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Nheena is the founder of the UP Children's Museum and has cultivated what the museum is now today, through her passion and creativity. Nheena's hard work, compassion for others and flare to always "make it fun" really makes everyone around her want to be apart of the museum. She has helped with more community projects than we could name! 

Nheena is an amazing friend, mom, grandma, wife, community advocate, volunteer, director and mentor to all. 

Nheena, thank you for being who you are. As you near the end of an amazing tenure we honor you, and we want to continue the legacy and example you've laid out. 

Project Details

The funding we raise from this campaign will create a legacy mural of Nheena in the newly named Nheena's Neighborhood, but it will do more that that. Nheena wanted to leave the museum with little to no debt and in order to do that her last goal was to pay off the last remaining loan the museum has. Let the support of this project for Nheena's Neighborhood help her to do just that, all while enshrining her forever in the very fabric of the museum itself!

You can support this effort by donating here using the orange Support button! Sponsorship levels include: 

$10 gets you a warm fuzzy virtual hug from Nheena, and your name will forever be on a proclamation that will hang in her Neighborhood!

$25 gets you two warm fuzzy virtual hugs from Nheena, and your name will forever be on a proclamation that will hang in her Neighborhood!

$50 gets you three warm fuzzy virtual hugs from Nheena, (and maybe one in person if you can find her!) and your name will forever be on a proclamation that will hang in her Neighborhood!

$75 for a picture in the mural of Nheena that will hang in her neighborhood and your name will also be included in the proclamation. 

$250 for a graffiti of your name business name on a brick in Nheena's Neighborhood and your name will forever be on a proclamation that will hang there.

$500 for a street sign in Nheena's Neighborhood  and your name will forever be on a proclamation that will hang there as well.

Thank you donors and Giving at Any Level counts!

If you prefer to give offline by cash or check please make/drop mail donations to the UP Children's Museum at 123 W Baraga Ave., Marquette, MI 49855

If you have questions or inquiries please contact Jessica Hanley, 906-226-3911

We are back with both an in-person gathering and an online version of the auction.

The "All -Star" line-up of Nheena's favorite artists from  the previous 18 years of the auction are back again! Join us Thursday, December 1, 2022.  Viewing begins at 5:30 p.m.  Auction to follow at 7:00 p.m.  Enjoy original works of art by some of the community's most unexpected artists.  Sample an array of appetizers, sip wine and beer.  FREE ADMISSION. 

The success of last year's child-centered online auction of experiences just has to be repeated so...Bid on the chance for your child to be the boss behind the scenes, a celebrity for the day in the community.

 Contact the museum with any questions 1-906-226-3911. 

December 31, 2022
5:30-7:30
A New Year celebration for teeny revelers.
$5 per child and adults are FREE!
We will have party hats, cookies, a DJ and of course our very own ball drop at 7:30 p.m.

Paint a ceiling tile for the Children’s Museum. Paint your tile at home, return it, and we’ll hang it on the ceiling.  We provide the tile, paint, and brushes. Tiles and supplies can be picked up in the Museum’s entry, Monday - Saturday  10 am – 5 pm

$50 for a 2 X 2 tile or $100 for a 4 X 2 tile

Make your purchase online or at the Museum with a credit card 

Rules apply. Sponsorships may be available for Playmaker members, please inquire by calling 906.226.3911

Contact the museum to purchase a tile.