Children's Museum of the Arts
The Children's Museum of the Arts (“CMA”) was a children's museum located at 103 Charlton Street, Manhattan, New York, United States in the South Village district from 2011-2022. The museum maintained a collection of over 2,000 pieces of international children's art dating back to the 1930s from over 50 different countries.[1]
Exhibitions
[edit]CMA's inaugural exhibition in its new facility was “Make Art (in) Public,” a survey of art in the public realm by artists including Keith Haring, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Tranqui Yanqui, and Swoon.[1]
Ian Berry's 'Secret Garden' in 2017 was a garden out of denim. The denim used was some of the last made in the USA.[2][3][4]
Building
[edit]The museum was founded by Kathleen Schneider in 1988, and opened a new, 10,000-square-foot space in October 2011.[5][6][1] The museum's physical building closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they continued partnerships with schools. It declared bankruptcy and ceased operation in October 2024.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Graeber, Laurel (October 20, 2011). "Where Art Is Child's Play". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ "Artist Creates "Secret Garden" with the Last Denim Made in the USA". My Modern Met. January 15, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "ian berry transforms last spool of denim into a secret garden of whimsy". designboom | architecture & design magazine. January 14, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Secret Garden: Artist Ian Berry crafts a path of nature entirely out of denim jeans". Creative Boom. January 10, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ http://www.thevillager.com/villager_439/childrensmuseum.html Archived September 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Children’s Museum of the Arts set to reopen in new Hudson Sq. home, The Villager, Volume 81, Number 17 | September 22–28, 2011
- ^ “History,” www.cmany.org
- ^ "Children's Museum of the Arts". CMA NYC. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "Tribeca Citizen - Children's Museum of the Arts has closed permanently". Tribeca Citizen. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Children's Museum of the Arts - official site