Brooklyn Children’s Museum Programs
Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
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Brooklyn Children’s Museum Programs include free skating lessons for families every first Friday of the month. Families can also visit exhibits such as Totally Tots, Neighborhood Nature, Empire Skate of Mind, Mobilab, AirMaze, and The NEST during regular museum hours.
• Schedule: Open Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm
Founded in 1899 as the world’s first children’s museum, Brooklyn Children’s Museum describes its mission as creating experiences that ignite curiosity, celebrate identity, and cultivate joyful learning. It is New York City’s largest cultural institution designed especially for families and serves 300,000 children and caregivers annually with exhibits and programs grounded in visual arts, music and performance, natural science, and world cultures. Its exhibits and programs are rooted in interdisciplinary and inquiry-based learning grounded in the collection and encourage children to explore their world from multiple perspectives, with sensory learning through hands-on, physical experiences. The museum states that it focuses on appreciation of culture and community, socio-emotional learning, interpersonal relationships, stimulating parent-child dialogue, providing family resources, and empowering children to think of themselves as agents of community change and to inspire responsible and civic engagement. Proudly based in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it serves all families regardless of ability to pay, builds community for parents and children, reaches beyond its walls into schools and other neighborhoods, uses local vendors and supports small business, employs Brooklynites and pays 100% of health premiums for staff, their spouses and dependents, and provides space and shares resources with other Brooklyn-based community-based organizations.
Last updated February 6, 2026.
• Schedule: Open Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm
Founded in 1899 as the world’s first children’s museum, Brooklyn Children’s Museum describes its mission as creating experiences that ignite curiosity, celebrate identity, and cultivate joyful learning. It is New York City’s largest cultural institution designed especially for families and serves 300,000 children and caregivers annually with exhibits and programs grounded in visual arts, music and performance, natural science, and world cultures. Its exhibits and programs are rooted in interdisciplinary and inquiry-based learning grounded in the collection and encourage children to explore their world from multiple perspectives, with sensory learning through hands-on, physical experiences. The museum states that it focuses on appreciation of culture and community, socio-emotional learning, interpersonal relationships, stimulating parent-child dialogue, providing family resources, and empowering children to think of themselves as agents of community change and to inspire responsible and civic engagement. Proudly based in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it serves all families regardless of ability to pay, builds community for parents and children, reaches beyond its walls into schools and other neighborhoods, uses local vendors and supports small business, employs Brooklynites and pays 100% of health premiums for staff, their spouses and dependents, and provides space and shares resources with other Brooklyn-based community-based organizations.
Last updated February 6, 2026.
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