MUSEUMS

Most of NYC's museums are incredibly welcoming to kids of all ages, with spacious, stroller-friendly galleries and friendly staff. Click the 'more info' buttons for tons of tips, including nearby food and playgrounds.

* Remind your kids that most art is to look at, not touch. See our guides to hands-on museums and interactive pop-ups for full body engagement.

*Where to start? Try pay-what-you wish hours for low-pressure exploration, join upcoming hands-on museum programs for kids and check out current must-see-exhibits.

UPPER EAST SIDE

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

📍2 E 91st Street
Daily 10 am–6 pm, Pay-what-you-wish 5–6 pm
🎟 $22/adults, free/ages 18 & under

See gorgeous historic and contemporary design in a stunning 19th-century mansion turned into a high-tech, interactive dream for all ages.

Explore innovative design through the centuries, play designer on high resolution touchscreen tables with very cool electronic ‘pens,’ and rock around in the Spun chairs in the basement.

✨ See over 300 sketches, paintings, illuminated paper cuts, and projection-mapped rotating miniature sculptures in An Atlas of Es Devlin, a survey of a genre-defying British contemporary artist and designer  renowned for her large-scale, illuminated installations and sculptures for performances.

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El Museo Del Barrio

📍1230 Fifth Avenue at E 105th St
Thurs-Sun 11 am–5 pm
🎟 $9/adults, $5/students & seniors, free/ages 11 & under (suggested)

This lively museum focuses on the art and culture of Puerto Ricans and all Latin Americans in the United States. Small and friendly with great family programming and interesting artworks in a range of genres.

⭐️ Across Fifth Avenue from the magical Conservatory Garden in Central Park

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Museum of the City of New York

📍1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street
Mon, Thur, Fri 10am–5pm Sat & Sun 10am–6pm
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under

Explore the greatest city in the world at this small museum with a big collection of theater artifacts, furniture, toys, paintings, sculpture and photos arranged into exhibits that entertain and educate all ages.

⭐️ See  depictions of New York in film and television, visual and performing arts, music, poetry, literature, and fashion in block-long This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture.

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The Jewish Museum

📍1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
Thu 11 am–8 pm
Fri-Mon 11 am–6 pm

🎟 $18/adults, free/ages 18 & under

Explore the global Jewish experience through works of fine art, Judaica, antiquities, folk art, ceremonial objects, and broadcast media intelligently organized in gorgeous galleries.

🛏 Bold experimental works in Marta Minujín: Arte! Arte! Arte! include pioneering, mattress-based soft sculptures; fluorescent large-scale paintings; psychedelic drawings and performances; and vintage film footage.

⭐️ Pick up Kids Gallery Guides & pencils for interactive exploration.

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Guggenheim

📍1071 5th Avenue at 89th Street
Wed–Mon 11 am–6 pm
Pay-what-you-wish Sat 6 pm–8 pm

🎟 $30, $19/students & seniors , free/ages 12 & under

The striking Frank Lloyd Wright–designed rotunda is reason enough to visit this landmark museum, and well-designed exhibits and kids’ programs make this a family-friendly setting for contemporary and modern art.

👀 Works of art that feature partially obscured or hidden figures take over the iconic rotunda in Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility. Don’t miss the eerie chroma-key green area.

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Metropolitan Museum Of Art

📍1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
Sun-Tue & Thu 10 am–5 pm
Fri & Sat 10 am–9 pm
Closed Wednesday

🎟 $30, $17/students, free/ages 12 & under (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents)

Explore a vast collection that spans millennia and continents. You might get lost searching for iconic favorites in the grand halls and you’ll definitely discover fascinating art that appeals all ages – Egyptian temples, medieval armor, fascinating fashion, impressionist masterpieces and more.

📕 Explore hands-on stations where art and science meet and join storytimes at the new free drop-in discovery and play space.

👩🏿‍🎨 See the comprehensive and far-reaching ways in which Black artists portrayed everyday modern life in the new Black cities through some 160 works of painting, sculpture, photography, film, and ephemera in The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism.

