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Children's Museum of Manhattan

212 W. 83rd St., New York, NY 10024-4901

Website - 212-721-1234

Hours of Operations: Summer Hours: Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm; Winter Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm

Keywords: birthday, birthday spot, educational, indoor

The mission of the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) is to inspire children and families to learn about themselves and our culturally diverse world through a unique environment of interactive exhibitions and programs. From its humble beginnings in a neighborhood storefront in 1973, CMOM has grown to a 38,000 square-foot 501(c)3 learning facility with outreach programs at 49 sites throughout New York City, and has become a destination for visitors from around the world.

Each year, CMOM serves more than 325,000 people, which includes 30,000 children who visit the CMOM as part of a school group and more than 34,000 children served through offsite outreach programs. These outreach programs regularly serve children and their families from at-risk communities through partnerships with community-based organizations, schools and libraries. A key aspect of the strategic plan is to provide free
or low-cost access to CMOM and its programs to low-income families.

CMOM’s three priority areas flow from the strategic plan and are designed to meet specific needs within the community: early childhood education prepares children to enter kindergarten; creativity in the arts and sciences inspires creative and analytical thinking skills for lifelong learning; and healthy lifestyles programs provide a blueprint for a family's physical, emotional and environmental well being. These priorities are met through exhibitions, presentations by artists from authentic traditions, and arts and science workshops.

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