Metropolitan Museum Of Art Storytime
Metropolitan Museum Of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York NY
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Suggested Ages: Toddlers to 6
Look, listen, sing, and have fun with picture books about snow; then continue your adventure with a self-guided gallery hunt in the Museum. Geared toward families with children ages 18 months–6, but all ages welcome.
Space is limited; first come, first served. In the Uris Center for Education; enter at the (less-crowded, stroller-friendly) W 81st St entrance.
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