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UPPER WEST SIDE

Play Street Museum

📍805 Columbus Avenue at W 100th St
Mon–Fri 9 am–6:30 pm Sat–Sun 9 am–10:30 am
🎟 $35/ages 1-8, $10/adult, older & younger siblings free

Explore interactive exhibits based around life in the city at this new engaging and educational neighborhood children’s museum. Give friends a check up at the doctor’s office, care for animals at the pet shop, or prepare to save the day at the fire station. Stop by the grocery store and play at a giant interactive train table. Designed for toddlers and children up to 8…

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American Museum of Natural History

📍200 Central Park West at W 79th Street
Daily 10 am–5:30 pm
🎟 Suggested $28/ages 12-65, $16/ages 2-12, $22/students & seniors, free/ages 2 & under

Lovers of dinosaurs, sea creatures, gems, outer space and more can get their animal & nature fix at this giant (45 fascinating halls) treasure trove of wonders. It can get quite crowded on weekends and holidays, but there is always a quiet nook to explore.

⭐️ The new Gilder Center features floor-to-ceiling displays, interactive digital exhibits and an insectarium among spectacular cave-like architecture.

⛲️In warm weather, frolic in large fountains on the second floor terrace outside the planetarium.

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New-York Historical Society

📍70 Central Park West at 77th Street
Wed–Thu 11 am–5 pm
Fri 11 am–8 pm (pay-what-you-wish 6-8 pm)
Sat–Sun 11 am–5 pm

🎟 $22/adults, $13/students, $6/ages 5-13

This fascinating museum features an entire floor of interactive exhibits especially for kids. Family programs range from weekly storytimes to visits from living historians portraying Americans of the past.

⭐️ In-gallery interactives include the incredible design-your-own Tiffany lamp in the gorgeous fourth floor galleries.

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Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM)

📍212 W 83rd Street between Broadway & Amsterdam
Daily 10 am–5 pm
🎟 $16, $13/seniors, free/babies under 1

The enchanting Children’s Museum of Manhattan has interactive, educational exhibits, from soft, enclosed areas for babies and crawlers, a whole floor for Dora & Diego lovers, and multicultural explorations for older kids. Admission includes tons of programming and performances.

⭐️ Splash at (outdoor) water exhibit Dynamic H2O with 800 sq. ft. of of hands-on interactives and colorful graphics.

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American Folk Art Museum

📍2 Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue at W 66th Street
Tue-Sun 11:30 am-6:00 pm
🎟 🎟FREE, $5 suggested

The cozy, always free American Folk Art Museum features rotating family-friendly exhibits featuring Americana art that often includes engaging colors, patterns and animals.

🧵 L🎨 Explore the artistic self-expression of Black makers working in and around abstraction in Marvels of My Own Inventiveness.

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UPPER MANHATTAN

The Met Cloisters

📍99 Margaret Corbin Drive
Daily 10 am–5 pm
🎟 $30 (suggested), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under

Explore a castle-like museum overlooking the Hudson River in northern Manhattan’s Fort Tyron Park at this branch of the Met dedicated to the art, architecture, and gardens of medieval Europe. Look for has secret passages, peaceful gardens, golden treasure, and fabulous family programs on select weekends.

⭐️ Princess/knight costumes optional. The gift shop has wonderful books, costumes & toys.

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Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling

📍898 St. Nicholas Ave at W 155th Street
Thu 12 pm–8 pm
Fri 12 pm–5 pm
Sat-Sun 10 am-3 pm

🎟 $7/adults, $5/ages 2-17

Explore a range of accessible and thought-provoking art, from historically significant to important contemporary works at this community-driven children’s museum. Rotating exhibits feature art and installations inspired by the rich cultural history of Sugar Hill and the artists of the Harlem Renaissance.

⭐️ Interactive programs include Saturday Story Hour with special guest artists and art-making with artists-in-residence.

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MIDTOWN

Intrepid Museum

📍Pier 86, W 46th Street & Twelfth Ave
Daily 10 am–5 pm
🎟 $36, $26/ages 5-12, free/ages 4 & under

History/military buffs and plane lovers can examine original artifacts, view historic video footage and explore interactive exhibits aboard an actual 1943 aircraft carrier. Lots of indoor and outdoor space to roam with tons to touch, climb and explore.

