Bay Area Discovery Museum

Our mission: To ignite and advance creative thinking for all children.rnrnCreativity is the foundation of all other milestones in educational development. Harnessing creativity at a young age, when brain development and plasticity is at its peak, not only optimizes academic success, but is critical for social-emotional development, critical thinking and problem solving.rnrnCreative thinking enables original thought and the ability to see solutions where others don’t, a fundamental skill for the youngest generation for whom it’s estimated 65% of the jobs haven’t yet been invented. Creativity skills are essential for preparing children—and society—for future success in a rapidly changing world, and early childhood creativity development is the most impactful investment to close the opportunity gap.rnrnAt the Bay Area Discovery Museum, we’re transforming the outcomes for children and the implications for society by building in children fundamental creativity skills at an early age that will change the way they learn and the way they contribute to the world.rnrnIn our one-of-a-kind location at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge on 7.5 acres of National Park land, the Bay Area Discovery Museum facilitates child-directed, open-ended, inquiry-driven learning through hands-on exhibitions, rich activities and risk- friendly challenges designed to ignite creativity, as well as STEM skills and critical thinking.rnrnAdditionally, the Museum’s research and advisory division, the Center for Childhood Creativity (CCC), is working at a national scale to advance the research that informs our understanding of childhood creativity, advocate for its critical importance and inspire the next generation of innovators, thought leaders and problem-solvers.