Bronx Children's Museum Set to Open in Mill Pond Park

Hey Bronx parents! Guess what? There's a new museum coming to town that your family just has to check out! The Bronx Children's Museum site is totally new, and it's set to open to the public on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Mill Pond Park. 

The museum has a whole bunch of exciting activities and exhibits that kids of all ages and their parents will love. Features include lots of interactive exhibits where families can play, learn and connect to the natural and cultural resources in the Bronx. There's something for children to discover and explore at every turn! 

For the last 12 years, the museum existed “without walls” to provide enrichment programs to kids throughout the borough. But now, thanks to city and state representatives, private supporters and the community, it opened in a new, permanent indoor space at 725 Exterior St. along the Harlem River. 

Joined by local officials, architects and community members, the museum celebrated the completion of the $16 million project at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 16. 

“Using a framework of early childhood enrichment and social justice, the museum provides bridges to imagination, ladders to knowledge and safe places for children to have fun and just be children,” Carla Precht, founding executive director of the museum, said. 

The museum will still offer off-site programming at venues including schools, festivals and fairs. In fact, staff is even looking forward to being back on the road with a new “Museum on the Go!” electric bus in a few years.

But the new fixed location is something the community is especially excited about. Inside, it has lots of open space, colorful carpeting in some sections and is furnished with lots of lounge areas and toys, providing fun and comfort for all who visit. There will be rotating programs, diverse art activities, special guest educators and performers, and "curiosity carts," to help ensure each visit offers something new, staff reports. 

“The museum is a love letter to the Bronx in honor of all the children—past, present and future,” Precht said.