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Children's Museum of the Arts
map key 9 |SoHo
The museum focuses on all forms of visual art and encourages children to experiment artistically through interactive learning.
Grade level Pre K-5
Program type Tour
Program hours Group visits: Monday and Tuesdays 10-11:30 am, 12-1:30 pm; Regular hours Wed-Sun 12-5 pm
Program length 1 1/2 hours
Maximum group size 35
Reservation lead time One month
Contact (212) 274-0986
Fees General admission: $5 per child, adult
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map key 9 |SoHo
The museum focuses on all forms of visual art and encourages children to experiment artistically through interactive learning.
Grade level Pre K-5
Program type Tour
Program hours Group visits: Monday and Tuesdays 10-11:30 am, 12-1:30 pm; Regular hours Wed-Sun 12-5 pm
Program length 1 1/2 hours
Maximum group size 35
Reservation lead time One month
Contact (212) 274-0986
Fees General admission: $5 per child, adult
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Greenwich House Pottery
map key 16|Greenwich Village
Established in 1909, Greenwich House Pottery is a leading center for ceramics in New York City, offering ceramic instruction to all ages and providing a series of lectures, workshops and exhibitions that enrich and inform.
Contact (212) 242-4106
Fees Spring Bazaar: Free
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map key 16|Greenwich Village
Established in 1909, Greenwich House Pottery is a leading center for ceramics in New York City, offering ceramic instruction to all ages and providing a series of lectures, workshops and exhibitions that enrich and inform.
Contact (212) 242-4106
Fees Spring Bazaar: Free
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Henry Street Settlement Abrons Art Center
map key 17 |Lower East Side
Henry Street offers a variety of programs suitable for young people which occur in three theaters, an amphitheater, galleries, dance and visual art studios, classrooms, practice rooms, rehearsal spaces and an outdoor sculpture garden.
ARTS-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAM, ABRONS ART CENTER THEATER PROGRAM The Arts-In-Education program lets students explore all art forms by bringing artists to schools to conduct special classes and workshops. In Curriculum Quilts kids use themes from their classes to create original cards, books, or wearable art. Schools can also choose from programs such as Music Around the World, Making Murals, and the ABCs of Architecture and Video Projects. Henry Street also offers afterschool and Saturday workshops in acting, musical theater, hip hop, playwriting, theater design and production. Adolescents interested in building art skills and portfolios can register for Henry Street's special Saturday Visual Arts Academy. (Spring registration lasts through February 28th, and scholarships are available.)
Grade level PreK-12|
Program type Classes, performances, workshops
Program hours Vary
Program length Varies
Maximum group size N/A
Reservation lead time Arts-in-Education: ASAP; Workshops: Register by Feb 28
Contact (212) 598-0400
Fees Vary
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map key 17 |Lower East Side
Henry Street offers a variety of programs suitable for young people which occur in three theaters, an amphitheater, galleries, dance and visual art studios, classrooms, practice rooms, rehearsal spaces and an outdoor sculpture garden.
ARTS-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAM, ABRONS ART CENTER THEATER PROGRAM The Arts-In-Education program lets students explore all art forms by bringing artists to schools to conduct special classes and workshops. In Curriculum Quilts kids use themes from their classes to create original cards, books, or wearable art. Schools can also choose from programs such as Music Around the World, Making Murals, and the ABCs of Architecture and Video Projects. Henry Street also offers afterschool and Saturday workshops in acting, musical theater, hip hop, playwriting, theater design and production. Adolescents interested in building art skills and portfolios can register for Henry Street's special Saturday Visual Arts Academy. (Spring registration lasts through February 28th, and scholarships are available.)
Grade level PreK-12|
Program type Classes, performances, workshops
Program hours Vary
Program length Varies
Maximum group size N/A
Reservation lead time Arts-in-Education: ASAP; Workshops: Register by Feb 28
Contact (212) 598-0400
Fees Vary
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Jean Cocteau Repertory
map key 18 |East Village
Jean Cocteau Repertory is known for innovative productions of classical theater.
TUESDAY STUDENT MATINEE SERIES As part of its regular season of classic plays, Jean Cocteau Repertory offers special matinees for students. Grade Level 7-12 and College
Program type Performance
Maximum group size 140
Reservation lead time 1 week
Contact (212) 677-0060 ext. 19
Fees $12 per student
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map key 18 |East Village
Jean Cocteau Repertory is known for innovative productions of classical theater.
TUESDAY STUDENT MATINEE SERIES As part of its regular season of classic plays, Jean Cocteau Repertory offers special matinees for students. Grade Level 7-12 and College
Program type Performance
Maximum group size 140
Reservation lead time 1 week
Contact (212) 677-0060 ext. 19
Fees $12 per student
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Lower East Side Print Shop
map key 19 |Lower East Side
The Lower East Side Print Shop is both a studio and a workshop that fosters the art of printmaking through classes, demonstrations and exhibitions.
Contact (212) 673-5390
Fees Vary
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map key 19 |Lower East Side
The Lower East Side Print Shop is both a studio and a workshop that fosters the art of printmaking through classes, demonstrations and exhibitions.
