An emerging museum that has been gaining momentum has found its future home in Sarasota. The Sarasota Children’s Museum has signed a 19,000-square-foot lease at Wilkinson Elementary School. In a Monday morning social media post, museum officials say the deal is contingent upon approval by the Sarasota County Board, and they hope to have the keys in hand by July 1.
Volunteers have been working for more than two years to come up with a place for families in the Sarasota area that would be interactive and educational. The organization, launched by working moms and other women, registered as a nonprofit in November 2023.
“The nearest children’s museums are 50 to 60 miles away. Not anymore,” the Sarasota Children’s Museum says in the Facebook post…