Brian Failing, executive director of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, shares information about the Museum at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting Tuesday at the Museum.
Started by the Aurora Fire Department in 1968, the Museum was created to preserve the Department’s history. It moved to its current location, the former Central Station, at 53 N. Broadway, in 1990.
A new traveling exhibit, The Art of Emergency Care will run through November 15. The traveling exhibit is the first created by the National EMS Museum and upon leaving Aurora will make stops around the country.
The Museum provides educational programs for all ages and occasions. Group tours are available. The Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday.
Failing said the operating hours have increased and attendance in 2018 was up by more than 22% with 11,675 visitors.
The Museum will be a part of Aurora Museum Week, June 2 – 8.
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