Children's Iroquois Museum

The Children's Iroquois Museum, located on the ground floor of the Museum, interprets the adult Museum to young people with their parents or teachers.
	Descending the stairs, the visitor is reminded of the Iroquois creation story, when Sky Woman falls from a hole in the Sky World and is carried on the wings of water birds to the back of the great turtle.
The Iroquois relationship to the natural world is emphasized in our live turtle pond and interactive nature exhibit.
	It is an active "hands-on" environment where Iroquois traditions are introduced through a variety of crafts, games, and technologies. Narratives and art bring Iroquois culture alive.
Three exhibits in the Children's Iroquois Museum focus on beadwork, cornhusk work and pottery.Visitors learn about stone tools - how they are made and what they were used for by playing the Museum's archeology game. Children can experience how long it takes to pound corn into corn meal with a wooden mortar and pestle.
	A storytelling exhibit introduces children to some of the incredible characters so popular in Iroquois stories.
At our Festivals on Memorial and Labor Day weekends, numerous children's activities provide hours of enjoyment. it is also a time when children of various cultures can meet and play together.