Its students are some of the talented individuals who we bring on board to get job experience and work on our exhibits and programs. “Liberty has always been the most closely knit and supportive organization for us. “We have always focused on how we can get our community to partner with us in the various programs or exhibits we offer, and that’s where Liberty comes into the picture,” Sajadian said. Liberty students play an important role in many of Amazement Square’s diverse programs and daily operations, helping to create and maintain the exhibits, perform education programs in local schools, and get the word out about the museum through its marketing department.
Amazement Square currently has six Liberty alumni working on its staff as well as 14 student-interns and over 50 student volunteers.
Liberty students and graduates have regularly served the community through the museum’s efforts. Liberty student volunteer Andrea Torralva, left, works at an exhibit on electricity at Amazement Square. In 2015, Amazement Square was awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries, becoming only the fourth institution and the only museum in Virginia to win the award. Because of these programs, Amazement Square has been nationally recognized as one of the top hands-on museums in the country.” “We wanted to create exhibit environments and educational programs that would take place either in the museum, in schools or early learning centers. “When I came to Lynchburg to start the museum almost 25 years ago, we wanted to create a learning experience that would be open to people of all abilities and backgrounds to learn through interaction and hands-on activity,” said Mort Sajadian, President and CEO of Amazement Square.
The museum serves more than 90,000 people each year on site and through school programs, outreach activities, workshops, and other special events. Liberty University has worked with Amazement Square, an interactive children’s museum located in historic downtown Lynchburg, Va., since its doors first opened in March 2001, and this year will mark new opportunities for Liberty students to participate in the museum’s educational and artistic endeavors.Īmazement Square is a nonprofit museum featuring four floors of interactive exhibits designed to make learning creative and fun for all ages. Liberty student volunteer Amarysza Cahinhinan gets the paint room ready for children at Amazement Square.
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