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KID Museum in the News

Media Coverage

2025

KID Museum’s Invent the Future program challenges students to think creatively – Bethesda Magazine – September 1, 2025

Local middle schoolers showcase life-improving innovations at annual KID Museum expo – WTOP News – June 1, 2025

Next generation dives into Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at Bethesda’s KID MuseumWTOP News – January 20, 2025

2024

KID Museum, Identity Provide STEM Activities to Latino Youth My MCMedia – October 8, 2024

2023

District-Nonprofit STEM Partnership Challenges Maryland Middle Schoolers to Invent A More Diverse FutureThe Education Trust – July 18, 2023

Family-friendly summer activities across the DMV – Fox5DC – June 22, 2023

KID Museum FREE For MCPS Students on Sundays This Summer – The MoCo Show – June 7, 2023

Maureen Umeh emcees Invent the Future event – Fox5DC – June 4, 2023

Invent the Future Celebration – Fox5 DC – June 3, 2023

KID Museum hosting ‘Invent the Future Celebration’ – Fox5 DC – May 27, 2023

Montgomery middle-schoolers ‘invent the future’ in unique STEM program – The Washington Post – May 26, 2023

KID Museum in Bethesda: ‘A Magic Place’ – mymcm – January 31, 2023

2022

Bethesda KID Museum hopes to empower young people through STEMWUSA9 – June 8, 2022

KID Museum opens in BethesdaFox 5 DC – May 23, 2022

KID Museum Opens New Location in Bethesdamymcm – May 23, 2022

KID Museum to reopen in Bethesda this weekendBethesda Magazine – May 20, 2022

STEM for Kids in the Capitol RegionLearning Heroes, – May 20, 2022

Remake Learning Days fills the DMV region with fun from May 14-22, Remake Learning Days – May 10, 2022

Family fun and hands-on learning at the KID MuseumABC7 – May 9, 2022

KID Museum Moves to Bethesda Metro Centermymcm – April 27, 2022

Bethesda-based KID Museum is expandingWTOP – April 25, 2022

Press Releases

KID Museum Welcomes Yaminah Leggett-Wells, Jamie Maldonado, and Scott Tjaden to Its Board of Directors – February 2025

KID Museum and Identity Launch Innovative Pilot to Boost STEM Literacy Among Latino Youth – October 2024

KID Museum and Alpha Phi Alpha Launch Partnership During Black History Month to Provide STEM Summer Camp Scholarships – February 2023

Artist Trisha Gupta to Unveil Large-Scale, Original Artwork at KID Museum – January 2023

KID Museum Awards Innovators for Creative Changemaking – December 2022

Symposium and Community Conversation: KID Museum and Children’s Opportunity Fund Host Creating Inclusive K-12 Learning Environments to Support Diversity in STEM – May 2022

KID Museum Celebrates New Flagship Location as the largest center for maker learning in the Nation – May 2022

Nickelodeon Partners with KID Museum and Hispanic Heritage Foundation to Create Anti-Hate Guide for Latinx, Focusing on Parents and Children – February 2022

KID Museum Celebrates Current and Future Changemakers with Fête for the Future – December 2021

MCPS and KID Museum Expanding Maker Learning Curriculum to Reach Every Elementary and Middle School Student Districtwide – November 2021

KID Museum Welcomes Four New Senior Team Members as it Expands Reach of Maker Learning to Support Impactful Covid Recovery Among Students in the DMV – July 2021

KID Museum Partners with Montgomery County to Re-Engage Youth Post-Pandemic Through Expanded Access to Maker Learning Across the Region Beginning in July – June 2021

KID Museum Launches Maker Girls with Live Event, Invention-Based Workshops and Maker Playground at-home Projects – March 2021

KID Museum Teams up with Amazon Future Engineer to Offer New No-Cost, Professional Development to Support Educators in Delivering Maker Learning Experiences to Students – February 2021

KID Museum’s Invent The Future Challenge Empowers Students to Become the Inventors, Innovators, and Creators of Tomorrow – January 2021