Brough scott family amazeum

Children's Museum Science Center in Bentonville, Arkansas

The Scott Family Amazeum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, interactive children's museum of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) based experiences for families located in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA.

Background

Name

Combining the words “Amazing” and “Museum".^{[citation needed]}

History

Discussions among community leaders of creating a children's museum in Northwest Arkansas began in the early 2000s, with the early group obtaining 501(c)(3) non-profit status in 2006.

Brough scott family amazeum

Fundraising continued during the following years. The official groundbreaking was held in April 2014, and the grand opening of the Amazeum was held in July 2015.^[1]

Major fundraising was conducted for nearly a decade prior to the opening of the museum.

One of the major contributors to the museum is former Walmart CEO Lee Scott and his family, as well as the Walton Family Foundation among others.