that provides opportunity for all children.

Since our Canalside location opened in 2019, we've worked hard to make our exhibits and play spaces accessible, including our Indoor Playground (which was made possible through a past Give 716 campaign), the wheelchair lift in our Community Treehouse, and sensory-friendly rooms throughout the museum.

To help make everyone's visit as enjoyable and engaging as possible, we have developed customized visual, social, communicative, sensory, and behavioral supports. Guests will find these supports throughout the museum – from our sensory backpacks to universal changing tables to call-ahead accommodations.

This year, we are asking for your support to further our educational programs and services that benefit the educational development of young Western New Yorkers.

We host Au-Some Evenings once a month during the school year, providing a free night at the museum for children with autism and sensory processing needs, their friends and family. It gives them an opportunity to play and learn together in an understanding and supportive environment, while building their own community.

The museum's staff has been recognized by the Buffalo Common Council during National Diversity Employment Awareness Month, and we pride ourselves on being an inclusive space, welcoming of all individuals of all abilities into our museum to learn, play, grow, and work!

Thank you for your support!

The mission of Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum is to provide best-in-class play experiences where all children, families and the community can explore, learn, and develop together.