Brooklyn Childrens Museum Corp

CREATES EXPERIENCES THAT IGNITE CURIOSITY, CELEBRATE IDENTITY & CULTIVATE JOYFUL LEARNING.

MAINTENANCE & SECURITY. IN ORDER TO SERVE ITS COMMUNITY, BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM MAINTAINS A 125,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY. MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES STAFF OVERSEE SAFETY, CLEANLINESS AND REPAIRS FOR THE PLANT, AND ARE REPRESENTED BY MUNICIPAL UNION DC 37.

COLLECTIONS, VISITOR SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT, MEMBERSHIP, MARKETING AND GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

EDUCATION. BCM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVE 30,000 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES ANNUALLY THROUGH 1,000 SCHOOL AND CAMP FIELD TRIPS; PROVIDE FREE AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP FOR 200 CENTRAL BROOKLYN FAMILIES; AND SERVE ROUGHLY 100 TEENS THROUGH YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM HOSTS PUBLIC PROGRAMS, SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, AND PERFORMANCES THAT INTRODUCE YOUNG LEARNERS TO VISUAL ARTS, DANCE, MUSIC, GARDENING, AND MANY OTHER DISCIPLINES. THE MUSEUM ALSO RUNS FREE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOR CENTRAL BROOKLYN YOUTH. BCM'S SCHOOL PROGRAMS INCLUDE FIELD TRIPS AND "FIELD-TRIP-IN-A-BOX" KITS TO BE USED IN CLASSROOMS THAT SERVE THOUSANDS OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ANNUALLY.

EXHIBIT: IN FISCAL YEAR, 2022, BCM SERVED ALMOST 200,000 PEOPLE, WHICH IS UP FROM THE 60,000 PEOPLE SERVED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021.BCM'S PERMANENT EXHIBITS INCLUDE WORLD BROOKLYN, A RECREATED STREET FEATURING CHILD-SIZE REPLICAS OF REAL BROOKLYN STORES; NEIGHBORHOOD NATURE, AN EXPLORATION OF THE BOROUGH'S ECOSYSTEMS; COLLECTIONS CENTRAL, AN AREA THAT HIGHLIGHTS OBJECTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION THROUGH THEMED EXHIBITIONS; TOTALLY TOTS, AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SENSORY LEARNING SPACE; AND, COLORLAB, A STUDIO FEATURING HANDS-ON ART-MAKING HIGHLIGHTING BLACK ART AND ARTISTS.ANNUALLY, THE MUSEUM HOSTS TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS IN ITS VISITING EXHIBITS GALLERY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, BCM OPENED BROOKLYN VOICES, AN IMMERSIVE EXHIBIT THAT SHARES A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF BROOKLYN'S STORIES FROM BCM'S HISTORICAL ARCHIVES, SHARE A FAMILY RECIPE, PLAY HOPSCOTCH WITH A NEW FRIEND IN THE STREETSCAPE, AND DISCOVER HOW OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND STREETS GOT THEIR NAMES; ARTRINK: A NOTE TO OUR FUTURE, BCM'S ROOFTOP ART EXHIBITION FEATURING THE WORK OF SIXTEEN LOCAL ARTISTS AND A 3,000 SQUARE-FOOT SYNTHETIC ICE SKATING RINK, AND JURASSIC MINI-GOLF, WHICH FEATURED A NINE-HOLE MINI-GOLF COURSE AND SEVERAL ANIMATRONIC DINOSAURS.IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, BCM OPENED TWO EXHIBITS: OYSTER CITY, TELLING THE STORY OF HOW OYSTERS HAVE BEEN RE-INTRODUCED TO NEW YORK'S WATERWAYS, AND MAKERYARD, A MAKERSPACE PROMPTING CHILDREN TO BUILD THEIR OWN STRUCTURES AND SCULPTURES USING RECYCLED MATERIALS.