Brooklyn Children's Museum
Childrens Museum · Brooklyn, New York
⚠ THE FIRST CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IN THE WORLD, founded 1899 in Crown Heights on the principle that children should handle objects rather than look at them — an idea that had no precedent and that every children's museum since has copied. It moved into a Rafael Viñoly building in 2008 clad in yellow ceramic tile, and it holds a collection of some 30,000 objects, which most children's museums do not.
145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11213, United States
⚠ CHECK THE CLOSED DAYS — the museum has historically been closed on some weekdays. Generally open on a daytime schedule, busiest on wet weekends and school holidays. ⚠ EVERYONE PAYS INCLUDING ACCOMPANYING ADULTS, which surprises families used to other children's museums. ⚠ FREE OR PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH WINDOWS AND COMMUNITY ACCESS SCHEMES have applied at various times — check brooklynkids.org before paying full price. ⚠ SENSORY-FRIENDLY SESSIONS have run and should be checked in advance. ⚠ HOURS AND PRICES NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE.
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