Saturday, October 9 & Sunday, October 10, 2010
Events are happening throughout NYC.
Cost: Free, but many places need reservations. Please check out the website for full schedule/all participants at http://www.ohny.org/about/
kids! tours & workshops
Explore! Discover! Learn! Build! Hey Kids! openhousenewyork has fun programs designed especially for you! Visit the openhousenewyork Weekend programs to learn the secrets of New York City, build models, explore hidden spaces, and discover the amazing world right outside your door!
This year, openhousenewyork has arranged special tours and workshops for you and your family to uncover answers to all of your architecture questions and more! Space is limited and reservations are required.
Download the 2010 OHNY Weekend Event Guide.
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Buildings on the Land/Arquitectura de Wave Hill
W 249th St/ Independence Ave, Bronx
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Bronxneighborhood: Riverdale
Sat 10 am - 1pm Sun 10 am - 1 pm
Explore the structures at Wave Hill, learn about the materials used to make them and build your own model building using clay, cardboard, natural and recycled materials. Ages 3+.
program status: available
subway: 1 to 242nd St-Van Courtland Park, then Wave Hill shuttle (runs at 10 minutes past the hour from 9:10 am to 3:10 pm).
bus: Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2.
other transportation: Metro-North to Riverdale; free Wave Hill shuttle from the train station.
Drawing Together at Kentler Gallery
353 Van Brunt St/ Wolcott St, Brooklyn
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Red Hook
Sat 10 - 11:30 am
Walk the neighborhood, look at architectural/ and environmental details and partake in hands-on drawing activities. All ages.
reservation instructions: OHNY@kentlergallery.org
capacity: 25
program status: available
subway: F, G to Smith-9th Sts, then B61 bus.
bus: B61.
Family Architecture Workshop & Tour: Morrisania
1085 Washington Ave/ E 166th St, Bronx
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Bronx
neighborhood: South Bronx
Sun 1 - 3 pm
Walk and sketch in the Morrisania neighborhood of the South Bronx with teaching architect Ann deVere. Organized by the DreamYard Project, the largest arts education provider in the Bronx. Ages 4 - 12.
reservation instructions: ohny@dreamyard.com
program status: available
subway: 2, 5 train to 149th St/3rd Ave then Bx15 or Bx55 bus to E 166th St.
bus: Bx6, Bx15, Bx55.
Farmhouses to Townhouses
89th St/ Riverside Drive, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Upper West Side
Sat 11 am
On this walking tour, discover how the Upper West Side has been transformed from the horse stables and mansions of 100 years ago to the construction of the subway and more. Organized by Landmark West! Ages 7 – 10.
reservation instructions: landmarkwest@landmarkwest.org
program status: available
subway: 1 to 86th St.
bus: M5, M104, M86.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park Kids' Day
Avery Ave/131st St, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Flushing
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Queens
neighborhood: Flushing Meadows and Corona Park
Sun 10 am - 2 pm
Enjoy a fun-filled day of exploring all of the great institutions in the park, including the Queens Museum of Art. All ages.
program status: available
subway: 7 to Mets-Willets Point Blvd.
Hands on History: Harvest!
King Park, Jamaica Ave/ 153rd St, Jamaica
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Queens
neighborhood: Jamaica
Sat 12 - 3 pm
Harvest was a busy time of year on the King Farm! Learn about harvest time while experiencing Jamaica's rural past and make a popular 19th-century craft. All ages.
program status: available
subway: E, J to Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, F to Parsons Blvd.
bus: Q25, Q43, Q44, Q54, Q56, Q65, Q83.
other transportation: LIRR to Jamaica, AirTrain to Jamaica Station, walk one block north to Jamaica Ave, 4 blocks east to 150th st.
I ART NY UPDDATE: NEW RESERVATIONS INFO
Children's Museum of the Arts, 182 Lafayette Street, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Chinatown, SoHo
Sat 12 - 5 pm Sun 12 - 5 pm
Explore the art and architecture of New York City with on going hands-on workshops at the CMA. Ages 4+.
reservation instructions: OHNYcma@cmany.org; Free admission is limited to the first 20 families to make reservations.
capacity: 20
program status: available
subway: J, N, Q, R, 6 to Canal St; 6 to Spring St.
bus: M05.
