idea Museum Foundation

Offers various camps for children, including Art Start: Kinder Readiness Camps for ages 4-5, Emerging Artist Camps for ages 6-8 focusing on diverse art forms, and Maker Lab Camps for ages 8-10 blending art with technology.

Offers various workshops and camps, including "Playful Printmaking" and "If I Were an Animal: Silly Self Portraits" mixed media workshops, Emerging Artist Camps for ages 6-8 focusing on diverse art forms, and Maker Lab Camps for ages 8-10 blending art with technology.

Provides various accessibility features and sensory support, including automated doors, all art and activity spaces on the first floor, accessible parking, courtesy wheelchairs, canes, lap desks, sensory backpacks, noise-reducing headphones, TheraSpec bluelight glasses, EnChroma color-blind glasses, and designated quiet spaces, while also welcoming service animals.

Maintains cleanliness by rotating and cleaning toys daily, wiping down common spaces, and conducting daily professional cleaning, supplemented by hand sanitizer stations and Plasma Air ionization systems.

Offers field trip experiences for students in kindergarten through 2nd grade, limiting visits to 100 participants at a time.

Offers field trip experiences for students in kindergarten through 2nd grade, limiting visits to 100 participants at a time.

Hosts various art and technology exhibits, such as "Rube Goldberg™, The World of Hilarious Invention!" and "Artfully Absurd: Quirks, Questions and Creative Chaos," encouraging visitors to engage as illustrators, storytellers, and inventors, and featuring compositions by artists like Alanna Airitam.

Features various interactive exhibits such as "Rube Goldberg™, The World of Hilarious Invention! Exhibit," "Artfully Absurd: Quirks, Questions and Creative Chaos," and an exhibit featuring Alanna Airitam's compositions, encouraging visitor engagement and creativity.

Provides drop-in programs, birthday parties, and special events including free admission days, an annual Día de los Muertos celebration, and fundraising events for adults.

Hosts various special events, including drop-in programs, birthday parties, outreach activities, free admission days, and an annual Día de los Muertos celebration in collaboration with the community, as well as fundraising events for adults.

Maintains multiple public art projects on its exterior and in Downtown Mesa, including murals like "Saugo's Sonoran Serenade" and "What’s the Big Idea," interactive "Giant Pinwheels," and musical instruments along its walkway.

Provides Access Memberships at a reduced cost for families with financial hardship, offers discounted museum admission through the Museums for All initiative, hosts free admission events, and provides free admission to active-duty military families during specific periods.

Operates a museum in downtown Mesa, Arizona, open to the public Tuesday through Sunday, providing full-day access to exhibitions, education spaces, and public art displays, including an early learning area (ArtVille Studio) for children aged birth to 4 years old and the idea Lab for art and technology exploration.

Operates a children's museum in downtown Mesa, Arizona, open to the public Tuesday through Sunday, providing full-day access to exhibitions, education spaces, and daily programming for children and families.

Operates the idea Lab’s Cardboard Re-Creation Station, offering "Upcycle Challenge - Dazzling Desert" drop-in programs that use everyday materials for eco-friendly creative projects inspired by the Sonoran Desert.

Maintains multiple public art projects on its exterior and in Downtown Mesa, including murals like "Saugo's Sonoran Serenade" and "What’s the Big Idea," interactive installations like "Giant Pinwheels," and musical instruments along its walkway.

Offers discounted admission for families with financial hardship (EBT/WIC), free admission for active-duty military families, and provides accessibility features such as automated doors, accessible parking, courtesy wheelchairs, canes, sensory backpacks, noise-reducing headphones, and EnChroma color-blind glasses.

Offers hands-on creative projects and workshops, such as "Playful Printmaking" and "If I Were an Animal: Silly Self Portraits" mixed media workshops, and provides opportunities for painting, collage, and mixed-media art at the idea Studio and the Cardboard Re-Creation Station.

Operates ArtVille, an engaging early learning area designed for children aged birth to 4 years old, including an Infant Care and Low Sensory Space, and offers Art Start: Kinder Readiness Camps for children aged 4-5.

Provides restrooms in the lobby, ArtVille, and The HUB, including an ADA restroom in the lobby and a Family/Companion Care restroom in ArtVille.

Supports museum operations by assisting educators with art activities, preparing and organizing materials for exhibits and programs, engaging with guests, maintaining exhibit areas, and ensuring safety and cleanliness within the museum, including daily cleaning and hygiene measures.

Engages volunteers to support summer camp programs, enhance visitor experience, maintain exhibit areas, and prepare materials for exhibits, classes, and events.

Is a Certified Autism Center, with all staff completing specialized IBCCES training to create a welcoming environment for children and families with autism.

Operates as a Certified Autism Center, with all staff completing specialized IBCCES training to create a welcoming environment for children and families with autism.