SKYSCRAPER MUSEUM FAMILY PROGRAMS: Making Structures Strong: The Significance of Domes!

The Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Place, New York, United States

In honor of The Fourth of July young learners will be introduced to the architectural significance and strength of domes by learning about the U.S Capitol current and past buildings. Afterwards we will work together to build domes of our own using newspaper, tape, and teamwork!

SKYSCRAPER MUSEUM WALKING TOURS: THE SOUTH NEIGHBORHOOD

The Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Place, New York, United States

This tour explores Battery Park City’s southern district, which is home to the Skyscraper Museum and includes some of BPC’s earliest landscapes and infrastructure, as well as the residential enclaves built in the 1990s that followed the 1979 Cooper Eckstut Master Plan. We will visit historic Pier A, Wagner Park, and South Cove, as well as the green spaces that connect to the Esplanade, the first waterfront park in New York since the Brooklyn Heights Esplanade in 1951, and learn about the developing Resilience Action Plan of BPCA.

SKYSCRAPER MUSEUM FAMILY PROGRAMS: JUNETEENTH SKYSCRAPER YOGA

The Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Place, New York, United States

Get ready to move and have fun as we explore how our own bodies help us understand skyscrapers! After a history lesson on the celebration of Juneteenth and how African-American culture has impacted this country, kids will learn why mindfulness is important and connect to their foundations to stretch to new heights in a 30-minute yoga session! They will have a chance to create a yoga pose inspired by their favorite skyscrapers in the museum exhibits. This activity will help improve motor skills, mindfulness, and gives kids a creative outlet for self-expression.

SKYSCRAPER MUSEUM WALKING TOURS: BPC SOUTH NEIGHBORHOOD

The Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Place, New York, United States

This tour explores Battery Park City’s southern district, which is home to the Skyscraper Museum and includes some of BPC’s earliest landscapes and infrastructure, as well as the residential enclaves built in the 1990s that followed the 1979 Cooper Eckstut Master Plan. We will visit historic Pier A, Wagner Park, and South Cove, as well as the green spaces that connect to the Esplanade, the first waterfront park in New York since the Brooklyn Heights Esplanade in 1951, and learn about the developing Resilience Action Plan of BPCA.