Kids Go Green at Barnard
3009 Broadway/ 118th St, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Morningside Heights
Sat 11 am, 12:30 pm Sun
Join Biological Sciences Professor Hilary Callahan on the Diana Center's Green Roof. Learn about sustainability, urban spaces and making your own “green” choices through hands-on activities. Ages 10+.
reservation instructions: ohnykids@barnard.edu
program status: available
subway: 1 to 116th-Columbia Univ.
bus: M4, M5, M11, M104.
Mansion Mysteries
65 Jumel Terr/ 160th St, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Washington Heights
Sat 11 am - 4 pm Sun 11 am - 4 pm
Go on a scavenger hunt to find historic artifacts and dress up in period costumes. Ages 5+.
program status: available
subway: A to 168th St, C to 163rd St, 1 to 157th St.
bus: M2, M3, M101.
OHNY Weekend Family Festival
536 LaGuardia Pl/ W 3rd St, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Greenwich Village
Sat 11 am - 3 pm Sun 11 am - 3 pm
Join us for the 3rd Annual OHNY Weekend Family Festival. Enjoy various hands-on activities about NYC's built environment offered by the Center for Architecture Foundation, OHNY and education/design groups from around the city, including the Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, Japan Society, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Noble Maritime Collection, Room and Board, Solar One and South Street Seaport Museum. Ages 5-13.
program status: available
subway: A, C, D, E, F to West 4th St, N, R to Prince St, 6 to Bleecker St.
bus: M5, M6, M21.
Preservation Detectives at Eldridge Street
12 Eldridge St/ Canal and Divisions Sts, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
neighborhood: Lower East Side/Chinatown
Sun 11 am - 4 pm
Uncover the history, architecture and mystery of the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark, through exploratory art-making activities. Ages 4-10.
reservation instructions: contact@eldridgestreet.org
program status: available
subway: D to Grand St; F to East B'way.
bus: M15.
Skyscraper Haunts
UPDATE: NEW RESERVATION EMAIL
The Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Pl/ 1st Pl, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
Sat 10:30 -11:30 am
Make a skyscraper Halloween costume and be the tallest in the city! Ages 6+.
reservation instructions:education@skyscraper.org program status: available
subway: 1, R to Rector St, 4, 5 to Bowling Green.
bus: M1, M9, M15, M20.
Uncover Historic Richmondtown
Corner of Richmond Road and St. Patrick's Place, Staten Island
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Staten Island
neighborhood: Richmondtown
Sat 1 - 5 pm Sun 1 - 5 pm
Explore Crocheron House and Guyon Lake Tysen House -- peer inside the walls, check the attic and use clue cards to search for proof about how and when the houses were built. Ages 5+.
program status: available
subway: R to Whitehall St, J to Broad St, 1 to South Ferry, 4, 5 to Bowling Green to Staten Island Ferry.
bus: S74 to corner of Richmond Rd at St. Patrick's Pl
Water, Water Everywhere: Water Towers of New York
Salvadori Center, 475 Riverside Dr/ 120th St
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Upper West Side
Sat 10 am - 12 pm
Learn why NYC buildings have water towers, why they are built the way they are and how they work. Build your own towers that will actually hold water! Ages 4-10.
reservation instructions: thecenter@salvadori.org.
capacity: 20
program status: available
subway: 1 to 116th-Columbia Univ.
bus: M5.
Weeksville Scavenger Hunt
1698-1708 Bergen St/ Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn
program name: sustainable
newyork, OHNY Kids!