Contact (212) 673-5390
Fees Vary
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Lower East Side Tenement Museum
map key 20 |Lower East Side
This tenement-turned-museum focuses on the Lower East Side's role as a gateway to the United States for immigrants around the world.
FIFTH GRADE TENEMENT INSPECTORS PROGRAM This program is designed to promote tolerance and historical perspective through teaching participants how immigrants struggle to adapt to the American way of life.
THE CONFINO FAMILY APARTMENT Visitors are welcomed into this "living history" apartment based on the Confino family, Sephardic Jews from Turkey who actually moved into the tenement around 1916.
Program type Tour, workshop
Program hours Mon-Fri 10 am, 11 am (no 10 am on Thurs); Sat, Sun 10 am, 11 am
Program length 1-11/2 hours
Maximum group size 45
Reservation lead time At least 3 weeks
Contact (212) 431-0233 ext. 241
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map key 20 |Lower East Side
This tenement-turned-museum focuses on the Lower East Side's role as a gateway to the United States for immigrants around the world.
FIFTH GRADE TENEMENT INSPECTORS PROGRAM This program is designed to promote tolerance and historical perspective through teaching participants how immigrants struggle to adapt to the American way of life.
THE CONFINO FAMILY APARTMENT Visitors are welcomed into this "living history" apartment based on the Confino family, Sephardic Jews from Turkey who actually moved into the tenement around 1916.
Program type Tour, workshop
Program hours Mon-Fri 10 am, 11 am (no 10 am on Thurs); Sat, Sun 10 am, 11 am
Program length 1-11/2 hours
Maximum group size 45
Reservation lead time At least 3 weeks
Contact (212) 431-0233 ext. 241
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Merchant's House Museum
map key 22 |Lower East Side
The Merchant's House Museum, an intact 19th-century row house, gives visitors an understanding of the home life of a middle-class New York family more than 150 years ago. This late-Federal and Greek revival house is one of the best surviving furnished examples of the architecture of the 1840s, with much of the original furnishings. Special exhibits add depth to regular tours.
Grade level School tours: 4, Family tours: all ages
Program type Tour
Program hours School tours: Mon-Fri school hours; Group tours: Thurs-Mon 1-5
Program length 1 hour
Maximum group size 60 (in three groups of 20)
Reservation lead time 2 weeks
Contact (212) 777-1089
Fees $5 per adult, $3 per senior and child; Group tours: $5 per person
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map key 22 |Lower East Side
The Merchant's House Museum, an intact 19th-century row house, gives visitors an understanding of the home life of a middle-class New York family more than 150 years ago. This late-Federal and Greek revival house is one of the best surviving furnished examples of the architecture of the 1840s, with much of the original furnishings. Special exhibits add depth to regular tours.
Grade level School tours: 4, Family tours: all ages
Program type Tour
Program hours School tours: Mon-Fri school hours; Group tours: Thurs-Mon 1-5
Program length 1 hour
Maximum group size 60 (in three groups of 20)
Reservation lead time 2 weeks
Contact (212) 777-1089
Fees $5 per adult, $3 per senior and child; Group tours: $5 per person
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Museum for African Art
map key 24 |SoHo
The museum shows art, both traditional and contemporary, from all of Africa-displayed in galleries designed by Maya Lin.
Grade level 1-2
Program type Guided Tour, Workshop
Program hours Tues-Fri, 10:30 am
Program length 1 hour
Maximum group size 40
Reservation lead time 2 weeks
Contact (212) 966-1313 ext.118
Fees General Admission: $2.50 per child, student, senior, $5 per adult. School Groups: $60-$100 per class
Program offered in Spanish
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map key 24 |SoHo
The museum shows art, both traditional and contemporary, from all of Africa-displayed in galleries designed by Maya Lin.
Grade level 1-2
Program type Guided Tour, Workshop
Program hours Tues-Fri, 10:30 am
Program length 1 hour
Maximum group size 40
Reservation lead time 2 weeks
Contact (212) 966-1313 ext.118
Fees General Admission: $2.50 per child, student, senior, $5 per adult. School Groups: $60-$100 per class
Program offered in Spanish
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New York City Fire Museum
map key 32 | SoHo
With the renewed appreciation of the dangers and heroism of a firefighter's life, this museum tells the story of the FDNY through a rich collection of artifacts dating from the 18th century to the present.
Retired firefighters teach school groups the evolution of fire-fighting in New York City, from the bucket brigades of the 1600s to modern fire engines. The tour also offers an interactive fire safety presentation where students enter a mock apartment equipped with safe theatrical smoke as well as other devices that illustrate common household fire hazards.
Grade level K-12
Program type Tour
Program hours 10:30 am, 12:30 pm
Program length 75 minutes
Maximum group size 35
Reservation lead time ASAP, $30 non-refundable deposit required
Contact (212) 691-1303
Fees General Admission: $1 per child under 12, $2 per senior, $4 per adult; Group Tours: $3 per child, $5 per adult
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map key 32 | SoHo
With the renewed appreciation of the dangers and heroism of a firefighter's life, this museum tells the story of the FDNY through a rich collection of artifacts dating from the 18th century to the present.
