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EXPLORE. PLAY. CREATE.

The Long Island Children's Museum offers 14 interactive exhibits plus live theater, art spaces and daily activities to provide hours of discovery for children of all ages.

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Hours

for today, April 23

10am - 5pm

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Tuesday April 23

A close-up of brown carousel horse decorated with flowers and a red, white and blue sash with other carousel horses in the background..
11:30AM

Nunley's Carousel Members Only Hour

Members enjoy a quieter early morning hour before historic Nunley's Carousel opens to the public!

All ages Member benefit,
A pile of colorful construction paper sheets and circle, pipecleaners, markers, googly eyes, a glue stick and a scissor.
12:00PM

Colorful Caterpillars

If you’re looking to for a quieter space and creative outlet during your School Break Week visit, come by the Green Studio to create your own Eric Carle-inspired colorful caterpillar to take home.

Ages 3+ Free with admission,
A stack of staggered pink and yellow tissue paper, scissors, and green pieces of construction paper.
1:00PM

Room in Bloom!

Join us in a quiet and collaborative artmaking space as we decorate the walls of the room in colorful tissue paper blooms, designed by our visitors!

All ages Free with admission,
Logo featuring blue and black text "Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical" in a speech bubble.
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

Audience members get ready: you'll be part of the action featuring Mo Willems' popular character, The Pigeon!

Ages 3+ Member benefit, Theater,
A variety of colorful, glowing lanterns.
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Lumi’s Utopia x Long Island Children’s Museum Presents: A Light-Art Collaboration

In this educator-led, hands-on workshop, participants will be introduced to the history and process of lantern making while creating their own unique composition inspired by the theme “Sweet Dreams”.

Ages 4+ Free with admission, Workshop,

What We Offer

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Interactive Exhibits

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Nunley's Carousel

Actors and pigeon puppet on stage standing in front of a bus prop.

Live Theater

A class and their teacher waiting outside the museum in from of their school bus.

Group Visits

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Community & Access Programs

Admission

Members

Free

General Admission

$17

65 and up

$16

Under one year

Free

Group Rate

$12

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