NYC Discovery Lab
Join us every weekend at the Museum for free, hands-on activities for kids ages 5-12 and adults.
- Pick up a guide with activity prompts and explore New York’s art, culture, and history in our galleries.
- Learn fun facts about NYC from Museum Educators while you create an artwork or artifact to take home, each based on a rotating monthly theme.
- Listen in to stories for our youngest visitors (ages 3-5) that connect to each month's theme in our Storytime for Littles programming.
- This month, we celebrate the rich culture and traditions of the Lenape every weekend in November with drop-in activities for children ages 5-12 and their grownups!
- In December, we will learn about the wintertime traditions of New Yorkers past and present through exploration of an early 19th century painting depicting winter in Brooklyn and other activities.
Drop-in activities do not require registration or ticketing. Pay-what-you-wish admission is available at the ticket desk. Daily admission is free for visitors 19 years old and under, and if you live or work in zip codes 10029, 10035, or 10037.
Upcoming
NYC Discovery Lab – Native New York
Join us for drop-in activities for ages 5-12 as we celebrate the vibrant culture and traditions of the Lenape, the First People of the New York City region. Examine historical objects, uncover fascinating stories behind NYC neighborhood and place names, and craft your own corn husk doll. 11am-4pm, every Saturday and Sunday in November.
Storytime for Littles
Join us for a Storytime program for children ages 3 to 5 years and hear stories and songs about NYC facilitated by a museum educator. Included with admission. 11:30am-12pm, every second Saturday and third Sunday.
NYC Discovery Lab – Winter Traditions
Join us for drop-in activities for ages 5-12 as we celebrate the winter season in New York City! Examine historical objects, learn about the festive winter traditions of New Yorkers past and present, and craft a gingerbread-inspired popsicle stick house. 11am-4pm, every Saturday and Sunday in December.Supporters
NYC Discovery Lab is made possible in part by the Rochlis Family Foundation.
Family Programs are made possible in part by the 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.
