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Summer Safari at CMOM
- Aug. 01, 2022 through Aug. 31, 2022, 10am-5pm, daily
- Children's Museum of Manhattan
- 212 W. 83rd St., Upper West Side
- Pre-school & younger, Young elementary
- $16; free for members
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This August, join CMOM in an expedition across earth, water, fire, air, and outer space, learning about different life forms from our past, present, and wildest dreams. From submerging your imagination into magical oceanscapes, to bringing the heat with a lava dance obstacle course, to getting carried away with birds, balloons, and bubbles, your next summer adventure awaits at CMOM!
Creatures of the Earth | Monday – Sunday, August 1 – 7: Explore animals who live on and deep within the earth, from our past to those we see today!
Under Water Worlds | Monday – Sunday, August 8 – 14: Use your imagination to go under the sea and create an underwater world filled with magical living creatures.
Bring the Heat | Monday – Sunday, August 15 – 21: You can get warm and cozy or powerful and dramatic as CMOM brings in the heat with a lava dance obstacle course, stories by an imaginary campfire, and (not so real) fire-breathing dragons.
Up, Up in the Sky | Monday – Sunday, August 22 – 28: Learn about birds, air balloons, and bubbles during a week of fun where everything goes up, up, and away!
Beyond Time & Space | Monday – Wednesday, August 29 – 31: Make a dwarf planet of the dwarf planet, Pluto; allow your mind to travel into the future; imagine what life may be like on other planets; and design your very own UFO!
Editor's Picks for Manhattan
- Gazillion Bubble Show - 11/05/21 - 11/27/22
- Wake up, Daisy! - 02/18/22 - 12/23/22
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show - 07/26/22 - 08/29/22
Can't-Miss Events in Manhattan
- Gazillion Bubble Show - 11/05/21 - 11/27/22
- Wake up, Daisy! - 02/18/22 - 12/23/22
- Mickey & Friends x CAMP: An Extra Big Adventure - 05/28/22 - 09/05/22
About Children's Museum of Manhattan
212 W. 83rd St.
Upper West Side, NY
- Standard hours: Tuesday–Friday, Sunday, 10am–5pm; Saturday, 10am–7pm; Open Mondays, 10am-5pm in summer only
- Early childhood education prepares children for success in school.
- Creativity in the arts and sciences inspires creative and analytical thinking skills for lifelong learning.
- Healthy lifestyles programs provide a blueprint for a family's physical, emotional and environmental well-being.
- Exploration of world cultures gives children awareness, understanding and context for the diverse society in which we all live.
The Children's Museum of Manhattan inspires children and families to learn about themselves and our culturally diverse world through a unique environment of interactive exhibitions and programs. Since opening in a neighborhood storefront in 1973, CMOM has grown into a 38,000-square-foot learning facility with outreach programs at nearly 50 sites throughout New York City.
CMOM focuses on four priority areas to impact children in ways that will last a lifetime:
