Young learners will be introduced to the basics of skyscraper construction through a group reading of Anastasia Suen’s picture book Up Up! Up! Skyscraper. Inspired by the read-aloud and the models and photos in the gallery, young architects will design their own skyscrapers. Maybe one day their designs will make it to the construction site! All Ages.
Multimedia exhibition, running from November 8, 2017 through April 2018, vividly recaptures this strange and formative time in the history of New York’s historic commercial hub, through a striking combination of architectural drawings and models, archival and contemporary photographs, original …
Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes our Lives. Drawing on new discoveries in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, in her new book Welcome to Your World, architecture critic and historian Sarah Williams Goldhagen probes how environments profoundly shape …
There are many types of bridges, but what’s so special about a suspension bridge? After learning about some of the longest bridges in the world, kids will be assigned to make two bridges: a simple beam bridge and a suspension …
As a part of the Skyscraper Museum's family programming, kids will listen to a reading of Scott Santoro's The Little Skyscraper, then create their very own illustrated short story based on a favorite real or fantasy city! Tall tales of …
Children will learn about various buildings that look like flowers. Then, they will go across the street to the park to find inspiration to design their very own flower towers! All ages. RSVP required. $5 per child; members free.
Children are invited to hear the story of the Empire State Building's construction in a reading of Deborah Hopkinson's award-winning book Sky Boys. Following the reading, children will have the opportunity to design their very own skyscraper. All ages. RSVP …
Samuel Zipp and Nathan Storring, urban historians and co-editors of the book of collected short essays by Jane Jacobs entitled Vital Little Plans, celebrate her 101st birthday week with a conversation on her continuing influence. Reservations are required, and priority …
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 …
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 …