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Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

📍4 W 53rd Street
Daily 10 am-5:30 pm
Sat 10:30 am–7 pm

🎟 $25/adults, $18/seniors, $14/students, free/ages 16 & under

See modern masterpieces from from famous impressionist and provocative contemporary artists. Folic in the serene Sculpture Garden and create in the interactive, all-ages Family Art Lab: Line, Shape, Color.

⭐️ Pick up Family Activity Guides in the lobby, or at the Education and Family Information Desk on the second floor. Bring a device and headphones to access kids audio and activity guides.

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The Morgan Library & Museum

📍225 Madison Avenue at E 36th Street
Tue-Sun 10:30 am–5 pm
Pay-what-you-wish Fri 5-7 pm

🎟 $22/adults, $13/students, free/ages 12 & under

Explore the gorgeous former private library of Gilded Age financier Pierpont Morgan, joined with other historic buildings and modern steel-and-glass pavilions, and see illuminated, literary, and historical manuscripts, early printed books (including some children’s favorites), and old master drawings and prints.

The stately garden, with a large lawn and patterns pathways, is open May–October.

🐇 Meet unforgettable animal characters like Peter Rabbit, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle in Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature, an  exhibit of artwork, picture letters books, manuscripts, and artifacts by the beloved children’s book author and illustrator.

⭐️ Pick up a Family Guide with info and activities about Belle da Costa Greene, a pioneering Black female librarian who helped build the collection in the early 1900s

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Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)

📍2 Columbus Circle
Tue-Sun 10 am–6 pm
🎟 $20, $14/students, free/ages 12 & under

Explore contemporary and historic innovation in craft, art, fashion and design in a lovely setting overlooking Central Park.

See famous ensembles from music videos, concert attire, props, jewelry, ephemera, and projections of music videos in special exhibit Taylor Swift: Storyteller ($25 timed tickets for all ages include museum admission).

⭐️ Peek in resident artists’ and designers’ studios on the sixth floor (and take in amazing Central Park viewzs) meet the artists during open studio hours (Wed, Fri & Sat 10:30 am–5:30 pm).

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Museum of Broadway

📍145 W 55th Street
Tue-Sun 9:30 am–6:30 pm
Sat 9:30 am–8 pm

🎟 $34-$41, $29/students

Explore Broadway’s rich history, the behind-the-scenes and its game changers at a new interactive and experiential museum. An internationally renowned team of artists, designers, and theatre historians designed a fun, accessible, brightly colored experience that highlights groundbreaking moments in Broadway’s history.

👑 In new exhibit, Six: The Royal Gallery, see Tony Award-winning costumes and set installations, fan art, listening stations and one-of-a-kind photo ops, including the chance to sit on the Six throne.

⭐️ Pose in recreated sets from favorite Broadway shows – kids love the swing in the ‘Hair’ installation

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American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

📍101 Park Ave at West 41st Street
Wed-Sun 10 am–6 pm
🎟 $15, $5/ages 11 & under

Dog-lovers can explore canine-related artwork with cutting-edge technology and interpretation, plus items from the library, archives and collection of the American Kennel Club headquarters. See canine-related paintings, ceramics and other fine art & artifacts.  Explore AKC registered breeds at an interactive table. Discover which dog breed looks most like you through visual recognition software.

Pick up activities and worksheets in the library, including a Breed of the Month craft.

Pets welcome Friday 6–8 pm ($5)

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CHELSEA/FLATIRON

Whitney Museum of American Art

📍99 Gansevoort Street
Wed-Mon 10:30 am–6 pm
Fri 10:30 am–10 pm (free admission 5-10 pm)

🎟 $30/adults, $24/students & seniors, free/ages 18 & under

See bold modern and contemporary American art in a very cool building with gorgeous outdoor terraces overlooking the Hudson River.

Find works by American icons Georgia O’Keeffe, Jacob Lawrence, Edward Hopper and the charming Calder’s Circus. Explore Japanese American sculptor Ruth Asawa’s drawings and their relationship to her gorgeous wire sculptures in Ruth Asawa Through Line.

⭐️ Well-designed kids gallery guides and pencils available form the info desks. Drop in to Family Open Studios on Saturdays.