Retired firefighters teach school groups the evolution of fire-fighting in New York City, from the bucket brigades of the 1600s to modern fire engines. The tour also offers an interactive fire safety presentation where students enter a mock apartment equipped with safe theatrical smoke as well as other devices that illustrate common household fire hazards.
Grade level K-12
Program type Tour
Program hours 10:30 am, 12:30 pm
Program length 75 minutes
Maximum group size 35
Reservation lead time ASAP, $30 non-refundable deposit required
Contact (212) 691-1303
Fees General Admission: $1 per child under 12, $2 per senior, $4 per adult; Group Tours: $3 per child, $5 per adult
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Public Theater
New York Shakespeare Festival
map key 35 |Greenwich Village
This great landmark was saved from the wrecking ball by Joseph Papp to become the home to six theaters which spawned A Chorus Line and Bring in 'Da Noise.
Grade level Varies
Program type Performance
Program hours Box office: Mon 1-6pm, Tues-Sun until 8pm; Hours of performances vary
Program length Varies
Maximum group size N/A
Reservation lead time N/A
Contact (212) 260-2400
Fees Vary
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New York Shakespeare Festival
map key 35 |Greenwich Village
This great landmark was saved from the wrecking ball by Joseph Papp to become the home to six theaters which spawned A Chorus Line and Bring in 'Da Noise.
Grade level Varies
Program type Performance
Program hours Box office: Mon 1-6pm, Tues-Sun until 8pm; Hours of performances vary
Program length Varies
Maximum group size N/A
Reservation lead time N/A
Contact (212) 260-2400
Fees Vary
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Sol Goldman 14th Street Y Educational Alliance
map key 39 | East Village
The Sol Goldman 14th Street Y offers a variety of cultural programming, including art classes, theater productions of the Hypothetical Theater Company and early development and parenting programs.
The Parenting Center offers a varied selection of classes for younger children, including Messy Play, where children experience the joys of texture, color, bubbles, sand, paint and more, and Family Art with Brigid, where families explore art with puppeteer, storyteller and art historian Brigid Gollogly. Museum field trips are followed-up with collage, paint and sculpture projects.
Grade level PreK-K|
Program type Class
Program hours Vary
Program length Varies
Maximum group size N/A
Reservation lead time ASAP
Contact (212) 780-0800 ext. 240
Fees Vary
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map key 39 | East Village
The Sol Goldman 14th Street Y offers a variety of cultural programming, including art classes, theater productions of the Hypothetical Theater Company and early development and parenting programs.
The Parenting Center offers a varied selection of classes for younger children, including Messy Play, where children experience the joys of texture, color, bubbles, sand, paint and more, and Family Art with Brigid, where families explore art with puppeteer, storyteller and art historian Brigid Gollogly. Museum field trips are followed-up with collage, paint and sculpture projects.
Grade level PreK-K|
Program type Class
Program hours Vary
Program length Varies
Maximum group size N/A
Reservation lead time ASAP
Contact (212) 780-0800 ext. 240
Fees Vary
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Storefront for Art and
Architecture
map key 43 |SoHo
The Storefront's regular exhibitions of new design and architecture are supplemented by educational programs touching on science and urban planning. The Storefront offers programs in art, architecture and design that engage students by challenging the conventional perceptions of built environments and the practices that shape them. The Storefront's program for schools is two-fold: exposing students to works in the Storefront Gallery and working with the school to develop off-site workshops.
Grade level 5-12
Program type Workshop, tour
Program hours Gallery hours Tues-Sat, 11-6
Program length Varies
Maximum group size 30
Reservation lead time One week
Contact (212) 431-5795
Fees Free
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map key 43 |SoHo
The Storefront's regular exhibitions of new design and architecture are supplemented by educational programs touching on science and urban planning. The Storefront offers programs in art, architecture and design that engage students by challenging the conventional perceptions of built environments and the practices that shape them. The Storefront's program for schools is two-fold: exposing students to works in the Storefront Gallery and working with the school to develop off-site workshops.
Grade level 5-12
Program type Workshop, tour
Program hours Gallery hours Tues-Sat, 11-6
Program length Varies
Maximum group size 30
Reservation lead time One week
Contact (212) 431-5795
Fees Free
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Third Street Music School Settlement
map key 44 |East Village
The Third Street Music School Settlement is New York City's oldest music school, serving the East Village, Lower East Side and the entire city with musical instruction and performance.
Call the school for a concert schedule.
Grade level K-12
Program type Performance
Program hours Vary
Program length Varies
Maximum group size 10
Reservation lead time Varies
Contact (212) 777-3240
Fees Free
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map key 44 |East Village
The Third Street Music School Settlement is New York City's oldest music school, serving the East Village, Lower East Side and the entire city with musical instruction and performance.
Call the school for a concert schedule.
Grade level K-12
Program type Performance
Program hours Vary
Program length Varies
Maximum group size 10
Reservation lead time Varies
Contact (212) 777-3240
Fees Free
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