The Amazing Castle is Here!

The Amazing Castle has magically arrived at the library just in time for the "A Midsummer Knight's Read" summer reading program. Inside the castle’s stone walls lays a happy and peaceful little community where every citizen has a special job to do.  Children can don costumes and engage in role-play by becoming lords and ladies, visit the blackshop shop, collect eggs...and wake the sleeping dragon.  A Minnesota Children's Museum Exhibit,  the Gail Borden Public Library Foundation, the Grand Victoria Foundation, Otto Engineering and ACME Design, Inc, made the castle's visit to the library a reality through the summer.  Click here to see pictures.

As visitors explore The Amazing Castle and its eight themed areas, they will encounter graphic panels introducing seven citizens who are part of the castle community.  From entertaining to sewing, each citizen has a special duty to do.  As they move through the castle, visitors can playfully explore ideas related to community life.  Children will experience the interconnectedness of individuals as they interact with friends, family and new acquaintances. 

The castle is located in the library's rotunda and in the Youth area and is welcoming visitors from throughout the realm until the first week in September.

©2001 Minnesota Children's Museum.  All rights reserved.  The Amazing Castle was created by Minnesota Children's Museum with funding from Curtis & Marjorie Nelson and The Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation.  Graphic support provided by 3M.  Promotional support provided by KARE 11, Star Tribune and Twin Cities Parent.