Brooklyn Children's Museum
The western side of the museum | |
| Established | 1899 |
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| Location | 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°40′28″N 73°56′38″W / 40.67448°N 73.9439°W |
| Public transit access | Subway: Kingston Avenue Kingston-Throop Avenues Bus: B43, B44, B65 |
| Website | Official website |
The Brooklyn Children's Museum is a children's museum in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. 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. It is unusual in its location in what is predominantly a residential area. Housed in a multi-level underground gallery, the museum underwent an expansion and renovation to double its space, reopened on September 20, 2008, and became the first green museum in New York City.