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May 17 Free Hours 4-7!

OUR WILDLIFE NEIGHBORS

4:30pm with NWF guide Eliza Stewart

Learn about the nature in your neighborhood and what is does to make your community a fun place to live.  Be a scavenger hunter for bugs, birds, mammals, soil, trees and other plants.  Create your own Wild City kit of resources to take with you on an uban hike - including a mini field guide, magnifying glass and "bug box"!  Free admission to the musuem begins at 4:00pm  so plan to come early or stay late to enjoy the entire museum - we are open until 7:00pm!

Presented in partnership with our friends at the National Wildlife Federation.



CELL PHONE & ELECTRONIC DEVICES DROP-OFF DRIVE

Calling ALL green stewards, join us in our Cell Phone drop-off drive—during Spring Break!

In our efforts to "be green" we have teamed up with Capstone Wireless to collect old and used cell phones (and accessories) to help reduce e-waste in many countries. E-waste is one of the largest polluters in the world and we can make a difference. Stop by with your old phones and electronic gadgets and drop them in our receiving box, simple as 1–2–3!

You are helping us to help others, and that is what green stewardship is all about. 		Cell Phone & Electronic Devices Drop-Off Drive

PATTERN WIZARDRY exhibit open through September 2!

Pattern Wizardry exhibit open through September 2!

Through SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 | All ages

Become an “apprentice wizard” and explore and play with the power of patterns when the Museum’s new visiting exhibit, Pattern Wizardry. With the magic of Pattern Wizardry, you can use special wands to play rhythmic beats and compose musical patterns, walk inside an amazing 360° mirror, create electronic patterns using virtual borders, quilts, and kaleidoscopes, and much more!


OUR NEW VISITING EXHIBIT OF LITERACY QUILTS

Through Sunday, JUNE 3 | All ages

Celebrate children's books with literacy quilts designed by retired New York City school librarian Muriel Feldshuh. Her quilts will be the centerpiece of the museum's library and activities exploring literacy through June 3rd.

Feldshuh began writing letters to children's book illustrators in 1997, including Caldecott Medal winner Paul O. Zelinsky, asking them to create  something for a quilt she was making to commemorate the upcoming millennium. To her surprise, 26 illustrators supplied muslin squares featuring their artwork and the project has grown to include 6 large quilts.

Of note is Feldshuh's Brooklyn-based quilt which features the work of Mo Willems, Melissa Iwai, Ezra Jack Keats and more! 

Join us for the Grand Opening Weekend on March 3rd & 4th when our love of literacy takes over the Museum. Meet and greet some local authors/illustrators, celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss and enjoy some amazing programs that celebrate the Underground Railroad!


Literacy Quilts exhibit


PROUD TO BE AN EYEGLASS DONATION CENTER! 

Donate Your Old Eyeglasses

We are proud to be a donation center for VISIONS!  Please bring us your old eyeglasses for this great organization!

VISIONS an 85 year old organization, with its main office at 500 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013-1354 (212) 625-1616, provides free services in New York State for the blind and visually impaired including: individualized rehabilitation training at home, mobility in the community, social services, employment training and job placement, caregiver supports and group activities.

Help us support them by bringing your old eyeglasses. The donation box is located at coat check.

HAVE THE BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER!

We do all the work, you have all the fun!

Joining our already sensational selection of themes, there is another new exciting party to choose from! 


Pirates of the Museum! Ages 3-10

Ahoy mateys! Join us for at treasure hunt around the museum.  Begin your journey on a real boat and gather riches along the way!  What mysteries will be solved in the Caribbean Travel Agency?  What jungle creatures will be found in the Science Inquiry Center?  What will be unearthed where "X" marks the spot?  Awaken the buccaneer in your child for a birthday celebration you will never forget!

To make our parties even sweeter, there are also new levels of members-only discounts! All levels of Brooklyn Children's Museum memberships are eligible for discounts on the base package price of all Birthday Parties.


  • Pioneer members now receive 5% off.
  • Trailblazer and Globetrotter members now receive 10% off.
  • Voyager members receive 15% off.
  • Voyager and Explorer members receive 15% off plus a free order of balloons. 

These discounts are immediate, so call or email the Party Coordinator today, at (718) 735-4400 x164 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to book your party!

New Birthday Party Themes!


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