Children’s Museum of Manhattan Begins 30th Anniversary Celebration with 4 Interactive Exhibitions

The Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) presents NYC’s most exciting and enriching schedule of fun, hands-on activities and exhibitions as well as live performances that kids and families can enjoy all summer. Kids can always meet a new friend or see an old one while doing cool things at CMOM this summer.

Summer excitement begins in June. As part of the 30th Anniversary celebration, CMOM is extending their hours this summer! To better serve the community, beginning June 24 children and families can visit and enjoy CMOM six days a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

Highlights from CMOM’s summer exhibitions include:

Adventures With Frog and Toad: Hop into the world of Arnold Lobel’s classic books in an interactive exhibit that features storytelling and sing-a-longs. Begins May 23nd and continues to December. Free with museum admission.

Special Frog and Toad featured activities for July and August

CMOM presents daily interactive performances featuring Frog and Toad. As well as appearances every Friday at 2 p.m. by cast members from the hit Broadway show, A Year with Frog and Toad.

The Kloos Family Mystery presented by Court TV: Help solve a “caper” by gathering evidence and using such real crime scene methods as fingerprints, fiber and hair analysis, and footprints. Court TV’s Kloos Family Mystery begins May 10 and continues to September 1. Free with Museum admission.

Travels With Ted and Betsy Lewin: Journey to far off and fascinating places by enjoying the ongoing “Seeing The Story” series that features the original illustrations and stories by this creative couple. Begins June 14 and continues to November. Free with museum admission.

My Home Planet Earth: Join a cast of animated characters on an adventure to clean up the environment. Kids will learn how the body uses water, navigate the path of dust particles through a giant nose, investigate careers in science, and make their own environment-saving invention. Begins May 17 and continues to September 1. Free with museum admission.

City Splash: Kids cool off outdoors and discover the amazing properties of water. Begins in May and continues through September. Free with museum admission.

CMOM offers ongoing exhibitions and art workshops in the Russell Berrie Art Studio, creative activities for young children in the Early Childhood Center and use digital imaging technology to play with color and shapes in the HP Inventor Center. Daily computer workshops are also available. Art Inside Out exhibition includes 40 interactive activities that give children an insider’s view of how three great contemporary artists create their artworks. CMOM’s Wordplay is NYC’s most exciting, stimulating and fun environment for children one-month to four years old.#

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