coolculture.org FAMILY2019-2020 GUIDE Your family’s guide to explore NYC for FREE with your Cool Culture Pass. Cool Culture | 2019-2020 Family Guide | coolculture.org WELCOME TO COOL CULTURE! Whether you are a returning family or brand new to Cool Culture, we welcome you to a new year of family fun, cultural exploration and creativity. As the Executive Director of Cool Culture, I am excited to have your family become a part of ours. Founded in 1999, Cool Culture is a non-profit organization with a mission to amplify the voices of families and strengthen the power of historically marginalized communities through engagement with art and culture, both within cultural institutions and beyond. To that end, we have partnered with your child’s school to give your family FREE admission to almost 90 New York City museums, historic societies, gardens and zoos. As your child’s first teacher and advocate, we hope you find this guide useful in adding to the joy, community, and culture that are part of your family traditions! Candice Anderson Executive Director Cool Culture 2020 Cool Culture | 2019-2020 Family Guide | coolculture.org HOW TO USE YOUR COOL CULTURE FAMILY PASS You + 4 = FREE Extras Are Extra Up to 5 people, including you, will be The Family Pass covers general admission. granted free admission with a Cool Culture You may need to pay extra fees for special Family Pass to approximately 90 museums, exhibits and activities. Please call the $ $ zoos and historic sites. museum if you’re unsure. $ More than 5 people total? Be prepared to It’s For Families pay additional admission fees. Family Passes should not be used for school trips or large group trips. Up to It’s Personalized 3 families, each with a Family Pass, can At least one adult in the family, present visit a museum together as a small group. at the time of the visit, must have the last name printed on the card. Show Your ID Haven’t received your You may be asked to present personal identification. Museum admissions Cool Culture Pass? will ask only to verify that the Pass is Please reach out to staff at your yours. You can use the list of cultural partners included child’s school to register. in this Guide to determine which museums require ID. The Pass expires on Oct. 31, 2020. BEFORE YOUR MUSEUM VISIT Pack your bag with: PAPER AND PENCILS. AN “ART” TELESCOPE. A CAMERA. Find out if SNACKS. Museums often Draw and write what Fun tools from your photography is allowed have cafes but they can you see in the museum. home, like a magnifying in the museum. If so, take be costly. You may want (Typically, museums only glass or a decorated toilet pictures of your child(ren) to pack a snack and eat permit the use of paper roll will keep young with the art (e.g. imitating it right before the visit, pencils inside). children’s hands busy a statue) and exhibits. as many museums do and engage them in Discuss your pictures not permit outside food. close looking. after the trip to reinforce 1 2 3memories. 4 Cool Culture | 2019-2020 Family Guide | coolculture.org 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 With your child, use your child(ren) most and ask them: pose like something they see. imagination to create stories about Ask your child: the objects or artwork you see. Ask • What do you see? your child: • What do you wonder about what • What is the character or animal you see? doing or feeling? • What’s happening there? What • What sounds might they be will happen next? making? • Play out the scenes together! AFTER YOUR MUSEUM VISIT Family Memories: On your way home, while sharing a meal or at bedtime, take a moment to tell and retell the story of your visit. You can show photos of the day and ask questions like: “Can you name a few things that we saw in the museum?”and “What was your favorite part of our visit?” Connect with Cool Culture Online: Join the Cool Culture