Family STEAM Workshop: Building the City with The GIANT Room - April 8

When: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 12:00pm

Price: Non-Members: $40 per child, Members: $35 per child

Tickets

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Calling all aspiring engineers! Bring the whole family for an unforgettable museum workshop where STEAM comes to life through creativity, curiosity, and hands-on fun! Families will roll up their sleeves to design, experiment, and build together, using real-world science, technology, engineering, art, and math inspired by New York City’s past and present.

After the workshop, dive deeper with a guided exploration of a related exhibition, uncovering how innovation, design, and problem-solving have shaped NYC

Come explore the history of some of NYC’s most iconic sites through hands-on STEAM activities in connection with our new exhibition, He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model.

Perfect for curious kids and grown-ups alike, this interactive experience invites families to learn by doing, ask big questions, and see NYC through a fresh, STEAM-powered lens. Come imagine, create, and explore—together!

Ticket Information: Non-Members: $40 per child, Members: $35 per child

Ages: This program is designed for children ages 5 to 9, but also accessible to younger and older siblings ages 3 to 12.

Event Timeline

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Welcome and Introduction (10 minutes)

Learn about the Museum and the city's 5 boroughs in an interactive opening activity with one of our museum educators.

Photography by Alex Bershaw

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Explore the Galleries on a Guided Tour (20 minutes)

Join along for a guided family tour as we explore the Museum's New York at Its Core galleries, practice observation skills, and uncover the history of the construction of the Empire State Building and Prospect Park.

Photography by Alex Bershaw

Make a Model Structure (1 hour)

Drawing off the inspiration of the objects explored in the New York at Its Core galleries, work together using provided to create a building or structure in a workshop led by an educator from The GIANT Room. Completed works will be documented to be featured in a lookbook following the program.

Advance registration is encouraged to guarantee a spot. All sales are final; refunds and exchanges are not permitted. Programs and dates are subject to change.

About The GIANT Room

The GIANT Room is a creative STEM and co-design organization that partners with museums, libraries, and schools to design programs where young people and families create, imagine, and publish their ideas together.

Learn more about their work at https://www.thegiantroom.com/.

Questions? Email familyprograms@mcny.org.

Members: To receive your discount, click on the "Buy Tickets" button above, then sign in to your account on the ticketing page.

Supporters

Museum of the City of New York's Family Programs are made possible, in part, by the Rochlis Family Foundation, The Eshe Fund, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.