June 29, 2012
Media Contact: Jenna Stoll (513) 287-7099 office, (513) 373-6592 cell, jstoll@cincymuseum.org
CINCINNATI – When your family visits the Duke Energy Children's Museum at Cincinnati Museum Center, your kids are learning through play in so many ways. Duplicating the roles of adults in our Kids' Town area is a perfect example. Now, they can grocery shop for the family at our new child-sized Kroger store! The celebration of the kid-sized Kroger in the new Duke Energy Children's Museum Kroger Store is 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 29.
The kid-sized branded Kroger grocery store includes mini shopping carts, shelves of assorted Kroger products and reusable grocery bags. We're celebrating this special partnership between Museum Center and Kroger on Friday, June 29. Join us at 11:30 a.m. for a parade throughout the Children's Museum, ribbon cutting ceremony with 700WLW’s Jim Scott, giveaways and healthy food for your young Kroger shoppers.
"We're proud to partner with Cincinnati Museum Center to update the child-sized Kroger grocery store in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum," said Rachael Betzler of Kroger. "It’s great to see kids learn valuable skills such as learning important nutritional values, and role play with their peers."
Join us for the grand opening celebration and festive activities on June 29 in Duke Energy Children’s Museum. Activities are free for Museum Center Members or included with museum admission. Get an all museums pass for $12.50 for adults and $8.50 for children ages 3 to 12. Visit www.cincymuseum.org for tickets.
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Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal is a nationally recognized institution as well as national historic landmark. Dedicated to sparking community dialogue, insight and inspiration, Museum Center was awarded the 2009 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Our Union Terminal has been voted the nation’s 45th most important building by the American Institute of Architects. Organizations within Cincinnati Museum Center include the Cincinnati History Museum, Duke Energy Children’s Museum, the Museum of Natural History & Science, the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library. Recognized by Forbes Traveler Magazine as the 17th most visited museum in the country, Cincinnati Museum Center welcomes one million plus visitors annually. Cincinnati Museum Center gratefully acknowledges operating and capital support from the taxpayers of Hamilton County and the State of Ohio. For more information, visit www.cincymuseum.org.