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Into the Blue at the Hamilton Children's Museum

From the Capital Projects team.
The new extension of the Children's Museum has several peaks and is made of shiny tiles in various shades of blue. It is surrounded by a garden and a tree.
The new extension of the Hamilton Children's Museum. Image courtesy of Cindy Blazevic

The Hamilton Children’s Museum has a brand-new addition, and the design is bright, cheery and eye-catching. But what inspired the colourful design?

The original red brick heritage house with blue trim sits on the north-east corner of Gage Park, surrounded by trees and views of the escarpment to the south. The new addition references the massing of the original building but incorporates the colours of the sky and sun.

Inspired by child-like drawings, variegated cerulean blue bricks are like clouds moving across a summer sky. Fresh yellow echoes a yellow summer sun.

A child's drawing of a yellow sun and 5 blue clouds on white paper

Inspiration for the Hamilton Children's Museum design. City of Hamilton.

A child's drawing of a blue hose with a red roof, yellow windows and door. It is drawn using pencil crayon.
Wide expanses of glass allow views of the Gage Park gardens and bring light into the new space, celebrating sunshine and mature trees and the shifting shadows throughout the seasons.
The outdoor covered space in the new backyard of the Children's Museum. There are yellow metal posts supporting a class roof over a wooden deck. The backyard has green grass and a large mature tree.
The new backyard of the Hamilton Children's Museum. Image courtesy of Cindy Blazevic
A faux bird hangs from the ceiling next to the tree canopy.
One of the new features in the Hamilton Children's Museum. City of Hamilton

The interior spaces are inspired by nature surrounding the museum: trees and bugs and letting the inside lead to fun outside.

The Hamilton Children’s Museum is a bright new welcoming space for everyone and shows that not all buildings need to be brown or grey.  Come to the museum a for a visit and enjoy the colours. Take a walk in Gage Park to see the gardens and trees and to hear the birdsong.

Admission is free to anyone living in Hamilton with a library card. Hamilton Children’s Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday 10am-4pm.

Designers:

Workshop Architecture

City of Hamilton, Museums and Heritage Staff

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