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Poster House

📍119 W 23rd Street
Thu-Sun 10 am–6 pm Fri 10 am– 9 pm (free admission)
🎟 $12/adults, $8/students, seniors & educators, free/ages 18 & under

See vibrant designs from historical and contemporary posters grouped into fascinating exhibitions like the current Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art. Small but packed with lots of color and great graphics.  

Help color in a detailed wall poster of an NYC neighborhood and pick up a scavenger hunt and find interesting items throughout the museum to get a cool prize in the Shop.

⭐️  Each exhibition is accompanied by an Activity Card, developed with visitors ages 5–11 in mind.

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National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath)

📍11 E 26th Street
Daily 10 am–5 pm
🎟 $25, $20/students, seniors, ages 2-12, free/kids under 2

* Closed for renovations, visit pop-up MoMath on Fifth for now.

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DOWNTOWN

National Museum of the American Indian – New York

📍One Bowling Green
Daily 10 am–5 pm
🎟 FREE

All ages can learn about the culture and contributions of Native Americans at the engaging New York branch of this DC museum, housed in the grand Alexander Hamilton US Custom House. Lots of opportunities for hands-on exploration in multiple rooms. Touch a buffalo hide, match animal drawings, learn about Mayan math, play in a teepee and more.

⭐️ Pick up a fantastic family guide and find featured items among the galleries including wood and stone carvings, exquisite clothing, feather bonnets and lots of animal representations.

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Jackie Robinson Museum

📍75 Varick St
Thu–Sun 11 am–6 pm
🎟 $18/adults, $15/ages 5-17 & 65+, free/ages 4 & under

Learn about the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson through artifacts, historical imagery and multilayered storytelling. Celebrate the enduring legacy of Robinson’s multifaceted commitment to advancing equal opportunity for all through activism, civic engagement, and economic empowerment efforts.

⭐️ Experience historic moments in baseball through video content, image projections, immersive audio and a 3/16-scale model of Ebbets Field.

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The Skyscraper Museum

📍39 Battery Place
Thu–Sat 12 pm–6 pm
🎟 FREE

Celebrate NYC’s rich vertical architectural heritage in a small but very cool stainless-steel space.

See mini-Manhattan models, dramatic photographs, scale models of the tallest buildings throughout world and history and rotating exhibits plus a large-scale “light box” entrance by artist James Turrell.

⭐️ Walk along the harborfront to destination playground Battery Playscape and the enchanting Seaglass Carousel.

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New York City Fire Museum

📍278 Spring Street
Wed–Sun 12 pm–6 pm
🎟 $15/adults, $10/students, seniors & firefighters, $6/children

The official FDNY museum, located in a renovated 1904 firehouse, traces the development of firefighting in New York from the early bucket brigades to the present day.

Walk through halls filled with historic artifacts and FDNY vehicles, including a “sidewinder” style hand-pumped fire engine built circa 1820 and modern bunker gear and helmets in adult and kid sizes to try on.

⭐️ Pick up a scavenger hunt and look for artifacts to win a surprise gift.

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New Museum

📍235 Bowery
Tue-Sun 11 am–6 pm
Thu 11 am–9 pm (Pay-what-you-wish 7–9 pm)

🎟 $22/adults, $16/students, free/ages 18 & under

Always something interesting to see – or interact with – at Manhattan’s only dedicated contemporary art museum in a geometric building in a cool neighborhood (with great food options).

⭐️ Don’t miss the amazing view from the top floor Sky Room.

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Museum at Eldridge Street

📍12 Eldridge Street
Sun-Fri 10 am–5 pm
Closed on Jewish holidays

🎟 $15/adults, $10/students & seniors, $8/ages 5-17

Learn about Jewish New York at a museum housed in the stunning 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, the first great house of worship built in America by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe.

Experience life through the eyes of a newly arrived immigrant in self-guided tours and admire Kiki Smith’s monumental stained glass window.

⭐️ More (delicious) immigrant history – plus lots of free samples -at nearby The Pickle Guys, next door to must-try Doughnut Plant.

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South Street Seaport Museum

📍12 Fulton Street
Wed-Sun 11 am–5 pm
🎟 Pay-what-you-wish

Explore New York’s origins as a world port and learn about the global interaction of commerce, labor and diverse cultures that took place at the Seaport in centuries past. Board and explore 1885 cargo ship Wavertree and early 20th century lightship Ambrose.

