Exhibits
Play, Learn, CreateLearn by Doing!
Before visiting, check out our variety of exhibits and discover the learning opportunities unique to our museum!
STEM Street
Sponsored by CGI
With a variety of activities, children interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) can play games and learn the foundations of valuable skills that will help them navigate their future at the same time!
Healthy Me
Sponsored by Tides Medical
Learn about your body and have fun while doing so at the Healthy Me exhibit. Explore different aspects of your health and get inspired to pursue careers in healthcare!
Itty Bitty Builders
Sponsored by The Martial F. Billeaud, Sr. Foundation
Kids can punch-in and play inside a new exhibit that reflects the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) concepts being taught in school and connects them to their real-world application in skilled jobs.
Knowledge Nook
Cozy and inviting, The Knowledge Nook is designed to develop literacy skills in pre-school-age children while providing a quiet, welcoming space to practice foundational educational skills for all ages.
Wee Acres
Our toddler-only area, Wee Acres provides a safe and engaging environment for children under 5 to play and explore. Featuring a barn, a farmyard, and a small homestead, kids can play with many different toys or read in our cozy pond!
Health Galleries
Sponsored by Carson Animal Hospital
In our Health Galleries, children can learn about the medical treatment of humans and animals. Children can treat or groom a variety of stuffed animals as a veterinarian or an animal groomer. Kids can also learn about their eyesight and perform a cornea transplant on a sick alligator!
To Tell the Tooth
Sponsored by Lafayette Pediatric Dentistry
The dentist can be a scary place for all-ages! Our dentist office teaches kids about the importance of tooth hygiene through proper brushing and hopefully helps relieve some of that anxiety as kids gain confidence through role-playing as dentists and patients with our real x-ray!
Super 1 Foods Grocery Store
Sponsored by Super 1 Foods
Preparing them for the real world, kids can role-play as shoppers, cashiers, and stock clerks inside a miniature grocery store with kid-sized shopping carts.
Bubble Factory
Always a kid favorite, our Bubble Factory allows children to play with bubbles in a unique way. With our Secret Bubble Formula and large, different-shaped bubble wands, kids can blow big bubbles and even stand inside of one in our Bubble Tower!
Ami – The Acadian Ambulance
Sponsored by Acadian Ambulance
This full-size ambulance with flashing lights parked within the museum promotes exploration and role-playing. Kids can learn about the heroes in Emergency Medical Services while getting to play inside a real Emergency vehicle!
Café des Enfants
Providing children an opportunity to play in a miniature real world setting, our kid-sized café allows children to role-play and explore all the different jobs that make food service possible such as chef, server, busser, or host.
First Horizon Makerspace
Innovation meets money smarts in this hands-on exhibit where kids build, create, and explore. From budgeting materials to designing inventions, young makers learn how imagination and financial literacy go hand in hand.
Stuffee
A big, cozy anatomy doll, Stuffee comes complete with internal organs to provide tactile instruction covering the digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems of the human body. A beloved piece of CMA History, Stuffee toured schools in the early 90s, collecting funds and generating excitement so that the Children’s Museum of Acadiana could be built!
Louisiana Cultural Corner
Our Louisiana Culture Corner promotes knowledge of our beautiful state’s proud history and culture. Children can learn about what makes Louisiana unique while fishing on our Piriou, coloring an informative, educational worksheet, or exploring our community-created display highlighting Louisiana culture.
Sensory Sea
Our Sensory Sea is an ocean of different textures and colors designed to engage and develop children’s senses and encourage curiosity through interactivity. Kids can investigate texture, explore the Seaweed Forest, or hide in our Sea Cave with some cuddly ocean friends.
Mother-Baby Nursing Room
A quiet, comfortable space for feeding, nursing, or simply taking a break. Designed with care for parents and little ones to relax, recharge, and connect.
201 E. Congress, A Site History
Learn the interesting story of how the historic building housing Heymann’s Grocery Store became today’s Children’s Museum of Acadiana.