Jewish Children’s Museum

The Jewish Children's Museum is a Jewish-themed children's at 792 Eastern Parkway in , New York, U.S. It aims for children of all faiths and backgrounds to gain a positive perspective and awareness of the Jewish heritage, fostering tolerance and understanding.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Jewish-themed children’s museum in Brooklyn, New York City
  • Also known as: “Jewish Childrens Museum”
  • Address: 792 Eastern Parkway, 11213
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kingston Avenue station and Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

Metro station
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The is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Kingston Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights and the 4 train during late nights.

Museum
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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. is situated 2,100 feet north of Jewish Children’s Museum.

Museum
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The is an art museum in the borough of . At 560,000 square feet, the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 500,000 objects. is situated 1¼ miles west of Jewish Children’s Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the central portion of the borough of . is bounded by Washington Avenue to the west, Atlantic Avenue to the north, Ralph Avenue to the east, and Empire Boulevard to the south.

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are in . In addition to the two aforementioned neighborhoods, this travel guide covers Crown Heights, Lefferts Gardens, Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Midwood.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood in the borough of . is bounded by Crown Heights and Empire Boulevard to the north; and East 98th Street to the east; , and the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge Branch to the south; and the neighborhood of Flatbush and New York Avenue to the west.

Jewish Children’s Museum

Latitude
40.66889° or 40° 40′ 8″ north
Longitude
-73.94196° or 73° 56′ 31″ west
Height
101 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
87G8M395+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 250220500
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q568036
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Italian—“Jewish Children’s Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հրեա երեխաների թանգարան”
  • Esperanto: “Juda Porinfana Muzeo”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון הילדים היהודי”
  • Italian: “Jewish Children’s Museum”
  • Italian: “Museo ebraico dei bambini”
  • “Jewish Children’s Museum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 770 and Church of St. Mark.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Chocolate Espresso Bar and Kingston Avenue & Union Street.

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