Brooklyn Children's Museum

Brooklyn Children's Museum
The facade of the Brooklyn Children's Museum building, which consists of a glass wall at street level and a yellow roof above it. A traffic light is in front of the entrance.
The western side of the museum
Map
Established1899; 125 years ago (1899)
Location145 Brooklyn Avenue, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°40′28″N 73°56′38″W / 40.67448°N 73.9439°W / 40.67448; -73.9439
Public transit accessSubway:
Kingston Avenue "3" train
Kingston-Throop Avenues "C" train
Bus:
B43, B44, B65
WebsiteOfficial website

The Brooklyn Children's Museum is a children's museum in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. Founded in 1899, it is the first children's museum in the United States – and according to some, the first one worldwide.[1] It is unusual in its location in what is predominantly a residential area.[2] Housed in a multi-level underground gallery,[3] the museum underwent an expansion and renovation to double its space, reopened on September 20, 2008, and became the first green museum in New York City.

  1. ^ "Laboratories of Patriotism". Time. January 23, 1939. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
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  3. ^ Yarrow, Andrew L. (October 13, 1989). "New Children's Museum Joins 2 Old Favorites". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 18, 2024.