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LICM is home to 14 hands-on, interactive exhibit galleries, a 145-seat state-of-the-art theater and three classroom-size learning studios. Indoor and outdoor gallery spaces are interdisciplinary, age-appropriate, and intergenerational, fostering both independent and cooperative exploration, and encouraging concept development and skills building. We are dedicated to respect, access for all, and nu

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Joining us for Carnival this weekend? Here’s what to expect:🪘 Performances featuring Samba Novo dancers, drummers, and J...
03/07/2025

Joining us for Carnival this weekend? Here’s what to expect:

🪘 Performances featuring Samba Novo dancers, drummers, and Jumbie stilt walkers

📖 An immersive literary presentation of “Let’s Get Up & Dance” by Cuentos de Triadas

🌈 Carnival Mask face painting

✂️ Themed crafts on both floors of the Museum (11 AM – 3:45 PM)

🦔 Meet and greet sessions with LICM’s animals

🎉 A parade of Carnival floats

🍍 A chance to try some tasty Carnival treats (in addition to snack samples, food will be available to purchase from Kingston Grill of Elmont).

🎶 A performance by the students from Dutch Broadway School, Elmont, NY (Sunday, March 9 only)

Activities are included with Museum admission! Visit https://bit.ly/mar8carnivallicm for tickets.

Carnival: Celebrating The Caribbean & Latin America is sponsored by NY State Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages, District 22.

📸: Ron DeFrancesco, Samba Novo NYC

We are so excited to celebrate Carnival this weekend from 11 AM – 4 PM on Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9. Visit h...
03/06/2025

We are so excited to celebrate Carnival this weekend from 11 AM – 4 PM on Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9. Visit https://bit.ly/heraldcarnivallicm to read more about the festivities in today’s Long Island Herald. All activities are included with Museum admission! 🎶🪘🎉⁠

Carnival: Celebrating The Caribbean & Latin America is sponsored by NY State Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages, District 22.

📸: Ron DeFrancesco of Samba Novo

We’ve been getting lots of questions from curious audience members about how Mergatroyd, the lovable robotic mouse from ...
03/04/2025

We’ve been getting lots of questions from curious audience members about how Mergatroyd, the lovable robotic mouse from “Interstellar Cinderella,” was made. 🤖

In short, with lots of creativity and some recycled and upcycled parts: Mergatroyd consists of a trash can, grill wheels, a camping lantern, dryer parts, dog food bowls from the dollar store, and a mixing bowl. See if you can identify each part! 🗑️

And now we have a question: If you were tasked with designing a robot with materials from around the house, what items would you use? 🔧

Come see Mergatroyd in “Interstellar Cinderella,” on stage through March 21: https://bit.ly/interstellarlicm

Calling all LICM fans: Vote for us DAILY through March 31 to help LICM win the title of Fan Favorite and a $3,000 prize ...
03/03/2025

Calling all LICM fans: Vote for us DAILY through March 31 to help LICM win the title of Fan Favorite and a $3,000 prize at the Imagine Awards Long Island ceremony in April. Here’s how to cast your vote:

1. Visit https://bit.ly/fanfavoritelicm25
2. Submit your name and email
3. Select Long Island Children’s Museum by clicking the “Vote” button under our photo
4. Click the submit button at the top
5. Repeat daily through March 31

Thank you for your support! We are very excited to be finalists at the Imagine Awards for the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation Arts & Culture Award, and we are thrilled to be a part of the Nerds That Care Fan Favorite contest as well. 🎉

The Field Trip Forecast tells us that Tuesday and Thursday afternoons will be the quietest time to visit this week. Plea...
03/02/2025

The Field Trip Forecast tells us that Tuesday and Thursday afternoons will be the quietest time to visit this week. Please note, the cafeteria is always busiest between 11:30 am and noon.

There is so much to do at LICM this month! Visit www.licm.org/calendar for details on our Carnival Celebration, Interste...
03/01/2025

There is so much to do at LICM this month! Visit www.licm.org/calendar for details on our Carnival Celebration, Interstellar Cinderella performances, STEM Weekend, and more! 🎉

Ramadan Mubarak to our friends who celebrate!
02/28/2025

Ramadan Mubarak to our friends who celebrate!

