· 2009 Building Brooklyn Award from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Architectural Excellence Recognized - highlighted as an exemplary product of New York City's Design Excellence Initiative
2008 Project of the Year Award from the Society of Registered Architects/New York
The Brooklyn Children's Museum is a private nonprofit organization that occupies a City-owned facility. The Museum receives an annual subsidy for operating and energy costs from the Department of Cultural Affairs. Con Edision, National Grid, the Pfizer Foundation, the Holborn Foundation and the New York City Environmental Fund all funded science and environmental programs, exhibits and resources in the newly expanded museum.
Brooklyn Children's Museum Upcoming Highlights:
In celebration of 110 years of service, and LEED Silver status, the Museum is planning a unique Vaudevillian-themed Gala on Tuesday, May 18th. For ticket information please call Ms. Nottonson at 718-735-4400x323.
Just in time for Earth Day and Asian Heritage Month, the Brooklyn Children's Museum's newest exhibition Japan & Nature: Spirits of the Seasons will run from April 17- June 13, 2010! This object-based interactive exhibit invites children and families to discover and explore how their counterparts in Japan celebrate and experience the natural environment. Organized around universal aspects of childhood - family, school, play, and holiday celebrations - the exhibit encourages investigations of how people living in Japan today understand nature through special seasonal and everyday environments and family activities. Admission for this and all museum exhibitions is $7.50.
For more information, visit www.brooklynkids.org.
DATE: Friday, April 23
TIME: 12:30 - 1:30pm
PLACE: Brooklyn Children's Museum
Museum Rooftop
145 Brooklyn Avenue (Corner of St. Mark's Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY 11213
In case of rain, the event will take place in the Museum's Library.
