WIN a School Party!

Print out The Great Pumpkin Search and find all the pumpkins!
Send in with your name, school and class to the back of your entry and mail to:
Quaint Corner Children's Museum, The Great Pumpkin Search 2000 Union Ave Altoona PA 16601
If you are a winner, your entire class at your school will win a party at the Quaint Corner Children's Museum!
One winner per school. Contact: Julia at the museum for more information 944-6830
WIN a Birthday Party!

Enter our Birthday Party contest and you could win a party at the museum for your child and up to twenty friends (a $50 value) and a gift certificate for an ice cream cake from the Meadows! We're giving away one party a month in July, August and September. E-mail us your name, address, daytime phone number, and your child's name and birthdate, or you can come in to the museum to enter. Last day to enter is September 13th, so email or visit us today!

July 20-24 Crafts Week

July 27-31 World Culture for Kids

Discover distance lands through artifacts, music, food and crafts! (Cultures to be studied include South Korea, Egypt, Africa, Germany and the United Kingdom)

Aug 10-14 Be a Scientist
Explore lots of great science and make your own gadgets, including ooey-gooey stuff, instruments, magnetic motors and more.

FAMILY DAY is EVERY DAY!
One $5 admission covers an entire family. Come and join the museum for only $5 a family!

We're also looking for volunteers to donate a few hours a week or a month to help. You can help with cleaning, painting, painting murals, creating seasonal decorations and more! We'd love for you to join our museum family and start a tradition of community action here.
Call for more information at 944-6830.

Altoona Mirror Coverage for 01/01/2009




The Astronomy-Themed Artwork of Sam Dietze is now on display at Quaint Corner in the Science Room



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Volunteers always needed! High school students looking for community volunteer opportunities are welcome to contact us!


We now take online donations through PayPal


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Work by Our Art Students, Fall/Winter 2008/2009:

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Address:
2000 Union Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
Map to the Museum, Including Parking Locations

Additional Driving Directions

Phone: (814) 944-6830
Sundays and other days for Birthdays require a deposit and are by special appointments only

Regular Hours


Fridays 10 am - 5 pm
Saturdays 10 am - 6 pm

Free After-school Art Lessons

See announcement section

Pricing for Museum Admission:

$5 regular admission per Family!
$50 one-year family membership
Children 2 and under: Free admission!












The Quaint Corner Children's Museum and Discovery Center is housed in a historic mansion built in 1893 by Daniel O'Rorke, a prominent local contractor who also worked with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He and his wife, Mary Magdalene (Lynn) raised eight of their own children and 3 of Mary's children from a previous marriage in this house. A total of 11 children! The architects who designed the house were the Beezer Brothers, a nationally known firm who also designed the original Llyswen cottages on Logan Boulevard. Daniel O'Rorke lived until 1909. For some years the house was split into apartments, until restored by the present owner.

"The house typifies Queen Anne architecture with examples of wooden relief, stained and beveled glass and gives the viewer a delightful example of the craftsmanship of early Altoona. It is a showcase in itself--the perfect place for a museum"--Sherron Miller, 1988.















The Quaint Corner Children's Museum and Discover Center is a great location for children's birthday parties! Parties can be booked on any day the museum is open, and other days by special arrangement. Partygoers have full access to all the public areas of the museum.


Cost:



Scheduled days fill up fast, so parties should be booked at least 2 weeks in advance.

*A deposit is required for Sunday parties and after hours parties (5:30 pm or later).
The deposit will be half of the cost of the party and will be added to the party payment. If the party is cancelled we must
receive notice in 24 hours, or the museum will keep the deposit,
unless there is a rescheduling or valid reason."

Party area includes the use of 2 large Victorian themed rooms which can be connected for a large party or kept small.
Bring your own food and decorations!












A Quaint Corner Children's Museum and Discover Center
Founded in 1986 by Susan Foreman, whose dream of a place where children can touch, explore, and feel comfortable with the arts became a reality.


This Children's Museum is dedicated to Lucretia Wood, a teacher who brought wonder and music to her classroom.


In Loving Memory of Betty M. Simington

Who kindheartedly volunteered her time, to make this children's museum a better place from 1998-2001. Loved and sadly missed by all at Quaint Corner.

 		The museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, staffed by volunteers. Donations of time, money and/or supplies are always welcomed!

"In 1982 a coffee and tea shop was opened in the three-story brick mansion. Two rooms of the house, which was once a studio used by voice and piano instructor Martha Roberts, were redecorated. The rooms' decor capitalizes on the beveled and stained glass windows, hardwood floors and carved French doors of the 1890s home."

"After several years in the planning, a Quaint Corner children's museum now occupies most of the remainder of the historical site."

--Debbie Epple, Altoona Mirror, 1987.

Mission Statement

"The mission is to expose as many children as possible to the fun of learning through a hands-on approach and to emphasize the importance of family values, caring about the community, and growing up to be productive members of society."

Reason for the Museum

"The Museum was founded: to promote creative thought in children, to foster appreciation of history, art and science through a hands-on approach, to increase an awareness of the cultural richness of early Altoona, and to motivate the community to become involved in this on-going cultural pursuit."

























Art Classes



Summer Art Classes
at the Museum!

Free Art Classes for June
Tuesday 3:30 -5pm
Thursday 1:30 -3pm & 3:30 -5pm

Kids Camp at the Corner For Kids entering grades 2-6
9:30 am -noon (snack provided)

July 6-10 Art Week Make mixed media art from various materials such as recyclables, found nature materials, and more

July 20-24 Crafts Week







Donations Wish List



The Quaint Corner Children's Museum and Discovery Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Much of our growth depends on contributions, both monetary and in the form of supplies.

Our donation "wish list" for non-monetary donations:

  • Art Supplies! Paper, non-toxic paints, glue, glitter, scissors
  • Costumes that your children have outgrown.
  • Bags of Play Sand, always useful for renewing the largest indoor sandbox in Blair County
  • A washer and dryer. This will simplify many cleaning and washing tasks at the museum.