Meet Jeanmarie Walsh Mansfield, Director of Special Projects & Community Initiatives, LICM“Sometimes life has a way of b...
02/28/2025

Meet Jeanmarie Walsh Mansfield, Director of Special Projects & Community Initiatives, LICM

“Sometimes life has a way of bringing you full circle. Art and education have always been central to who I am. A winding path led me here, but it's exactly where I was meant to be. After art school, I worked at a documentary photo agency in NYC. I was there during 9/11, and that experience led me back to school for education: I knew I wanted to work in a children's museum.

"I started at LICM working outreach and quickly moved to community access grants, and everything I've done since has been community access oriented. Now, I work to make sure the Museum is accessible to everyone. I partner with community organizations across LI to help their families discover and access the Museum. No two days are the same: I might be working with artists, assisting writing grants, teaching art classes, or collaborating on special projects. My own exhibit, in 2009, documented migrant farm workers in Florida. I wanted to show the faces behind our food – to help people think about whose hands were the last to touch that orange before it reached them.

“One of my most memorable moments here happened in Our Backyard, my favorite permanent exhibit. I was with a child who had never seen food growing before. The look on his face when he bit into a tomato straight from our garden – it was mind-blowing for him. It was also a learning experience for me. It reminded me not to take for granted the 'firsts' that happen here. There are so many more than you might realize.

"My children, 9 and 11, have grown up here. They were always excited that 'Mommy worked in a really cool place,' and they still love coming to visit. Their handprints are part of our mural now – they're literally part of the Museum forever. Watching them discover and learn here is incredibly rewarding. Especially now, it's important to help children understand that we're a community, and we need to take care of each other.

"The people here are what make this place special. Everyone who works here shares the same goal: to help kids and their families learn and grow. I'm a lifer. This is my home.”

Carnival is coming soon to LICM! Join us on March 8 and 9 as we celebrate Latin American and Caribbean cultures with a w...
02/27/2025

Carnival is coming soon to LICM! Join us on March 8 and 9 as we celebrate Latin American and Caribbean cultures with a weekend of music, dance and food:

👑Decorate a parade float fit for our Carnival King & Queen

🥖Sample the sweet and savory flavors of the holiday

✨Make your very own Carnival-themed crafts to take home

🪘Watch stunning dancers, towering stilt walkers, and rhythmic drummers

Visit https://bit.ly/mar8carnivallicm for more information.

Carnival: Celebrating The Caribbean & Latin America is sponsored by NY State Assemblymember Michaelle Solages, District 22.

Latina Moms Connect, Inc.
Nassau County Office of Hispanic Affairs CASA
Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs

LICM President Erika Floreska traveled to Washington D.C. earlier this week for Museums Advocacy Day, organized by Ameri...
02/26/2025

LICM President Erika Floreska traveled to Washington D.C. earlier this week for Museums Advocacy Day, organized by American Alliance of Museums. Along with representatives from museums across New York State, Erika met with our elected officials and staff to advocate for critical funding for museums, and to discuss the many ways that museums enhance communities and strengthen local economies.

Many thanks to Senator Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Laura Gillen, Rep. Tom Suozzi, Rep. Andrew Garbarino, Gregory Meeks, and their dedicated teams for working with us to ensure a bright future for LICM and all museums.

Do you want to help advocate for museums? Visit https://www.congressweb.com/aam/ to contact your elected officials about issues impacting cultural institutions.

There is something special about receiving a handwritten letter in the mail. 💌 Tomorrow, February 26, is , a holiday th...
02/25/2025

There is something special about receiving a handwritten letter in the mail. 💌

Tomorrow, February 26, is , a holiday that spreads kindness and fosters intergenerational connection through handwritten letters. It’s a great opportunity to sit down with your family and write a heartfelt note to an elder in your life or connect with a senior through Love For Our Elders—a nonprofit dedicated to reducing social isolation among older adults. Visit https://loveforourelders.org/ to learn more.

