about us

Inspiring Learning Through Play

The Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville (cMoe) is a place where families and caregivers with young children are encouraged to create, explore, and discover together through play. The museum features three vibrant floors of exhibits and activities that provide sensory experiences and engaging educational content focusing on literacy, science, math, visual and performing arts, culture and health.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create extraordinary experiences that ignite the imaginations of children and families through the power of play.

Our Vision

It is our vision to be a premiere educational resource and family destination that will inspire new generations of lifelong learners.

Our Values

We believe in: Children, Play, Family, Excellence, and Stewardship

We have respect for all children and their amazing abilities. We want to inspire their creativity, curiosity, and exploration.

We value creativity and the importance of play.

We create a setting that brings all generations of family together to share the early childhood learning experience with one another.

We are committed to excellence.

We value the trust of our community and continually seek to earn it.

We include everyoneWe believe all children, and the adults in their lives, should feel welcomed, valued, connected, and included. We embrace and live the ideals of Access, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for all as a foundation for institutional excellence.


Why Children's Museums?

The Children's Museum of Evansville is a member of the Association of Children's Museums , a trade organization made up of more than 500 members. Children's museums are one of the fastest-growing segments in United States educational/cultural institutions. Over the last decade, the number of children's museums has grown by 100% annually, reaching 30 million children and their families. Children's museums rank only second to zoos among museum-related attractions in their ability to attract ethnically and culturally diverse audiences, and address the developmental needs of young children.


Photography/Video Release Statement

Please be aware that as a visitor to the Children’s Museum of Evansville (cMoe), employees of the museum may be at work capturing the museum’s educational activities via photograph and/or video, and using the captured media for promotional use.

As a visitor to cMoe, you allow unlimited right to take, use, and publish any photographs and/or videos captured of you and your family. This may include (but is not limited to): publications, social media, website, and other promotional materials of any form. You also give permission to alter and copyright these photographs and/or videos without limitation.

By admission into cMoe, you acknowledge that you and your family members will not receive any sort of compensation associated with the taking or publication of photographs and/or videos taken of you and your family. You also acknowledge and agree to publication or use of these photos and/or videos, and agree that use of these photographs and/or videos gives no ownership or royalties rights in any form.

By visiting cMoe, you release cMoe and anyone associated with cMoe from any liability of the claims made by you or any third party related to your participation at the museum.