While the new facilities are under construction the museum is CLOSED to the public with a scheduled re-opening in the Spring of 2008. As San Diego's favorite creative destination for kids and families, the Children's Museum, has served more than 3 million visitors since 1981. The new state-of-the-art facility will reshape the role and identity of the Museum as a premier, arts-based town square and community resource. While under construction, the Museum has continued to serve the public through its community arts outreach initiative, known as the Museum Without Walls. This program has brought learning through the arts to events, festivals, fairs, schools and libraries, reaching over one million people since 2002.