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Enter to Win! 2018-2019 FAMILY GUIDE ENTER TO WIN! COOL KIDS PARTY AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF THE ARTS! Turn the page for more information. ENTER TO WIN A COOL KIDS PARTY AT THE Children’s Museum of the Arts! Like and Follow us on Facebook! 1 www.facebook.com/coolculture Post a comment on our Facebook page that answers this question: 2 What is your family’s favorite museum, zoo or garden to visit in NYC and why? In June, we’ll announce the winner Make sure to include of a birthday party worth $700 at 3 #coolculturecontest in your post! the Children’s Museum of the Arts.** **Exclusions may apply. Please see official contest rules at www.coolculture.org/contest Cool Culture® ensures that all families can seize the limitless learning opportunities in our city’s arts and cultural institutions with fun, enriching experiences for young children and their parents. Cool Culture | 80 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217 | [email protected] | ©2018 Cool Culture THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS Cool Culture is supported, in part, by the following: Institutional Funders AG Foundation | AIG | Altman Foundation | Capital Group Co. Charitable Foundation | The Communities of Color Non-Profit Stabilization Fund | Con Edison | Emmanuel Baptist Church | The Ford Foundation | George C. Chatzopoulos Fund, Inc. | The Henry Luce Foundation | The Hyde and Watson Foundation | The Irfan Kathwari Foundation | Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund | Lin & Susie Chen Foundation, Inc. | Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation | M&T Bank | MBS ATA | National Endowment for the Arts | The New York Community Trust | New York City Council | NYC Department of Cultural Affairs | Phillips Auction House | Proskauer Rose LLP | The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation | Rockefeller Brothers Fund | The Sirus Fund | United Academy Inc. Major Donors Barbara & Todd Albert | Cynthia Altman | Norma Anderson | Neil Baldwin | Amy Bauman & Glenn Hinson | Rosalind Dear | Karen Elizaga & Jay Ptashek | Cathy Elkies | Lois Gelernt | Lisi & Rob Gheewalla | Mark A. Gilbert | Samantha Gilbert & Edward Dolman | Roberta Goodman | Agnes Gund | Geoffrey Hoefer | Charles Kaplan | Varun Kuchibhatla | Kevin Lee | Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman | Karen C. Liu | Randall Liu | Mark Lotruglio | Lori Rotskoff | Nadia Samadani & Omar Kathwari Daphnee Sanon | Steve Serra | Payal Srinivasan | Eugenie Tsai & Tom Finkelpearl | Jonathan VanAntwerpen | Robert Douglas Woods | Ahmed Yearwood Board of Directors Candice Anderson, Executive Director | Will DuBose | Lois Gelernt | Samantha Gilbert | Kevin Lee | Karen C. Liu | Edwina Meyers, Board Chair | Risa Meyers | Lawrence Provette | Neal Schelberg | Bevy Smith | Jonathan VanAntwerpen | Ahmed Yearwood This program is supported, in part, Unless otherwise noted, all photography in this guide is by Margarita Corporan. by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Subway Maps ©2018 Metropolitan Transportation Authority used with permission. partnership with the City Council. Map current as of July 2018. CONNECT WITH COOL CULTURE ONLINE facebook.com/coolculture @coolculture www.coolculture.org Visit www.coolculture.org/cip to access the Family Guide online and review special days where the Pass is not accepted. HOW TO USE YOUR COOL CULTURE FAMILY PASS YOU + 4 = FREE SHOW YOUR ID Up to 5 people, including you, will be You may be asked to present personal granted free admission with a Cool identification. Museum admissions will ask Culture Family Pass to approximately only to verify that the Family Pass is yours. 5 90 museums, zoos and historic sites. More than 5 people total? Be prepared to pay additional admission fees. IT’S PERSONALIZED EXTRAS ARE EXTRA At least one adult in the family, The Family Pass covers general admis- present at the time of the visit, sion. You may need to pay extra fees for must have the last name printed special exhibits and activities. Please call on the card. the museum if you’re unsure. BEFORE YOUR MUSEUM VISIT Pack your bag with: PAPER AND PENCILS: Draw and write what you see in the museum. (Typically, museums only permit the use of pencils inside). AN “ART” TELESCOPE: Fun tools from your home, like a magnifying glass or a decorated toilet paper roll will keep young children’s hands busy and engage them in close looking. A CAMERA: Find out if photography is allowed in the museum. If so, take pictures of your child(ren) with the art (e.g. imitating a statue) and exhibits. Discuss your pictures after the trip to reinforce memories. SNACKS: Museums often have cafés but they can be costly. You may want to pack a snack and eat it right before the visit, as many museums do not permit outside food. DURING YOUR MUSEUM VISIT Explore the many ways your family can have fun and learn in a museum. Follow Your Child’s Lead Strike a Pose Imagine & Create Explore the areas that interest your Have everyone in the family pose With your child, use your imagination child(ren) most and ask them: like something they see. to