BxCM Opens New Exhibit Space The Artists’ Studio: ‘Elebooyah!: The C.G. Esperanza Studio Show’
On Saturday, March 18, Bronx Children’s Museum unveiled its newest exhibit featuring award-winning illustrator and children’s book author...
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Bronx Children's Museum News
- Mar 6
Bronx Children's Museum Welcomes Denise Rosario Adusei as New Executive Director
Bronx Children’s Museum’s Board of Directors and President Arlene Lewis Bascom announce the appointment of Denise Rosario Adusei as the...
- Feb 28
BxCM Gathers Community Partners to Address Pedestrian Safety Concerns
(L-R) Keith Kalb, NYC DOT Interim Borough Commissioner; Juton Horstman, Director of Planning and Development and Jeffrey Laufer, Director...
- Jan 10
Living the Dream: Bronx Children's Museum Facility Opens Its Doors to the Public
After 12 years in development, Bronx Children’s Museum opened the doors of our new facility to the public. Woo-hoo! We can’t express how...
- Dec 22, 2022
Museum awarded 2022 Best of Design for Interior-Institutional by The Architect’s Newspaper
The Architect’s Newspaper (AN), a leading publication in the world of architects, designers, and those interested in the built urban...
- Nov 17, 2022
Bronx Children's Museum Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Celebrates NYC's Newest Cultural Institution
Extraordinary lineup of Bronx leaders, friends and supporters celebrate the opening of the first children’s museum facility in the...
- Oct 25, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Children From Baychester Neighborhood Get A Sneak Peek of the Museum
Bronx Children’s Museum hosts a special preview ahead of the official opening of its brand new space in the South Bronx Children from PS...
- Aug 8, 2022
Bronx Children's Museum Founding Executive Director Carla Precht Announces Departure
A Letter from Board President Arlene Lewis Bascom Dear Bronx Children's Museum Community, Earlier this year Carla Precht informed the...
- Aug 2, 2022
Welcoming Sarah Flaccavento to Our Board of Directors
We’re overjoyed to announce the election of our newest board member: Sarah Flaccavento is Vice President, M&A Integration and Business...
- Jun 30, 2022
Welcoming Courtney Garcia and Paul Hughes to Our Board of Directors
We’re elated to announce the election of our newest board members: Courtney Garcia is Managing Director at Apollo Global Management, an...
- Jun 27, 2022
BxCM Gala Celebrates Children of the Bronx, Honors Valerie Washington and Sunny Hostin
A festival setting at Zona de Cuba, atop the historic Post Office located on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx. BRONX, N.Y. — On Tuesday,...
- Jun 14, 2022
‘Music Matters’ Gathers Children & Families in Celebration of the Bronx’s Cultural Diversity
Families from all over NYC, but particularly the Bronx, participated in two outdoor musical performances featuring Bronx-based dance and...
- Jun 7, 2022
A Safer World In Which To Grow
A statement in response to recent acts of violence Bronx Children’s Museum shares in the grief and trepidation that children, parents,...
- Aug 12, 2021
Environmental Justice Prevails in the South Bronx: It’s a New Day!
Congratulations to the South Bronx! At a press conference held on August 11 by US Congressman Ritchie Torres (left) in front of the Bronx...
- Jul 28, 2021
Clean Path New York’s Proposed High-Voltage Converter Station Poses Environmental Justice Threat
BRONX, NY - Bronx Children’s Museum is extremely concerned about the impact of building and operating a proposed high-voltage DC to AC...
- Jun 30, 2021
MUSEUM IN ACTION SNAPSHOT
Joining Together to Become a Dynamic Force: A Look Back and a Look Ahead YOU ARE OUR HEROES Thanks to your exceptional support over the...
- Mar 30, 2021
Bronx Children’s Museum Welcomes Luisa Escalera to Board of Directors
Luisa Escalera is a Fabricator/Designer/Special Education Teacher who advocates for children of all abilities and supports the process of...
- Mar 29, 2021
We must speak up.
Bronx Children’s Museum stands in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community under siege across our country....
- Feb 3, 2021
Bronx Children’s Museum Welcomes Five New Members to Board of Directors
The new board appointees bring a wealth of creativity and experience to the Museum. John Abrons was an investment advisor at Oppenheimer...
- Jan 19, 2021
Our children deserve more
In these unrelenting, turbulent times – a raging pandemic, racial inequality laid bare, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and threats of...
- Jun 29, 2020
A Museum In Action
In our April newsletter we told you that we were reevaluating and reimagining what the Museum could be during the pandemic and how it...
- Jun 3, 2020
Standing in Solidarity
Bronx Children’s Museum stands in solidarity with our community and the peaceful efforts of protestors as they seek to have their voices...
- May 4, 2020
It’s about staying connected.
A message from the Executive Director It’s been a difficult month for everyone as the world and our local communities continue to be in...
- Apr 1, 2020
Taking a Collective Breath
A message from our Executive Director What a difference a month makes. Just three weeks ago, we were providing arts and STEAM-based...
