Monmouth Museum — Attraction in Middletown Township

First of all, they should rename it as a children's museum. Secondly, it is a far cry from the museum of Monmouth county history that it used to be. Now it’s just a children’s playground, and two rooms where they display the “art” of the attending art students. The old crones they have working there enforce these ridiculous rules basically walking around trying to govern how children play saying, “that’s not how you climb across a rope bridge!” Or, “don’t crawl that fast through the tunnel”…yeah…it’s that petty…as far as rules for adults are concerned, don’t bring a coffee or anything with you, they will quite literally RUN up to you and scold you that there is no drink allowed in the play area as if you’re about to start flinging it on the walls. The old bats need to be replaced with people who are socially competent and don’t speak to adults like children and don’t treat children like adults. They tell 18month-olds and 3 year-olds to be quiet on a playground and scold adults for absurd and petty things like where they are standing, helping their children down a slide, or across a rope bridge, and for taking a sip of...

It was cute for what it’s worth. I would have liked it better if the receptionist wasn’t so nasty. We walked in and instead of greeting us she said something along the lines of can I help you!? I was so confused. We were walking in to visit and she was asking me a question as if I wasn’t supposed to be there. Then I said oh we are visiting the museum. She said well you have to pay. Ok, I understand that. It seemed like she didn’t want anyone there. And than kids are having fun playing and she’s literally bolting from her desk to chase down kids that are running and she’s scolding them. Putting her hands out stopping kids from playing to yell at them to stop. Why have a kids playground with soft floors if kids can’t play!? I will never return solely because...

This is a wonderful place for children, between the ages of 2-10 years. The museum contains two wings filled with activities for children. The WonderWing is an underwater-themed playground for children 6 and under. Becker Wing is designed for children 6 and over, complete with a space area, weather station, Arts Studio, movie room , and more. Guests and their children are allowed in both area, regardless if age. The museum hosts tours, school groups, and specific activies throughout the week. The museum also has a donation library for the community to use. In addition, the museum hosts two art galleries for adult visitors to see. Finally, the museum has a Facebook, Instagram , and Twitter page for...