Play with toy boats and sea creatures among maritime-themed art by a beloved creator of picture books for young children at hands-on Seaport Discovery: Exploring Our Waters with Eric Carle.

⭐️ Book rides on the harbor on the 1885 Schooner Pioneer and last surviving New York-built wooden tugboat ($15-$30). 

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Tenement Museum

📍103 Orchard Street
Daily 10 am–6 pm
🎟 $30

Join educator-led apartment tours inside two historic tenement buildings and walking tours within the Lower East Side neighborhood to learn about immigrant experience in the United States.

⭐️ In Meet Victoria, journey back in time to 1916 for an immersive experience with an actor playing Victoria Confino, a real teenager who immigrated to the United States in 1913  in her family’s recreated tenement apartment.

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BROOKLYN

New York Transit Museum

📍Boerum Place & Schermerhorn Street
Thu–Sun 10 am–4 pm
🎟 $10/adults, $5/ages 2-18 & 62+

Housed underground in an authentic 1936 subway station in Downtown Brooklyn, this toddler’s dream hosts a working platform level spanning a full city block with a rotating selection of twenty vintage subway and elevated cars dating back to 1907. Board vintage cars, sit at the wheel of a city bus, step through a time tunnel of turnstiles, and explore changing exhibits that highlight the cultural, social and technological history – and future – of mass transit.

⭐️ The underground platform level with the historic trains is truly vintage, with no air-conditioning or cell phone service.

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Brooklyn Museum

📍200 Eastern Parkway
Wed-Sun 11 am–6 pm
🎟 $20/adults, $14/seniors & students, free/ages 19 & under

This encyclopedic, community focused museum on the edge of Prospect Park hosts a huge, diverse permanent collection, as well as immersive temporary exhibitions. Lots of room to roam among gorgeous Beaux-Arts architecture, and always something exciting to discover.

🎨 Take a trip to an enchanting ecosystem of color and clay in Artland: An Installation by Do Ho Suh and Children, and discover how to create your own world at the newly opened Education Center and Art Gallery.

🖼️ Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, a focused selection from the world-class collection of the married musical and cultural icons, spotlights works by Black diasporic artists.

⭐️ Next door to the lovely Brooklyn Botanic Garden (discount combo passes available) and the many attractions of Prospect Park.

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Brooklyn Children’s Museum

📍145 Brooklyn Avenue
Wed-Sun 10 am–5 pm Pay-What-You-Wish Thu 2 pm–5 pm
🎟 $15, free/babies under 1

Find hands-on exploration and engaging programming in visual arts, music and performance, natural science, and world cultures inspired by Brooklyn’s energy and diversity at the world’s first children’s museum, founded in 1899.

Learn about world cultures, visual arts, nature, animals and more in well-designed, interactive exhibits including World Brooklyn, Neighborhood Nature, Totally Tots, Collections Central and The (outdoor) Nest. Try print-making, collage and sculpture projects inspired by artists.

🌀 Investigate opposites through hands-on experiences, art-making, and performances in Opposites Abstract: A Mo Willems Exhibit, inspired by the eye-popping, emotive, and highly accessible words and images in Mo Willems’ bestselling children’s book of the same name.

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Queens Museum

📍Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Wed-Fri 12 pm–5 pm Sat-Sun 11 am–5 pm
🎟 FREE

An expansive open light-filled space hosts ambitious Queens-themed exhibitions, educational initiatives, and community-minded programming.

Highlights include a  Mini-city Panorama of the City of New York, great views of the iconic Unisphere and gorgeous glass in Tiffany’s Lamps: Lighting Luxury

🌳 Lots to explore in surrounding Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

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New York Hall of Science

📍Flushing Meadow-Corona Park
Tue-Sun 10 am–5 pm + holidays/breaks
Pay-as-you-wish Fri 2–5 pm

🎟 $22/adults, $19/kids, students & seniors

Find tons of fun hands-on learning opportunities in a gorgeous, spacious building at a beloved center for interactive science, founded at the 1964–65 World’s Fair. Experience what it’s like to hear, see, smell, and think like a dog in Dogs! A Science Tail and create ecosystems in immersive digital wonderland Connected Worlds.

