The Long Island Children’s Museum (LICM) celebrates the opening of Saltwater Stories: We Need the Sea and the Sea Needs Me, its first new permanent exhibit in more than a decade. This immersive experience honors the people, traditions and communities that make Long Island unique. Saltwater Stories dives deep into the region’s maritime heritage, drawing inspiration from over 15 […]
We are so lucky to have such a great Children’s museum in Garden City for the whole family to enjoy together. This summer the Long Island Children’s Museum has so much you can do when you visit. The garden and H2Oh! water play area is open for the summer and access is included with admission. […]
“FROM FIRE TO WATER” – INDIGENOUS MISHOON ARRIVES AS PRELUDE TO PERMANENT MARITIME EXHIBIT OPENING AT LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM The Long Island Children’s Museum (LICM) will host an Arrival Ceremony on Monday, June 30, to commemorate the arrival of a newly crafted 10-foot white pine mishoon. The traditional dugout canoe, commissioned by LICM, was created under the leadership […]
GET CURIOUS ABOUT STEM AT LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Demonstrations, Experiments & Hands-On Learning Bring STEM to Life Visitors to Long Island Children’s Museum on March 29-30 will take place in a weekend dedicated to curiosity and innovation through hands-on STEM activities. Families are invited to take part in activities each day (11 a.m. to […]
Enjoy Music, Dance, Food and Floats on March 8-9, 2025 Carnival is a vibrant holiday celebrated in countries around the world; each country’s festivities offer a unique glimpse of its culture, with lively music and dance, parades, face painting and delicious food uniting all of them. It’s a time for friends and families to come […]
Moon to Mars Opens to the Public on January 18, 2025 We love the Long Island Children’s museum and their exhibits. We are so excited to share with you that Moon to Mars will be open to the public on January 18th. This will be a new interactive STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) exhibit […]
“Honey Hoopla” Gives Visitors the Buzz on Tiny Insects with Big Impact Long Island Children’s Museum is encouraging visitors to bee-curious as they explore the world of bees during Honey Hoopla, a two-day celebration (August 16 & 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) to encourage awareness of the importance of these little insects. Honey […]
Long Island Children’s Museum marks the 10th anniversary since their first Sensory-Friendly performances at the LICM Theater back in 2014. The productions will be adapted to include a number of special accommodations to ensure all children are comfortable while attending. For many Long Island children, the LICM theater is their very first experience with live theater, and access […]
Celebrating National Engineers Week starting Saturday, February 17th, 2024. “Imagine stepping 50 years into the future and finding smart cities designed to be totally sustainable. Renewable energy is our primary power source, space-based solar power provides solar energy 24 hours a day, everything is recycled, and you have your own individualized pods that run on […]
Celebrated children’s author and illustrator Eric Carle is the subject of the newest Long Island Children’s Museum exhibit. “Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit” will begin a residency at the Museum on January 27 which will run through May 12. This is the first North American traveling exhibit for children […]