We are back to our regularly scheduled Early Childhood programs this week. Here is a reminder of our schedule: 🎵 Music a...
02/24/2025

We are back to our regularly scheduled Early Childhood programs this week. Here is a reminder of our schedule:

🎵 Music and Movement: Tuesdays at 10:30 (Members Only) and 11:30

⭐ Pop Tots: Wednesdays at 11:30

🎨 Little Learners Art Lab: Thursdays at 11:30

Visit https://bit.ly/ECLICM to learn more.

Looking for a quieter time to come play this week? Tuesday and Friday afternoons will be the best opportunities for a ca...
02/23/2025

Looking for a quieter time to come play this week? Tuesday and Friday afternoons will be the best opportunities for a calmer visit. Please note, the cafeteria is busiest from 11:30 AM to noon.

Ian Love’s "Echoes of the Forest" exhibit is a feast for the senses! While tasting is discouraged (😆), there are so many...
02/22/2025

Ian Love’s "Echoes of the Forest" exhibit is a feast for the senses! While tasting is discouraged (😆), there are so many things to touch, smell, see, and hear up in the Artists’ Corner. Explore the texture of different tree barks; breathe in the scent of pine, red oak, black walnut, red cedar, and sassafras; play a memory game with images of the different trees; listen to the birdsong of the forest; and build your own miniature sculpture as you examine Ian Love’s large-scale pieces. Visit https://bit.ly/eoflicm to learn more about this exhibit.

Can you build a car that can travel over bumpy terrain using wind power? Try out your ideas with the Green Teens at STEM...
02/21/2025

Can you build a car that can travel over bumpy terrain using wind power? Try out your ideas with the Green Teens at STEM Explorers on Saturday, February 22. 🚗

Drop in any time from 12 – 2 PM to take part in this and other engineering challenges as we celebrate Engineers Week! This program is free with Museum admission.

STEM Explorers, powered by Green Teens, is made possible with the support of National Grid.

What’s with the giant blueberry in the middle of the lobby? 🫐 It’s a portable, inflatable planetarium! Through Friday, F...
02/19/2025

What’s with the giant blueberry in the middle of the lobby? 🫐 It’s a portable, inflatable planetarium!

Through Friday, February 21, step inside to explore the magic of the night sky with a trained educator from the Cradle of Aviation Museum. Here is our show schedule for the remainder of the week:

⭐ Wednesday, February 19: 10, 10:30, 11, and 11:30 AM

⭐ Thursday, February 20 and Friday, February 21: 1, 1:30, 2, and 2:30 PM

Tickets for these 30-minute shows are free and will be available for up to 30 participants at the Box Office on the day of the event. Visit www.licm.org/calendar/ for more information.

February break is in full swing, and we are having so much fun welcoming both new and familiar faces to the Museum. Here...
02/18/2025

February break is in full swing, and we are having so much fun welcoming both new and familiar faces to the Museum. Here are some tips to help navigate a busy week at LICM:

1. Skip the line at the box office and reserve your admission or theater tickets in advance online. 🎟️

2. When visiting, please park in the East or West lots. The unpaved space behind LICM is not a designated parking area. 🚗

3. Our stroller parking areas fill up quickly. If at all possible, we recommend leaving your stroller in the car. 🅿️

4. A cafeteria with vended services is available on the first floor of the Museum. Visitors are also welcome to bring their own food for consumption in our cafeteria. 🍎

Check out www.licm.org/visit for more information.

Step into the heart of Latin American and Caribbean cultures at LICM’s Carnival on March 8 and 9! Experience a kaleidos...
02/16/2025

Step into the heart of Latin American and Caribbean cultures at LICM’s Carnival on March 8 and 9! Experience a kaleidoscope of colors, music, dance and food:

👑 Decorate a parade float fit for our Carnival King & Queen

🥖 Sample the sweet and savory flavors of the holiday

✨ Make your very own Carnival-themed crafts to take home

🪘 Watch stunning dancers, towering stilt walkers, and rhythmic drummers

Visit https://bit.ly/mar8carnivallicm for more information.

Carnival: Celebrating The Caribbean & Latin America is sponsored by NY State Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages, District 22.

