Spring Break @ MCNY with author Jessica Love

When: Friday, April 26, 2024, 11:00am

Price: Registration recommended. Included with Museum Admission.

Image of mermaids, including Julián and their abuela, wearing different costumes and walking in the direction of an event. — Courtesy of Jessica Love

Inspired by the museum’s centennial exhibition This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture, explore what moves New York City’s streets and subways with art activities, story time, and music and movement.

Featured Programs:

Storytime and Author Talk with Jessica Love at 12pm

An image of the front cover of Julián is a Mermaid featuring a child in a mermaid costume with their arm held high and the Stonewall Book Award.

Join us at the Museum for a special edition of Storytime with Jessica Love, author and illustrator of award-winning children’s book Julián is a Mermaid. Julián is a story of a little boy who wants to become a mermaid and uses common household items to build his costume in preparation for the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. Children of all ages are invited to participate in this exciting program where they will listen as Love reads her book.

Price: Included with Museum Admission.

Make Your Own Picture Book with Jessica Love at 1pm

Join us at the Museum for an artist-led picture book making workshop facilitated by Jessica Love, author and illustrator of award-winning children’s book Julián is a Mermaid. During the workshop, children will make their own picture books drawing inspiration from the prompt: A Perfect Day in New York—what do you think is the perfect day in New York City?

Price: $5 for children. Included with admission for adults.

This program is geared to children ages 7 and up. All materials will be provided. No experience necessary. Participating children must be accompanied by their grownups.

Space is limited to 25 child participants. Registration deadline: Thursday, April 25.

About Jessica Love

A woman in a denim shirt smiles in a kitchen.

Jessica Love is the award winning author & illustrator of Julián Is a Mermaid, Julián at the Wedding and A Bed of Stars. She studied Visual Art at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and then Drama at The Juilliard School. She lived New York City for 15 years making plays, and now she lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and son, and makes books.

Programming details below:

Program	Time
See it in the Gallery! Pick up a scavenger hunt or a kids’ guide and visit the exhibition This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture.	Ongoing 10am– 5pm
Arts & Crafts Participate in arts and crafts activities inspired by artworks featured in our centennial exhibition, This Is New York. Create a variety of objects to take home – from sketches to mosaics – with a different activity each day.	Ongoing 11am– 3pm
Storytime @ MCNY StoryTime @ MCNY is a free, drop-in, picture-book reading series geared towards children ages 3 to 5 and their grownups. This week, join us for stories that celebrate New York City culture on the streets and subways. Pre-registration is recommended but not required.	11am
Storytime and Author Talk with Jessica Love Join us for a special edition of Storytime with Jessica Love, author and illustrator of award-winning children’s book Julián is a Mermaid. Register here.	12pm
Make Your Own Picture Book with Jessica Love Join us for an artist-led picture book making workshop facilitated by Jessica Love, author and illustrator of award-winning children’s book Julián is a Mermaid. Register here.	1pm

Admission, Tickets, and How to Register

Pre-registration is recommended and can be completed using the registration link above. Registrants will receive a reminder email about the event. All activities above are free with Museum Admission. Pay-what-you-wish admission is only available at ticket counters.

Do you live or work in zip codes 10029, 10035, or 10037? You can visit the Museum for free! Simply show your I.D. or a piece of mail with your current address and the suggested admission charge will be waived.

Questions? Email familyprograms@mcny.org

Groups of 10 or more get discounts; contact us at programs@mcny.org or 917.492.3395.

Accessibility: Assistive listening devices are available and our auditorium wheelchair lift can accommodate manual and motorized wheelchairs (max. capacity 500 lbs). Please contact the Museum at 917.492.3333 or info@mcny.org with any questions.

Supporters

The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center is endowed by grants from The Thompson Family Foundation Fund, the F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment, and other generous donors. For more information about the Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center, and additional funder credits, please click here.