Children's Museum of the Arts
SoHo’s Children’s Museum of the Arts is leaving its current location for a bigger space in Hudson Square this October. The new location at 103 Charlton Street is a 10,000 square-foot space that would allow the museum to hold expanded exhibits and programs.
The Children’s Museum of the Arts contains a permanent collection of more than 2,000 pieces of children’s art from over 50 countries across the world. The new location will feature more space for animation and video exhibits as well as workshop space for special art programs.
The first planned exhibition in the new space, “Make Art (in) Public,” will feature work by Christo and Jeanne-Claude (artists behind the Central Park Gates), Keith Haring, and street artist Swoon. The new location will also feature some other kid-friendly installations for its opening, including a slide and a “ball pond”: a room filled with large plastic balls.
The new Children’s Museum of the Arts will also feature workshops for children as young as ten months, and older children can take classes on animation and video production. The classes are part of the museum’s stated mission to make art accessible to children of all backgrounds.
The museum’s opening festivities begin this Saturday with a block party in front of the new Charlton Street location, complete with chalk art and face painting. Admission to the museum itself is $10.
