Our Visit to the Children's Museum of Rome

Welborn Nissan of Rome - Our Visit to the Children's Museum of Rome

Members of the Welborn team recently spent some time at the Children's Museum of Rome, the new interactive museum inside Mount Berry Mall. We went to see the finished space and the exhibit Welborn Automotive Group had the opportunity to contribute. We left impressed by what this museum will mean for local families, and all of us at Welborn Nissan of Rome wanted to share a look inside.

A Walk Through the Museum

The first thing you notice is that everything is built at a child's height. The museum is a nonprofit, hands-on space where kids learn by stepping into different roles. Each area represents a career or industry found in the Rome community, so the museum feels a bit like a small version of the town itself.

Right beside the Welborn exhibit, for example, is a house under construction, with exposed wood framing that shows children what is behind the walls of a home. Around every corner there is something new to open, climb, build, or figure out.

The Welborn Automotive Exhibit

Our exhibit is a miniature dealership with gray siding, bright yellow posts out front, and a red doorway leading into Sales. Next to it are the Service and Express bays. The centerpiece is a red car lifted off the ground in the service bay, with a creeper waiting below so kids can roll under and see a car from a technician's point of view.

Signs inside the exhibit share simple lessons about how vehicles work, written so that young visitors can understand them. A visit to the exhibit can go something like this:

1. Walk in through the red Sales doorway under the Welborn Automotive Group sign.
2. Head over to the Service bay and check out the red car up on the lift.
3. Roll underneath on the creeper for a look at the underside.
4. Read the signs together and learn something new about how a car works.

Why We Wanted to Be Part of It

Welborn Automotive is family-owned and now in its fourth generation. Our stores are part of daily life in Rome, and the families who visit us are the same families we see at ball games, at church, and around town. Supporting a place made for local children is a natural fit for who we are.

This was never about promoting a dealership. It was about helping to build something lasting for the kids of Rome, Cedartown, Calhoun, Cartersville, Rockmart, and everywhere in between. We are thankful to everyone who worked to bring the museum to life and glad to have played a small part.

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