The London, Ont., woman who established Canada's first children's museum and never lost her ability to see the world through the eyes of a curious child has died. "The London Children's Museum began as a trunk in our basement," said her daughter, Nancy Carson. (Supplied by London Children's Museum)For the first year, it was, in effect, a pop-up children's museum, started in 1975 when Johnston was transitioning from being a mother of five to studying education at Western University. - Amanda Conlon, director of the London Children's Museum, on Carol Johnston"When my mother was growing up, museums were all about looking and reading, not touching. (Gyroscope Inc/London Children's Museum)About 2.5 million children and families have played at the London Children's Museum since its founding.

Source: CBC News June 22, 2021 20:31 UTC