Brooklyn Children’s Museum

The Brooklyn Children's Museum is a children's museum in the Crown Heights neighborhood of in . Founded in 1899, it is the first children's museum in the United States and, according to Time magazine, the world's oldest such museum.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 75 feet (23 metres)
  • …is also known as “brooklynkids.org”
  • …stands 52 feet (16 metres) tall
  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    Thursday: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
    Sunday: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
  • Description: chidren’s museum in Brooklyn, New York
  • Address: 145 Brooklyn Avenue, NY 11213

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brower Park and Brooklyn Museum.
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The is an art museum in the borough of . is situated 1 mile west of Brooklyn Children’s Museum.
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The Jewish Children's Museum is a Jewish-themed… is situated 2,100 feet south of Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush.
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Brooklyn Children’s Museum

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Latitude
40.67442° or 40° 40′ 28″ north
Longitude
-73.9439° or 73° 56′ 38″ west
Open location code
87G8M3F4+QC
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Brooklyn Children’s Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բրուքլինի մանկական թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Brooklyn Children’s Museum”
  • Chinese: “布鲁克林儿童博物馆”
  • Esperanto: “Broklina Porinfana Muzeo”
  • Esperanto: “Broklina PorInfana Muzeo”
  • German: “Brooklyn Children’s Museum”
  • Japanese: “ブルックリン・チルドレンズ・ミュージアム”
  • Korean: “브루클린 어린이 박물관”
  • Spanish: “Brooklyn Children’s Museum”
  • Spanish: “Museo de los Niños de Brooklyn”

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