Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum

08/31/2026

SURPRISE! We will now be open on Tuesday, September 1 | 10am-2pm for all guests. Spend your last days of summer break with us!
 
The Low Bridge Café will be open with special Grab & Go options (10:30am-2pm). The Explore & More Gift Shop will be open to the public (10am-2pm).
 
Regular admission rates apply. Tickets must be purchased at Guest Services upon arrival.

08/28/2026

Our taste-testers approved of this weekend’s Last Splash specials! 💦

Join us tomorrow, August 29 and Sunday, August 30 for a “Last Splash” in our Moving Water exhibit.
 
We’ll have fun boat activities, fin-tastic specials in our Low Bridge Cafe, and a special visit from a lil shark on August 30 from 11 am-1 pm! 🫧

The museum will be open on August 29 from 10 am-4 pm and on August 30 from 11 am-3 pm.

08/27/2026

Did you visit our Low Bridge Cafe for a Perry's Ice Cream Rubber Duck Sundae when the World's Largest Rubber Duck came to Buffalo Waterfront this summer?

Get a Sharky Sundae starting tomorrow in honor of this weekend’s Last Splash events! 💦

Enjoy Perry's Ice Cream Deep Sea Treasure ice cream, whipped cream, shark gummies, and a cherry on top with a limited edition Sharky — while supplies last! 🦈

The Low Bridge Cafe is open to museum guests from 10:30 am-3:30 pm on August 27-29 and from 11 am-2:30 pm on August 30. Last Splash activities will take place at the museum on August 29-30 with a visit from a lil shark from 11 am-1 pm on August 30.

08/25/2026

Last Splash! 💦

Our Moving Water exhibit as we know it will be leaving this week. Come experience it before it goes away, and join us for a “Last Splash” event on August 29 and 30 during regular museum hours as we celebrate everything we love about the exhibit for the final time.
 
We’ll have fun boat activities in Moving Water plus a special visit from a lil shark on Sunday, August 30 from 11 am-1 pm! ☀️🫧

08/21/2026

UPDATED HOURS! We will now be open on Sunday, August 23 | 10am-2pm for all guests.
 
The Low Bridge Café will have grab & go options for museum patrons from 11am-2pm. The Explore & More Gift Shop will also be open during museum hours. 
 
Purchase Tickets Here: http://ecom.roller.app/exploreandmore/onlinecheckout/en-us/product/955930?date=2026-08-23

08/20/2026

We are currently looking for a part-time Guest Services Associate to join our Explore & More team!
 
This role provides quality guest experience to children and their caregivers through welcoming and directing guests, enforcing policies, accurately responding to questions, selling admission tickets and memberships, as well as providing information on programs, events, and general information.
 
More details - including how to apply - are available at exploreandmore.org/careers.

08/20/2026

We'll see you outside for free programming the next two Fridays (August 21 & 28, 11am-1pm)!

Join us for our two remaining Free Play Friday dates with Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum!

Remaining dates:
-August 21st
-August 28th

Free Play Fridays are presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York, Project Play WNY, and Wegmans.

08/18/2026

Our brand-new Temporary Exhibit Gallery will be opening on September 26, 2026 with Science + You! 
 
The exhibit offers a child-sized laboratory where children can explore how scientists impact health and wellness. Through hands-on, interactive machinery, processes and technology, Science + You demonstrates the role science plays in keeping the body healthy. A demonstration area of the exhibit also will allow visiting scientists and educators to perform fun and interactive scientific experiments appropriate for young children.
 
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Science + You will run at Explore & More through January 9, 2027.
 
Our Temporary Exhibit Gallery will be located on the second floor in the space our Moving Water exhibit currently occupies. We will hold a “Last Splash” event on August 29 and 30 during regular museum hours, where children can experience their favorite aspects of Moving Water one final time before construction begins.

08/17/2026

We’re hosting another Surprise Play date on August 18! We’ll now be open for play from 11:30am-2pm for all guests!
 
The Low Bridge Café will be open with special Grab & Go options (11:30am-2pm). The Explore & More Gift Shop will be open to the public (11:30am-2pm).
 
Regular admission rates apply. Tickets must be purchased at Guest Services upon arrival.

08/15/2026

Congratulations to our President and CEO Michelle Urbanczyk on being named to the Buffalo Business First 2026 Power 200 Women list. 
 
We at Explore & More would also like to extend our congratulations to all of the women named to the 2026 Power 200 Women list, including Mary Wilson and Ex-Officio Board Member Erin Torcello, who have been instrumental in the success of the museum.