Five years after the WONDERtorium closed, a new effort is building Stillwater's next children's museum

StillWonder's free spring pop-up series kicked off March 5 — and its roots trace directly back to the museum that came before it

Matthew Bocox

Mar 10, 2026 - 4 min read

Seth Bays Jr., 3, colors at a craft table during StillWonder's "Spring into StillWonder" pop-up event March 5 at Stonecloud Patio & Taproom in Stillwater. – Photo by Matthew Boxcox

Five years after the WONDERtorium closed, a new effort is building Stillwater's next children's museum — Seth Bays Jr., 3, colors at a craft table during StillWonder's "Spring into StillWonder" pop-up event March 5 at Stonecloud Patio & Taproom in Stillwater. – Photo by Matthew Boxcox

A 3-year-old colored in a paper flower Thursday at Stonecloud Patio & Taproom while the adults around him worked to bring back something Stillwater hasn't had in five years: a children's museum.

StillWonder, a nonprofit founded in 2023 to fill the void left by the Oklahoma WONDERtorium, hosted the first of three "Spring into StillWonder" pop-up learning events Thursday, March 5, at the taproom. The free events use hands-on STEAM activities — science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics — to demonstrate community demand as the organization pursues grants and a permanent location.

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