"Let's See!" Exhibit

Let’s See! An Eye-Opening Exhibit

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Soon, you can step inside “Let’s See,” an exciting new exhibit at Glazer Children’s Museum, presented by Glazer Vision Foundation. Opening May 24, this vibrant, bilingual (English and Spanish) exhibit invites families to explore the science of vision through hands-on, mind-bending experiences.

Discover how your eyes work with playful interactives that bring light, color and perspective to life. Mix colors on spinning wheels, walk into a giant kaleidoscope and cast dazzling colored shadows. Peer through a water sphere to see the world flipped upside down – just like your eyes do before your brain flips it back! Try on glasses, test for color blindness and watch your pupils dilate as you explore how we see the world.

“Let’s See” is a vision-focused interactive adventure with a powerful mission: to educate families about eye health and help kids get the glasses they need. Don’t miss this eye-opening experience only at Glazer Children’s Museum!

A Clear Vision for the Future

Glazer Vision Foundation and Glazer Children’s Museum share a common goal: to uplift the children and families in Tampa Bay. “Let’s See” uses the power of play to spark curiosity about vision, turning hands-on fun into a learning experience that makes a real impact. Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, Glazer Vision Foundation chair, speaks more about this partnership.

Why is vision health such an important focus for the Glazer Vision Foundation?

Darcie Glazer Kassewitz: When my father was young, he received his first pair of glasses and felt that his gift of clear vision had an immediate positive impact on his life. My family created the Mobile Vision Clinic to honor his legacy by giving free screenings and glasses to underserved children in need of this care.

One in four children experience vision problems and one in five are unable to afford eye care. It was important to us to go directly to Title 1 schools in the Tampa Bay region to provide children with the services and glasses they need to help them reach their full potential.

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How does “Let’s See” support your mission?

Darcie Glazer Kassewitz: The “Let’s See” exhibit encourages children to explore and learn about their vision through fun, interactive displays and exhibits. It highlights the importance of taking children for annual eye screenings because many children aren’t aware of their vision issues, and this can negatively affect learning and development.

The exhibit also features our community mission project, #oneshareonepair. This is a selfie station providing opportunities for kids and caregivers to provide a child with a free eye screening and glasses for every selfie that’s posted. It’s a great way to empower children visiting the exhibit to help other children in need.

What do you hope families take away from this exhibit?

Darcie Glazer Kassewitz: My family was very intentional in creating an artistic and joyful exhibit to make learning about vision health fun and enjoyable. Approximately 60% of children with learning difficulties have undetected vision problems that can easily be misdiagnosed as behavioral or learning issues, yet 80% of all vision impairment can be prevented or cured.

We’ve provided 100,000 eye screenings and over 20,000 glasses to local children in need, but we must continue to educate and shed additional light on this issue so that more children get their eyes checked every year.

 

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Originally published in the May 2025 issue of Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine.