• Why is a dollar worth a dollar?
• Who makes money?
• How did we buy things before we had money?

Come explore the history of money, how it shapes societies and cultures, and its central role in our lives.

For Visitors

Families and other visitors are welcome at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Learning Center and Money Museum. Come see the museum’s 23-foot-tall money tree, trade coconuts for oranges on Barter Island, try your hand at picking out counterfeit bills, or put crayon to paper at the Make Your Own Money station. Visit our Hours & Admission page.

• For Teachers
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    • Plan a Field Trip to the Learning Center and Money Museum
    • A field trip to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Learning Center and Money Museum is the perfect companion to your curriculum.
    • Fed in the Classroom
      • Videoconferences
      • The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Fed in the Classroom series now offers free monthly videoconference programs for your classroom.
      • Discussion Questions
      • The Learning Center has developed sets of discussion questions to accompany some of the Cleveland Fed’s research publications. Links to the articles on which they are based accompany each question set. The questions are based on state education standards. The study questions can be used as a teaching tool to spark discussion.
        • Annual Report in the Classroom
        • New! Study questions to accompany 2011 Annual Report article — Maximum Employment: What We Know (and Don’t Know) About the Labor Market by Sandra Pianalto, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
        • Economic Trends in the Classroom
        • Study questions to accompany Economic Trends — Cleveland Fed articles that fill you in on the current state of the economy.
        • Forefront in the Classroom
        • Here are thought-provoking study questions from the the Cleveland Fed’s policy magazine.
        • Economic Commentary in the Classroom
        • Study questions to accompany Economic Commentary — the Cleveland Fed’s analysis of current economic and financial issues.
        • Study questions to accompany A Credit Score is a Ranking Not a Score. 
        • Beige Book in the Classroom
        • Study questions to accompany Beige Book — A report on the nation's current economic conditions that is published eight times a year by the Federal Reserve.
    • Contests for Students
    • See the winners of the 2012 Writing Contest
    • See the winners of the 2011 Undergraduate Poster Exhibit
    • Additional Websites with Teaching Resources
    • More places to learn about money, personal finance and economics. Some include lesson plans.