New Museum Set To Open Doors Soon News | December 19, 2022 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy The Eau Claire Children’s Museum is set to open next month. Museum officials say they’re working to put the finishing touches on the museum before they open, which they expect will be the first or second week of January. The Children’s Museum has been under construction for the last five years,. It will replace the Play Space children’s center on Barstow Avenue. The museum will be 100 percent carbon neutral.