- Dec 12, 2019
Bronx Children's Museum approved by NYSED to offer continuing education credits to Bronx teacher
It was announced on Monday that the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has granted Bronx Children's Museum's request to be an...
- Sep 27, 2019
Bronx Children’s Museum finds a natural spot for art-making and education in Mill Pond Park
Museum Guide Mona Dressler shows a festival visitor how to create a natural habitat terrarium. Photo: Nicole Wallace BRONX, NY -...
- Sep 17, 2019
Richard Abrons: In Memoriam
The Board and Staff of Bronx Children’s Museum mourn the loss of our dear friend, guiding star, and benefactor Richard Abrons on...
- Aug 16, 2019
2019 Dream Big! Summer Program Artwork on Display at Closing Ceremony
It was an exciting summer for the children of the Dream Big! Summer Arts Enrichment Program that included an introduction to the works of...
- Jul 25, 2019
Dream Big! Program Celebrates 10 Years with Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Children from Bronx Children's Museum's Dream Big! Program visit Justice Sotomayor to share their dreams and visions, and learn about the...
- Jun 20, 2019
Bronx Children's Museum celebrates City of Water Day - July 13, 2019
Bronx Children’s Museum is proud to host its first annual City of Water Day "In Your Neighborhood" event at Mill Pond Park. Join us for a...
- Jun 11, 2019
Roc Nation’s Shawn “Pecas” Costner joins Bronx Children’s Museum Board of Directors
Shawn "Pecas" Costner speaking at the Bronx Children's Museum's 3rd Annual Gala Photo: Joseph Martin, Keyz2Life Media Tuesday, June 11,...
- May 20, 2019
Bronx Children’s Museum celebrates Gala Honoree Rita Moreno Becoming First Latina and #BronxGrown PE
Bronx Children’s Museum congratulates Rita Moreno, recently honored at the Bronx Children's Museum's Gala on May 7th, for receiving the...
- May 9, 2019
Legends and Leaders Gather at Bronx Children's Museum's 3rd Annual Gala Celebrating #BronxGr
Actress and Gala Co-Chair Kerry Washington returned to support the benefit event, hosted by Sunny Hostin. Bronx Children’s Museum hosted...
- May 3, 2019
Bronx Kids Helping Design the Bronx Children's Museum - thisisthebronx.info
ThisIsTheBronx.info's Gary Axelbank and Samuel Allan visited us at our Little Friends of the Museum program at Roberto Clemente State...
- Mar 11, 2019
City officials visit Museum site under construction
NYC Councilmember Andrew Cohen (back row, right of center with glasses) along with representatives from Riverdale and special guests...
- Mar 8, 2019
Hip-hop legends Grandmaster Caz and Melle Mel Visit Bronx Children’s Museum Afterschool Program at
Bronx Children’s Museum GreenArts Afterschool Program featured on News 12 Bronx For more than four years, our own Museum Teaching Artist...
- Feb 7, 2019
Bronx Children’s Museum Tennis FUNdraiser: Game, Set, Matched!
January 30, 2019 - More than 100 attendees – tennis players and non-tennis players alike - came out to support Bronx Children’s Museum...
- Jan 25, 2019
Bronx Natives U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Actor and Activist Kerry Wash
Kerry Washington and Justice Sonia Sotomayor answer questions from 2nd and 3rd grade students at Bronx Children's Museum's Dream Big Day...
- Jan 11, 2019
Borough officials get early look at Bronx Children's Museum facility
Bronx Children's Museum welcomed twelve elected officials and representatives from the Bronx to its future home in the city-owned, former...
- Jul 28, 2018
Dream Big Participants visit Justice Sotomayor and Courthouse as part of Dream Big Day
Eighty 1st - 4th grade students from SCAN/ PS 274 in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the South Bronx were met by Bronx native U.S....
- May 30, 2018
Ending Celebration for Little Friends of the Museum
Photos by Jamal Richards Bronx, New York: Children from the Bronx Children's Museum's Little Friends of the Museum program celebrated...
- May 9, 2018
Bronx Children's Museum 2nd Annual Gala Raises $465,000
Evening Honors SONIA MANZANO, KERRY MALAWISTA and ALAN HEILBRON, and CHAZZ PALMINTERI with Co-Chairs Kerry Washington, Richard Abrons and...
- Jul 12, 2017
Bronx Children's Museum Celebrates Official Groundbreaking on Wednesday, July 12, 2017
WE'RE DIGGING THIS! Bronx Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, Sonia Manzano, NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, NYC Council...
- Jul 18, 2016
Bronx Children's Museum Honors U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Dream Big Day
Students read letters to Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Photo: Christian Johnston The Bronx Children's Museum held its seventh annual...
- Feb 19, 2016
Bronx Borough President Lauds Bronx Children’s Museum’s 2016 Plans in Borough Address
A unique museum without walls will soon have a roof over its head, and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. couldn’t be happier about...
- Jun 3, 2015
Bronx Children's Museum Launches "Lowdown on the High Bridge"
The Bronx Children's Museum launched its first children's book, The Lowdown on the High Bridge, on Monday, June 1st, at P.S. 11 in the...
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