family online! Follow Cool Culture’s Facebook and Instagram pages to find out about family focused cultural activities happening throughout the city, and to post photos of your adventures and share trip tips. facebook.com/coolculture @coolculture We’re Here to Help: We’d love to hear about your experience using the Cool Culture Family Pass. To share feedback or any questions with us, please email family@coolculture. org or call (718)230-4186. You can also connect with staff at your child’s school. We’re here to help and look forward to learning from you! Cool Culture | 2019-2020 Family Guide | coolculture.org COOL CULTURE PARTNERS THAT ACCEPT THE FAMILY PASS k a r ORCHARD Wakefield PELHAM t m BEACH Wakefield BAY A PARK 241 St WESTCHESTER B A 2 Y EASTCHESTER X C THE BRON H P E O S R TE T R S Eastchester T B Nereid Av A 33 W R • V 2 O 5 Dyre Av A A 2 S D H Riverdale 5 I W Woodlawn N A 233 St G Y T •5 Baychester New York City Subway O 2 N Av CO-OP B L V M CITY 5 D h O 222 ST t 225 St with bus and railroad connections S r • o 5 H 2 O N 3 - L o U r t e BAYCHESTER Van Cortlandt Park 219 St M • THE VAN 5 Y 2 Key 242 St Woodlawn A V CORTLANDT P A I 1 W K E N 4 4 K W D CITY P Y PARK The subway operates 24 hours a Local service only D RIVERDALE R Gun Hill Rd BRONX A Williams A Y Gun Hill Rd U E W B ISLAND L P O • O S Y Rush hour line K K 5 day, but not all lines operate at all I Bridge 5 V W E R R 2 K S A All trains stop (local P PA W P N N A B O M H E T A times. Call our Travel Information extension N D H D R DT I E L and express service) O VAN CORTLAN E D L E E Mosholu Pkwy Norwood T P E G AL S E A N D Center at 511 for more information 238 St I A D R N 231 ST C 4 205 St P V B U L A E 1 in English or Spanish (24 hours) or V N A L Pelham Bay Park H I A D A KINGSBRIDGE I N A N P Y I V W B Burke Av S S 6 ask an agent for help in all other R IR • E N 5 R 2 D D Accessible E 231 St R languages (6AM to 10PM). N H Bedford Pk Blvd Bedford Pk Blvd W station Station 1 B• Buhre Av TO Spuyten Lehman College D LE Name 225 ST 6 D •B Free subway transfer Duyvil Metro-North Marble 4 Allerton Av ID A Marble Hill •5 Pelham Pkwy M Hill Botanical Garden 2 5 Free out-of-system 225 St H Bus or N E U AIRTRAIN subway transfer O G T S ID 1 C to airport D R Kingsbridge Rd Middletown Rd H B (excluding single-ride U E Y • I H G A V B N visit www.mta.info Kingsbridge Rd D 6 S ID W A Police Y D O ticket) R R A Pelham Pkwy Morris Park E N B O 4 V N • R E M 5 5 A B 2 Full time service H O R R E 28 Bus to airport T E Fordham Rd Part time service E S 2J Fordham • INWOOD W E S B Westchester Sq Terminal 215 St D H H P HILL PARK Fordham Rd R K BRONX IT V C RD U FORDHAM Bronx Park E A T East Tremont Av W To show service more clearly, geography 1 M T S A 4 O ZOO Amtrak N Y DH West Farms Sq P O E R C East L 6 on this map has been modified. Commuter rail service FO A EM W Y UNIVERSITY HTS BR N • R W Inwood 5 IN T P O E Tremont Av 2 S E X 207 St University 183 St E C R Y 207 St M 182–183 Sts A D Zerega Av THROGS 1 Heights 4 D • 38 e W B D N 180 ST S A t 6 NECK D r T A A o This map shows weekday service. L R O - Burnside Av A R BRIDGE N R G W Castle Hill ZAv E B o E 180 St N 4 R PARKCHESTER E K Dyckman St r 2 • • 6 R On weekends and late nights, these routes change: Dyckman St t E C h Tremont Av 5 2 5 E U Tremont N G V • R FORT TRYON A southbound B TR C CROSS A B A 1 D EM E BRONX ONT EXPW PARK T AV A C Y A S V Morris TREMONT H V A A Weekends 176 St I Parkchester S L 191 St R T L Heights D 190 St O HIGHBRIDGE 4 6 E H 1 174–175 Sts A H Manhasset PARK BRONX-WHITESTONE C I • V St Lawrence Av A I L F B D 174 St L E W O N • L A Mt Eden Av 5 D 6 H R 2 V T I B WASHINGTON BRIDGE E T T S E R R 4 BRIDGE No service- 96 St/2 Av– Local in No service- P Dyre Av– W 181 St O 181V St rush L Morrison Av A A A A HAMILTON BRIDGE I use CDQ Metropolitan Av Manhattan, use NR Bowling Green N GEO.