create stories about the objects or What do you see? Ask your child: artwork you see. What is the character or Ask your child: What do you wonder about animal doing or feeling? what you see? What’s happening there? What sounds might they be What will happen next? making? Play out the scenes together! Haven’t received your Cool Culture Pass? Please reach out to staff at your child’s school to register. ThePass expires on Oct. 31, 2019. The New York Botanical Garden nybg.org • 718.817.8700 • 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx NY Tues–Sun, and select Mons: 10am–6pm • Jan 22–Mar 4: 10am–5pm What’s Cool for Families? Edible Academy Kids are invited to roll up their sleeves and help tend the gardens with hands-on gardening activities in the Edible Academy. Dig in the soil, sow seeds, water the seedlings, and harvest ripe produce. Each season offers new themes to investigate through hands-on activities and take-home projects. Everett Children’s Adventure Garden Explore nature and plant science during exciting investigations, indoors and out, in our 12-acre Adventure Garden! Come back each season to check out changing thematic programs for kids. Visit Anytime A visit to The New York Botanical Garden is an entire day of fun for the whole family! The Garden offers something for everyone. Hop on the tram to explore NYBG’s 250 acre grounds and 50 gardens and collections, like the Thain Family Forest, Native Plant Garden, and more. Or visit the historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory and discover A World of Plants, which showcases the wonders of the Garden’s living collections in lush tropical rain forests, https://www.nybg.org/learn/edible-academy/ (below): sources Photo cactus-filled deserts, curated displays of palms from around the world, aquatic and carnivorous plants, and much more. COOL CULTURE PARTNERS THAT ACCEPT THE FAMILY PASS BRONX 15. WYCKOFF FARMHOUSE MUSEUM 30. FDNY FIRE ZONE www.wyckoffmuseum.org • (718)629-5400 www.fdnysmart.org/firezone/ 1. THE BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS 5816 Clarendon Rd. in the park (212)698-4520 st www.bronxmuseum.org • (718)681-6000 B8 B47 34 W 51 St. 1040 Grand Concourse MANHATTAN 31. GRACIE MANSION CONSERVANCY 2. THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN www.nyc.gov/gracie • (212)676-3060 th www.nybg.org • (718)817-8700 16. AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND NATIONAL E 88 St. & East End Ave. 2900 Southern Blvd. MONUMENT Advanced reservations are required. www.nps.gov/afbg • (212)637-2019 290 Broadway 3. VAN CORTLANDT HOUSE MUSEUM 32. INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF www.vchm.org/ • (718)543-3344 PHOTOGRAPHY Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway at W 242nd St. 17. AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM www.icp.org •(212)857-0003 Bx9 BxM3 www.folkartmuseum.org • (212)595-9533 250 Bowery 2 Lincoln Square M5 M103 B51 4. WAVE HILL www.wavehill.org • (718)549-3200 33. INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM W 249th St. & Independence Ave. 18. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY www.intrepidmuseum.org • (212)245-0072 th www.amnh.org • (212)769-5100 One Intrepid Square, W 46 St. Central Park West & 79th St. 34. JAPAN SOCIETY 19. ASIA SOCIETY www.japansociety.org • (212)832-1155 BROOKLYN th www.asiasociety.org • (212)288-6400 333 E 47 St. th 5. BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 725 Park Ave. & 70 St. M1 M2 M3 M4 M30 M66 M101 M102 www.bbg.org • (718)623-7200 35. THE JEWISH MUSEUM 990 Washington Ave. 20. THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF www.jewishmuseum.org • (212)423-3200 SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE 1109 Fifth Ave. 6. BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM www.stjohndivine.org • (212)316-7540 1047 Amsterdam Ave. www.brooklynkids.org • (718)735-4400 36. MERCHANT’S HOUSE MUSEUM 145 Brooklyn Ave. www.merchantshouse.org • (212)777-1089 th 21. CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE 29 E 4 St. 7. BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY www.centerforarchitecture.org • (212)683-0023 536 LaGuardia Pl. www.brooklynhistory.org • (718)222-4111 37. THE MET BREUER 55 Water St. (also can enter through Brooklyn Bridge Park) www.metmuseum.org/visit/met-breuer 22. CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY (212)731-1675 Ferry Terminal: Dumbo/BBP Pier 1 www.cjh.org • (212)294.8301 945 Madison Ave. 15 W 16th St. 8. BROOKLYN MUSEUM www.brooklynmuseum.org • (718)638-5000 38. THE MET CLOISTERS 200 Eastern Pkwy 23. CENTRAL PARK ZOO www.metmuseum.org/cloisters • (212)923-3700 www.centralparkzoo.org • (212)439-6500 99 Margaret Corbin Dr. 64th St. & 5th Ave. 9. LEFFERTS HISTORIC HOUSE www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/places-to-go/ 39. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART lefferts-historic-house/ • (718)965-8951 24. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN www.metmuseum.org • (212)535-7710 452 Flatbush Ave. in the park www.cmom.org • (212)721-1223 1000 Fifth Ave. B41 B47 212 W 83rd St.
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