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    Tanya Andrews
    CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: "The Children's Museum has been looking for a new home for a long time," says Children's Museum of Tacoma Executive Director Tanya Andrews, who has been with the museum for 15 years. The museum is in the process of relocating from Broadway to a larger space on Pacific Avenue, and will re-open in January. "I can't remember a time that we weren't dreaming about a new home"; The new museum will include a cafe serving espresso, snacks, and sandwiches; a wood-themed "playscape" exhibit; an orientation room for visitors to meet staff and each other; One of the new playscape exhibits under construction is "Voyager," a hybrid pirate ship / cargo wagon / rocket with giant wings, a wheel house, gauges, signals and communications gear. (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review: Children's Museum of Tacoma relocates
    By Todd Matthews • December 28, 2011 12:00 am

    The Children’s Museum of Tacoma temporarily closed its doors in December to start another chapter downtown — it moved from…

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    CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: "The Children's Museum has been looking for a new home for a long time," says Children's Museum of Tacoma Executive Director Tanya Andrews, who has been with the museum for 15 years. The museum is in the process of relocating from Broadway to a larger space on Pacific Avenue, and will re-open in January. "I can't remember a time that we weren't dreaming about a new home"; The new museum will include a cafe serving espresso, snacks, and sandwiches; a wood-themed "playscape" exhibit; an orientation room for visitors to meet staff and each other; One of the new playscape exhibits under construction is "Voyager," a hybrid pirate ship / cargo wagon / rocket with giant wings, a wheel house, gauges, signals and communications gear. (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    All Work, Now Play: After years of hard...
    By Todd Matthews • December 19, 2011 12:00 am

    The Children’s Museum of Tacoma has a history downtown that dates back more than 25 years. In 1985, a group…

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    Children's Museum of Tacoma free for military families
    Children's Museum of Tacoma free for military families
    May 24, 2011 12:00 am

    The Children’s Museum of Tacoma will participate this summer in Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for…

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    Children's Museum, Cheney Stadium update lead study session
    Children's Museum, Cheney Stadium update lead study session
    November 15, 2010 12:00 am

    City Council members are scheduled to hear an update from Tanya Andrews, Executive Director of the Children’s Museum of Tacoma,…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma Children's Museum will re-locate to United Way's...
    March 26, 2010 12:00 am

    United Way of Pierce County and the Children’s Museum of Tacoma entered into a potential 25-year partnership today with the…

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    Waterfront site eliminated, Children's Museum regroups
    By Todd Matthews • May 14, 2008 12:00 am

    Two months after backing out of a plan to relocate its museum on a site originally planned for a boat…

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