📸: Samba Novo NYC

Nassau County Office of Hispanic Affairs CASA
Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs

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Have you ever wondered how a stage set gets built? “Interstellar Cinderella” scenic director Christina Litvaitis walks us through the process! “Interstellar Cinderella” is on stage at LICM through March 21, 2025. Visit https://bit.ly/interstellarlicm for tickets.

We are so excited for our Lunar New Year Festival this weekend! Join us January 25 & 26 from noon to 4 PM to enjoy performances, crafts, artisan demonstrations, snack samples, and more as we celebrate the Year of the Snake. Visit https://bit.ly/lny25licm for tickets. The Lunar New Year Festival is made possible with the support of JPMorganChase & Co., in partnership with the Long Island Chinese American Association. Craft activities are supported by Portledge School. @asianamericanaffairs @chinesecenteronli #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheSnake #CulturalFestival #PlayLICM #ThingsToDoLI #FamilyFunLI #PlayLICM

The Museum store is stocked for the January 18 opening of the “Moon to Mars” exhibit! Check out our stellar selection of space toys, perfect for continuing the “Moon to Mars” fun at home! #ToyStore #SpaceToys #MoonToMars #OuterSpace #LittleAstronauts #PlayLICM

Who can relate? Catch “The Snowy Day & Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats,” on stage at LICM through December 30, 2024. Visit https://bit.ly/snowydaylicm to learn more.

Enjoy the classic tales of Ezra Jack Keats with “The Snowy Day & Other Stories,”on stage at the LICM Theater through December 30, 2024. Visit www.licm.org for tickets. Recommended for ages 4 and up. ❄️ #EzraJackKeats #TheSnowyDay #FamilyTheater #LICMTheater #FamilyFunLongIsland #DecemberActivities #MoreToExplore #VisitNassauCountyLI #PlayLICM

BREAKING NEWS: Santa Claus is almost ready for Jolly Jamboree!☃️ Join us on Saturday, December 7 at 5:30 PM for some holiday fun : ⁠ ⁠ • Join Santa and Rudolph at the DJ-led dance party ⁠ • Get creative with festive keepsake crafts ⁠ • Decorate a special cookie that Santa would love ⁠ • Sock skate with Elsa and Olaf ⁠ • Enjoy songs of the season with our carolers ⁠ • Create lasting memories as you take a holiday family photo ⁠ • Show off your ugly holiday sweater (not required but encouraged!) ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio for tickets. 🎟️⁠ #JollyJamboree #HolidayParty #HolidayEvents #HolidayJoy #MagicalHoliday #FeelingFestive #HolidaySpirit #CelebrateTheSeason #FamilyFunLI #LongIslandEvents #PlayLICM

Open now: Bundle up and catch "The Snowy Day & Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats" on stage in the LICM Theater through Monday, December 30. Experience the wonder of a fresh snowfall, the delight of whistling for the first time, and the awe of finding a special treasure. In this childhood adventure, Ezra Jack Keats' classic books come to life, featuring live actors and shadow puppets telling the stories of The Snowy Day, Goggles!, Whistle for Willie, and A Letter to Amy.⁠ ⁠ Get your 🎟️ at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ #EzraJackKeats #TheSnowyDay #ChildrensLiterature #FamilyTheater #LICMTheater #ThingsToDoLongIsland #FamilyFunLongIsland #PlayLICM

For festive family fun, check out Snowflake Sock Skating, now open at Long Island Children’s Museum! This fan favorite exhibit includes lots of opportunities for active and dramatic play. Free with admission. ❄️ #SnowflakeSockSkating #ActivePlay #DramaticPlay #FestiveFun #FamilyFun #MoreToExplore #VisitNassauCountyLI #PlayLICM

Drop in any time 11 AM – 3 PM on Thursday, July 25 for STEM Explorers! The Green Teens will be guiding visitors in making lava lamps and discovering how they work. This program is free with admission and made possible with support from National Grid and PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc.

The perfect place to play on those hot summer days...H2Oh! is open during regular Museum hours, weather permitting. 🌞 We recommend saving this gallery for last, and bringing a towel, bathing suit or a change of clothes. #H2Oh! #WaterPlay #GreatOutdoorsMonth #OurBackyard #SensoryPlay #PlayLICM

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