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PHOTOS: Playtime at Gilbert House

Zoya Miller, 3, blows a bubble with a bubble machine in the bubble room at Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Tuesday, May 11. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

After a year-long closure, indoor exhibits are open for kids to play at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum.

The museum was kicking off a renovation and construction on a new exhibit when it closed last spring. Now, the new Bill’s Bubble House enclosure at the front of the museum is welcoming visitors.

Families can visit by reserving an admission time on the museum’s website.

READ MORE: New bubble exhibit will welcome the first kids back to Gilbert House

Cece Cox, 2, of Salem, plays with a toy in the toddler room at Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Tuesday, May 11. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Emma Collins, 1, rides a tractor at Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Tuesday, May 11. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Children ride tractors at Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Tuesday, May 11. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Alyse La Monte, and son Jonah 3, of Salem, play with toy food at Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Tuesday, May 11. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Milana Bakun, 5, center plays in the bubble room along with brother Micah, 3, right, and Zoya Miller, 3, at Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Tuesday, May 11. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Koren Suess, 4, of Salem, plays in the bubble room at Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Tuesday, May 11. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

A child plays in the bubble room at Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Tuesday, May 11. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

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