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 |
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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 some, the first one worldwide. 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.