Projects
BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Brooklyn, New York, 2002
The Brooklyn Children's Museum was established in 1899 as the first children's museum in the world. It became the model for the development of over 300 children's museums across the country and around the world and remains one of the leaders in the children's movement, particularly in serving underserved audiences. It is also one of the few children's museums with a permanent collection. Lord Cultural Resources was engaged in 2002 to help plan the expansion of the Children's Museum at its present site, which included recommendations associated with spaces, facilities, the visitor experience and operations as part of an overall Business Plan to double the size of the museum and better serve its large and diverse audience. After a lengthy fundraising campaign, the Children's Museum opened in September 2008.