Center for Architecture Family Program: Brooklyn Bridge Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place,
Celebrate the 141st birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge. Learn how this iconic suspension bridge transformed New York City. Families will then create their own suspension bridges to span one of NYC's rivers, canals, or busy streets. Choose from two sessions: 11 am–1 pm and 2 pm–4 pm. If sessions are sold out; join the waitlist…
🎟 $15
Yonkers Arts Weekend Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers
Enjoy free admission to Hudson River Museum and family-friendly activities, including art workshops that celebrate current exhibitions, the environment, and the thriving arts scene in Yonkers. Enjoy a “Bubble Extravaganza” with giant bubbles, flowing streamers, and kites, and play games in the HRM Courtyard. Design dance- and river-inspired mobiles in the family art workshop created…
Workshop: The Art Book for Children Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
Phaidon and the Brooklyn Museum are excited to host author, artist, and art historian Ferren Gipson for an interactive art-making workshop. This program celebrates the updated and expanded edition of Gipson’s beloved The Art Book for Children. Young artists-to-be are invited to learn about the exciting history of art and create their own masterpieces inspired…
Print Your Own Mother’s Day Card South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street,
Join the talented designers at Bowne & Co.in creating a festive Mother’s Day card using the Museum’s 19th century historical printing equipment. See the Seaport Museum’s working collection in action and to try printing your card. Check out the wide array of unique products available at the Bowne & Co. Gift Emporium to find something…
Family Day: Symbols, Stories, and Self Katonah Museum of Art 134 Jay Street - Route 22, Katonah
Construct, create, and reflect alongside artist Damien Davis and explore ideas of self, community, and art. Davis will collaborate with young visitors on a kinetic sculpture project in the KMA garden. Other projects throughout the Museum include unexpected portraits, multimedia sculptures, and imagined collages. All ages welcome. Registration recommended.
🎟 $12, $6/students & seniors, kids
Hands-on History: Trekkies, Unite! King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue, Queens
Why in the galaxy is a historic house museum K be dedicating an event to Star Trek? Rufus King’s third great granddaughter, Jane Wyatt, played the human mother of Spock, a Vulcan alien. Celebrate Jane and the show that paved the way for diverse storytelling on television (as well as television’s first on screen interracial…
Family Tours at The Met Cloisters The Met Cloisters 99 Margaret Corbin Drive,
Share ideas and enjoy hands-on gallery activities that bring medieval works of art to life in a castle-like setting. Recommended for families with children ages 3 to 11 years.
🎟 $30 (suggested), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
MOCACREATE: Super Small Businesses Museum Of Chinese In America 215 Centre Street,
Celebrate favorite Chinatown small businesses and making our own. Design a storefront with Teaching Artist Yu Rong using cardboard, fabric, foam, and more. Got the juiciest mangos? The coolest clothes? The bounciest noodles? Tell your neighbors where to get them. Then add your shop to our collaborative Chinatown scene, and maybe learn about a new…
Taylor Swift Laser Show Liberty Science Center 222 Jersey City Boulevard, Jersey City
Rock out to Taylor's greatest hits – both past and present, set to stunning high-tech lasers in the biggest planetarium in America. A unique way to experience Swift's different eras. Tickets include admission to Liberty Science Center.
🎟 $38.99, $33.99/ages 2-12
First Saturday: In Bloom Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
Enjoy engaging and eclectic free art and entertainment for all ages the first Saturday of the month at Brooklyn Museum. Celebrate Spring and Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a lineup of artists, poets, and musicians from the Asian diaspora in Brooklyn and beyond. This program is free; registration is required and includes Museum general…
Party On Wheels New York Transit Museum Boerum Place & Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn
Celebrate the 120th birthday of the subway at a fundraiser for the New York Transit Museum. Includes breakfast and birthday cake, artmaking and face painting, conductor cab photo booth, and unlimited rides on vintage subway cars from the Museum platform to Hoyt-Schermerhorn and back. Party On Wheels donations support the Museum’s programs for kids and…
🎟 $65/ages 18+, $40/ages 2-17
Wave Hill Family Art Project Wave Hill West 249th Street & Independence Avenue, Bronx
Enjoy nature-inspired art projects among gorgeous gardens and trees overlooking the Hudson River. Themes change weekly. At 11:30am families can enjoy an indoor storytime program, all ages welcome.
🎟 $10/adults, $6/students & seniors, $4/ages 6-18
Create Ability: Making Moves Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 4 W 53rd Street,
Join MoMA’s monthly program welcoming individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with their families and friends, to explore works on view and create artwork together. In each session, participants focus on a different theme during interactive activities in the Museum’s galleries and classrooms. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Registration opens one month before…
“We Are Still Here!” Lunaapeew/Lenape Celebration Weekend Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Join members of the Lunaapeew/Lenape community and the Museum of the City of New York for a weekend of activities celebrating the resilience and cultural heritage of the First People of the New York City region. Enjoy two days of musical and dance performances, craft workshops and a marketplace.Ddiscussions led by Indigenous speakers and artists,…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Family Day New-York Historical Society 70 Central Park West at 77th Street,
Kick off Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and celebrate the AAPI community with a jam-packed day of book readings and discussions; AAPI museum gallery tours; living history; art making and conversations with community partners; and an AAPI family guide. Did you know Chinese soldiers served in the Civil War? Do you know…
🎟 $22/adults, $13/students, $6/ages 5-13
Rubin Family Sundays: Blossoming Beyond Borders Rubin Museum of Art 150 W 17 Street,
Join an afternoon of creativity and self-exploration for both kids and grown-ups in the interactive Mandala Lab. Each month explores a new theme, with related art-making. Create pop-up cards inspired by lotuses that represents overcoming obstacles and being the best you can be. A common motif in Buddhist art, lotuses grow out of muddy, murky…
Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street,
Join South Street Seaport Museum on the Tall Ship Wavertree for a round-robin of shared sea songs, featuring members of The New York Packet and friends. Listen in, lead or request a song, and belt out the choruses.
Morgan Library Spring Family Fair The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue at E 36th Street,
Celebrate the spring season with the reopening of the Morgan Garden and enjoy artmaking, storytime, and hands-on activities themed to current exhibitions, including Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature and Walton Ford: Birds and Beasts of the Studio.
🎟 $22/adults, $13/students, free/ages 12 & under
Met Storytime Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Met educators. Join picture-book readings connected to objects in The Met collection every Tuesday & Thursday. This month's theme is Celebrate Black Stories in celebration of Black History Month. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years. Choose from two half-hour sessions at 10:30 am…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Storytime at The Met Cloisters The Met Cloisters 99 Margaret Corbin Drive,
Look, listen, sing, and have fun in a castle like setting. Join Met educators and partners from Literacy INC every Tuesday for picture-book readings in English and Spanish connected to objects in the The Met Cloisters collection and to the uptown community. Participants will receive a free book with onsite registration, provided by Literacy INC.…
🎟 $30/adults (suggested), $17/students, free/ages 11 & under