BxCM’s Official Opening Is Almost Here!

We’re excited to share that our opening day is Saturday, December 3rd! Whether you come in December or in 2023, we guarantee that you and your family are in for a wondrous time. Offering hands-on experiences, like The Waterways and The Woods, and Bronx history in The Gallery, there’s a lot to experience and we can’t wait to welcome you into the space so you can enjoy the exhibitions and artworks firsthand.

The Museum will be open to the public on Saturdays — December 3, 10 and 17, and open weekdays throughout the month for pre-scheduled school groups. Advance tickets are required and will be available on our website starting November 4th. Extended open hours to come in the New Year!

Charles G. Esperanza Adds Pops of Color to the Museum

Vibrant storefronts are innate to the Boogie Down. Artist Charles G. Esperanza is adding the final touches of color to these bright, eye-catching signs. 

The Bronx is a canvas for Charles George Esperanza. Inspired by both his South Bronx upbringing and Nuyorican roots, Esperanza, shown above, infuses the colors, sounds, people and places that surround him into his artwork. 

The painter, children’s book illustrator and exhibit designer is one of eight artists participating in the Museum’s Arts Builds Community (ABC) Collection, curated by the Museum’s Deputy Director of Arts and Exhibits Natalie Collette Wood. In addition to designing and painting the storefronts in The Block, Esperanza is curating The Casita, which he defines as “a little place for the community to come together to play plena music and bomba music, have big feasts and celebrate birthdays and all different types of holidays.” The gardens that accompany casitas supply “the entire community with the vegetables and fruits that they need,” he shares in BxCM’s ArtSpot video. 

We can’t wait for you to experience this piece of Bronx history and culture with us!

Board Members Gather For the First On-Site Meeting

In September, the Museum held its first Board meeting in the Museum space. Board members (left to right) Hope Harley, Sarah Flaccavento, Courtney Garcia, Valerie Washington, Paul Hughes, Board president Arlene Lewis Bascom, Ellie Tweedy, Stanley Green, Peter Sherman, Richard Stein, Kate Green and Paul Lipson posed, alongside (center) Executive Director Carla Precht and Community Liaison & Executive Assistant Takisha Dozier, in front of the newly-installed mural by Bronx-born artist Andre Trenier.

Museum Provides Little Amal With An Empowering Message

BxCM joined children and families in welcoming Little Amal, the giant puppet representing a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, as she crossed the High Bridge last month. The event, A really, really high bridge, was in partnership with St. Ann’s Warehouse and The Walk Productions as part of Little Amal Walks NYC. Amal’s fear of crossing the historic bridge was eased by supportive chants, the sounds of plena, a musical performance by the Highbridge Voices and a sea of waving hands. The Museum shared a very special message with Amal in both Arabic and English: “No matter where you go, you will always have a home at Bronx Children’s Museum.” 

Co-host of ABC's The View and BxCM Board member Sunny Hostin shared our message on national television. To see a clip from the episode, click here. 

Saturday, October 22nd 

City Island Oyster Reef’s Viva la Sound Environmental Festival

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ambrosini Field, P.S. 175 City Island, 200 City Island Avenue

Bronx, NY 10454

Friday, October 28th

Bridge Builders Annual Halloween Festival

4:00 - 6:00 pm

156 W 164th Street 

Bronx, NY 10452  

Monday, October 31st 

10th Annual Miss Abbie's Halloween Extravaganza Health/Wellness Fair and Block Event

11:00 am - 6:00 pm

2553 Decatur Avenue, between Fordham Road and East 193rd Street

Bronx, NY 10458 

Welcome, Priscilla!

Bronx Children's Museum is excited to welcome Priscilla Stewart to the BxCM team as our new Development Assistant. Priscilla is a Bronx native, resident and enthusiast! Priscilla comes to us with over a decade of experience in education as a classroom teacher, curriculum designer and instructional coach. As a mother of three children, ages 4 and under, she is super thrilled for the soon-to-open Bronx Children’s Museum facility and excited that she gets to play a role in seeing the museum thrive. Welcome, Priscilla!

Would you like to become part of the team that will open the first children's museum in the Bronx this year? Bronx Children’s Museum is currently hiring for a number of positions including Associate Development Director, Facilities Technician, Security Officer and Office Manager & Finance Assistant. You can view all the listings and descriptions by clicking below.