⛳️ Explore key science concepts in a nine-hole Rocket Park Mini Golf, built around actual rockets and spacecraft ($6).

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The Noguchi Museum

📍9-01 33rd Road
Wed–Sun 11 am–6 pm
🎟 $12, $6/students & seniors, free/ages 11 & under

See works by internationally-renowned Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi and other artists in a lovely space he designed. 

Explore serene indoor-outdoor galleries built around a repurposed 1920s industrial building with an attached concrete pavilion designed and built in the 1980s by Noguchi himself in collaboration with Shoji Sadao. Approximately 27,000 square feet of exhibition space includes a renowned sculpture garden.

🌳 Down the block from Socrates Sculpture Park and stunning Manhattan views.

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Museum of the Moving Image

📍36-01 35 Avenue at 37 Street
Thu 2-6 pm (free admission)
Fri 2–8 pm
Sat–Sun 12–6 pm

🎟 $20/ages 18+, $12/students & seniors, $10/ages 3-17

Explore film, TV and video games from nineteenth century optical toys to the latest in digital art with lots of hand-on exhibits in a spacious, modern building.

See over 1,400 artifacts in Behind the Screen including Star Wars & Star Trek props. Visit Miss Piggy, Elmo and other favorites in interactive Jim Henson’s World

⭐️ Study, play, and create games and moving images in the Media Game Lab and get creative at hands-on moving making stations.

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WESTCHESTER/CT

Hudson River Museum

📍Yonkers
Thu-Fri 12 pm–5 pm Sat-Sun 11 am–5 pm
🎟 $10/adults, $6/ages 3-18

Learn about the connections between arts, sciences, and history on a family-friendly museum situated on the banks of the Hudson River.

⭕️ Walk through or lounge underneath more than 2,100 colorful hula hoops in Kengo Kito: Unity on the Hudson in a cantilevered glass overlook with dramatic, three-sided panoramic views of the Hudson River and the majestic Palisades.

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Stepping Stones

📍Norwalk
Daily 9 am–5 pm
🎟 $18, $14/ages 62+, free/babies under 1

This ward-winning children’s museum features exciting interactive exhibits and STEAM-infused programming in beautifully-renovated spaces. * Play with giant games, make noise with household objects, test your balance and get fresh air in a giant open-air tent in Celebration Courtyard. * Be mesmerized by ColorCoaster is a 27-foot kinetic sculpture and a non-stop giant mechanical toy that uses energy, motion, gravity, color and light as it…

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Katonah Museum of Art

📍Katonah
Tues-Sat 10 am–5 pm
Sun 12 pm–5 pm

🎟 $12/adults, $6/students, free/ages 12 & under

A distinctly modernist building in the scenic hamlet of Katonah hosts three to four exhibitions annually, covering a broad range of art and humanities topics. Explore the peaceful sculpture garden and surrounding Norway spruce trees. Current exhibitions include Stories of Syria’s Textiles: Art and Heritage across Two Millennia. In The Learning Center, a welcoming exhibition and activity space for children of all ages, experience Rhonda…

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Westchester Children’s Museum

📍Rye
Daily 9 am–5 pm
🎟 $14, free/ages 1 & under

Visit a vibrant, interactive learning and play space for kids toddler to teen. Creative, energizing, unique STEAM programs and exhibits, wide open, sunny space, and a welcoming environment enable kids to make connections with ideas and each other; take risks and problem solve, and have fun. Exhibits include Toddler Beach, Wind Tunnel Design Challenge, Build Your Own Roller Coaster, Construction Zone, MakerSpaces (with a separate…

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Storm King Art Center

📍New Windsor

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Experience large-scale sculpture and site-specific commissions under open sky at a gorgeous 500-acre outdoor museum in New York’s Hudson Valley. * Prepare for lots of open air walking. Wear comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate layers. Items such as hats, gloves, and hand warmers are available in the vending machines around the site. Some roads are paved but many are not easy with a stroller. * Tram service…

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TIPS

⭐️ Consider memberships at local faves for a climate-controlled spot to roam all year  – plus perks like gift shop/cafe discounts and skipping lines.

⭐️ Note that kids under 10 aren't allowed at the Frick Museum or Neue Galerie.