Monday, February 18, 2008 - 1:05 PM CST
Wonderscope, Children's Museum consider merger
Kansas City Business Journal
Wonderscope Children's Museum and The Children's Museum of Kansas City signed a letter of intent to merge.
The organizations will explore combining both boards and have proposed the name Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City for the combined entity.
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Christine Hamele, a spokeswoman for the organizations, said Monday that both expect the organizations to remain operational in their current locations. The Children's Museum is in the Indian Springs Shopping Center. Wonderscope is based in Shawnee.
Each organization has 20 employees, Hamele said. Wonderscope's employee count increases to 35 in the summer.
The organizations had been in talks about a possible merger for the past three months, Hamele said.
"Kansas City is a growing city with a commitment to supporting the arts, science, technology and education," Mary Abbott, The Children's Museum of Kansas City's chairwoman, said in a release. "A combined children's museum would bring tremendous value to Kansas City by strengthening the educational resources available to young families and by creating a new destination-based tourist attraction."