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March 11, 2010

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Kid Fun in Grown-Up Museums

Art museums are smart. They know that in terms of creativity and imagination, kids have a lot in common with the artists featured on their walls. To acclimate kids to new ways of looking and discussing what they see, grown-up museums are tailoring programs to young people and their families. It's a great way to groom future museum-goers and artists. 

Rose Center

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
(between 77th and 81st Streets)
New York, NY  10024
Tel: (212) 769-5200
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Free with admission

Dates

Ongoing

Hours

Mon – Sun: 10 am – 5:45 pm
The Rose Center encompasses a completely rebuilt Hayden Planetarium and exhibition halls that explore the vast range of sizes in the cosmos; the 13-billion-year history of the universe; the nature of galaxies, stars and planets; and the dynamic features of our own unique planet Earth.

The 120-foot-high, 333,500-square-foot facility increased the museum's square footage by approximately 25 percent. The center's design includes the largest glass curtain wall in the United States, constructed of clear "water white" glass, and an interior space with a ceiling higher than that of Grand Central Station.

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American Museum of Natural History

The largest natural history museum in the world has a mission commensurately monumental in scope.
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American Museum of Natural History Listings

  • Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Plains Indians

    Ongoing Proving that there were humans in the Americas as early as the last ice age, the flint arrowhead know as the Folsom Point is proudly displayed here. Other less acute objects showcase daily life in these traditional cultures.

  • Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World

    Sat, Nov 14, 2009 – Sun, Aug 15, 2010 Appealing to children as young as three, in this exhibition one can watch live silkworms spinning cocoons, wander through a replica of a lively night market, encounter life-sized camel models and explore the ancient skills of papermaking and metalwork.

  • Grand Gallery

    Ongoing The museum has restored the 77th Street lobby to its original 1904 design and has the century-old, 63-foot-long Great Canoe at the center of the room.

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