NYC Discovery Lab September – Transportation and the City
![A dark-blue hued painting of an elevated train over a busy city street with trolley cars and carriages and people walking on the sidewalk. The glow of yellow lights illuminate the windows of the train and the shops on the sidewalk below. The painting is impressionistic in style with visible brushstrokes.](/sites/default/files/MNY17160_0.jpg)
Join us on weekends in September as we honor the 120th birthday of the New York City subway with drop-in activities for kids ages 5-12 and adults!
Dates: Every Saturday and Sunday in September
Time: Drop-in anytime between 11am-4pm
In this month’s NYC Discovery Lab, learn how transportation in the city has evolved across the centuries - from the canoe to the horse-drawn streetcar to the subway.
- Pick up a scavenger hunt to explore artworks and historical objects throughout the Museum that reflect different modes of transportation, like the elevated train and the streetcars.
- Build your own elevated train car and discover the impact the El had on NYC.
- Explore – and touch! - historic artifacts related to transportation in the city.
NYC Discovery Lab is free with Museum admission.
Museum Admission:
- Free for ages 19 and under
- Adults $20/Seniors & Students/$14 – please purchase a ticket online or pay-what-you-wish at the door on the day of your visit. No registration necessary.
Questions? Email familyprograms@mcny.org
Accessibility: Assistive listening devices are available and our auditorium wheelchair lift can accommodate manual and motorized wheelchairs (max. capacity 500 lbs). Please contact the Museum at 917.492.3333 or info@mcny.org with any questions.
Supporters
NYC Discovery Lab is made possible in part by the Rochlis Family Foundation.
Family Programs are made possible in part by the Margaret S. Ogden and Stephen A. Ogden Memorial Fund, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Rochlis Family Foundation, and Tianaderrah Foundation.
The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center is endowed by grants from The Thompson Family Foundation Fund, the F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment, and other generous donors.