Meet the Team

  • A smiling woman with brown hair, glasses, gold tasseled earrings, wearing a light pink blazer and white and pink striped shirt against a pink background.

    Elizabeth Prashad

    FOUNDER, PRESIDENT

  • A smiling woman with red hair, a white shirt, a light tan tweed jacket, and a pearl necklace with a marigold colored background.

    morgan marlin

    BOARD MEMBER, TREASURER

  • Colorful origami squares arranged in a 4x4 grid on a white wall, with each square featuring a pyramid-like shape in various colors including teal, green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and black.

    RAJ PRASHAD

    BOARD MEMBER, SECRETARY

  • Colorful origami squares arranged in a 4x4 grid on a white wall, with each square featuring a pyramid-like shape in various colors including teal, green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and black.

    FAYE MAISON

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Colorful origami squares arranged in a 4x4 grid on a white wall, with each square featuring a pyramid-like shape in various colors including teal, green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and black.

    ALTOVISE DACOSTA-HOLLOWAY

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Colorful origami squares arranged in a 4x4 grid on a white wall, with each square featuring a pyramid-like shape in various colors including teal, green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and black.

    Marianna Adams

    BOARD MEMBER

behind the Museum

The Children's Museum of Sound & Color began with the idea to bridge the gap between traditional art museums and children's museums.

Children's museums encourage visitors to play as they learn, but with so many different subjects, meaningful art and music exhibit space is usually limited. Traditional art museums have standard etiquette in their gallery spaces to protect the art they are showing. Unfortunately quiet, calm introspection while looking at art is not something many children under twelve find interesting or easy to do. We set out to create a space that combines the hands-on, child friendly mindset of the children’s museum with the culture of a traditional art museum, minus the etiquette expectations. A space where visitors can experiment, discover, and connect through hands-on, creative play.

Accessibility has been part of the museum's mission from the very beginning, with a focus on creating art and music educational experiences that welcome children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have low vision. As our vision has grown, so has our commitment to inclusion. Our founding organization members believe every child deserves the opportunity to discover, create, and experience the joy of art and music. We believe our future visitors will find that at the Children’s Museum of Sound & Color.