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HISTORY

The Museum was founded on December 16 , 1899 in the Adams House at what is now Brower Park.

In 1929 , the museum opened the Smith House annex. Eleanor Roosevelt attended the ceremony.

In 1930 , the Works Progress Administration supplied hundreds of workers to the museum, which thrived in the Great Depression .

From 1968 to 1977 , the museum was relocated as the Bedford-Lincoln Neighborhood Museum. This ended with the opening of the current structure at the original location on May 17 , 1977 .


EXHIBITS



Traveling Exhibits



Permanent Exhibits

  • ''Totally Tots'' is intended for children younger than Five Year s of age.

  • ''Together in the City'' honors many New York City landmarks.

  • ''Collections Central'' is a huge 27,000-piece collection of assorted artifacts and Specimen s.

  • ''Children's Library and Education Center'' contains thousands of books.

  • ''Animal Outpost'' features live Animal s, including a Basilisk and a Burmese Python .

  • ''Con Edison Greenhouse and Garden'' features plants, Insect s, and allows children to study Soil and Ecosystem s.

  • ''Music Mix'' features foreign Musical Instrument s.

  • The ''Visiting Exhibit Gallery''.

  • ''Mainstage'' allows children to put on their own "shows".



EXPANSION

The current renovation project will double the museum's size and is due to open in 2007 .


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EXTERNAL LINK

  • [http://www.bchildmus.org Official website]