Living Structures: What is Biomimicry? — The Skyscraper Museum

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

Throughout history, nature has been one of man's most important sources of inspiration. In this workshop, kids will learn about buildings that mimic things in nature, from sea sponges to termite mounds. After that, they will design their own buildings …

John Freemal Gill Book Talk — The Gargoyle Hunters

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

Join the Skyscraper Museum as John Freeman Gill discusses his debut novel The Gargoyle Hunters. Hilarious and poignant, the book is a love letter to a vanishing city and a deeply emotional story of fathers and sons. Intimately portraying New …

Gumdrop Towers — The Skyscraper Museum

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

How do buildings stand tall? Learn about the different techniques used to brace buildings against the elements. Afterwards, kids will build their own structurally stable towers using gumdrops and toothpicks. Ages 4+. RSVP required. $5 per child; members free.

The Skyscraper Museum — Curator’s Tour

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

Director and curator Carol Willis will lead a curator’s tour for the museum’s exhibition Ten & Taller. Curator’s tours are free with admission. No RSVP required.

TRANSPORTATION NYC

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

Young learners will be introduced to the many different modes of transportation available in large cities today like trains, ferries, and bikes. Through a group reading of Christopher Niemann's picture book Subway, they will learn about one form of city transit, …

Bob Bowen on Creating a 4D Video Sculpture

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

The Lower Manhattan Shoreline through Time, Extracted from Still and Moving Archival Footage A screening by artist Robert Bowen and a conversation with historian Carol Willis Photographer and video artist Robert Bowen has long been fascinated by New York’s skyscrapers. …

BUILDING ARCHES

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

Young engineers will learn about different kinds of arches and buttresses. Kids will first work individually to make a model of an arch using Popsicle sticks, then work together to create one large arch using cardboard boxes and tape. The strength …

Skyline Stories

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

Kids will listen to a reading of Scott Santoro's The Little Skyscraper, then they will create their very own illustrated short story based on a favorite real or fantasy city! Tall tales of city skylines, architecture and skyscrapers will entice …

Skyscraper Seminar: Jay Berman

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

Currently under construction and slated to rise 117 stories above Central Mumbai, World One Tower will be the tallest building in Mumbai and one of the tallest residential towers in the world. Along with companions- World Crest (65 stories) and …