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Crown Heights
Sat 12, 1, 2 pm
Explore the Historic Hunterfly Road Houses, remnants of Weeksville, a 19th century free Black community. Discover the past while on the hunt for objects in one of the historic homes, including architectural details, historic documents, and beautiful antiques. Ages 5+.
reservation instructions: events@weeksvillesociety.org
program status: available
subway: A, C to Utica Ave.
bus: B15, B65.
http://www.ohny.org/about/
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W 249th St/ Independence Ave, Bronx
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Bronxneighborhood: Riverdale
Sat 10 am - 1pm Sun 10 am - 1 pm
Explore the structures at Wave Hill, learn about the materials used to make them and build your own model building using clay, cardboard, natural and recycled materials. Ages 3+.
program status: available
subway: 1 to 242nd St-Van Courtland Park, then Wave Hill shuttle (runs at 10 minutes past the hour from 9:10 am to 3:10 pm).
bus: Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2.
other transportation: Metro-North to Riverdale; free Wave Hill shuttle from the train station.
353 Van Brunt St/ Wolcott St, Brooklyn
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Red Hook
Sat 10 - 11:30 am
Walk the neighborhood, look at architectural/ and environmental details and partake in hands-on drawing activities. All ages.
reservation instructions: OHNY@kentlergallery.org
capacity: 25
program status: available
subway: F, G to Smith-9th Sts, then B61 bus.
bus: B61.
1085 Washington Ave/ E 166th St, Bronx
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Bronx
neighborhood: South Bronx
Sun 1 - 3 pm
Walk and sketch in the Morrisania neighborhood of the South Bronx with teaching architect Ann deVere. Organized by the DreamYard Project, the largest arts education provider in the Bronx. Ages 4 - 12.
reservation instructions: ohny@dreamyard.com
program status: available
subway: 2, 5 train to 149th St/3rd Ave then Bx15 or Bx55 bus to E 166th St.
bus: Bx6, Bx15, Bx55.
89th St/ Riverside Drive, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Upper West Side
Sat 11 am
On this walking tour, discover how the Upper West Side has been transformed from the horse stables and mansions of 100 years ago to the construction of the subway and more. Organized by Landmark West! Ages 7 – 10.
reservation instructions: landmarkwest@landmarkwest.org
program status: available
subway: 1 to 86th St.
bus: M5, M104, M86.
Avery Ave/131st St, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Flushing
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Queens
neighborhood: Flushing Meadows and Corona Park
Sun 10 am - 2 pm
Enjoy a fun-filled day of exploring all of the great institutions in the park, including the Queens Museum of Art. All ages.
program status: available
subway: 7 to Mets-Willets Point Blvd.
King Park, Jamaica Ave/ 153rd St, Jamaica
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Queens
neighborhood: Jamaica
Sat 12 - 3 pm
Harvest was a busy time of year on the King Farm! Learn about harvest time while experiencing Jamaica's rural past and make a popular 19th-century craft. All ages.
program status: available
subway: E, J to Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, F to Parsons Blvd.
bus: Q25, Q43, Q44, Q54, Q56, Q65, Q83.
other transportation: LIRR to Jamaica, AirTrain to Jamaica Station, walk one block north to Jamaica Ave, 4 blocks east to 150th st.
Children's Museum of the Arts, 182 Lafayette Street, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Chinatown, SoHo
Sat 12 - 5 pm Sun 12 - 5 pm
Explore the art and architecture of New York City with on going hands-on workshops at the CMA. Ages 4+.
reservation instructions: OHNYcma@cmany.org; Free admission is limited to the first 20 families to make reservations.
capacity: 20
program status: available
subway: J, N, Q, R, 6 to Canal St; 6 to Spring St.
bus: M05.
3009 Broadway/ 118th St, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Morningside Heights
Sat 11 am, 12:30 pm Sun
Join Biological Sciences Professor Hilary Callahan on the Diana Center's Green Roof. Learn about sustainability, urban spaces and making your own “green” choices through hands-on activities. Ages 10+.
reservation instructions: ohnykids@barnard.edu
program status: available
subway: 1 to 116th-Columbia Univ.
bus: M4, M5, M11, M104.
65 Jumel Terr/ 160th St, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Washington Heights
Sat 11 am - 4 pm Sun 11 am - 4 pm
Go on a scavenger hunt to find historic artifacts and dress up in period costumes. Ages 5+.
program status: available
subway: A to 168th St, C to 163rd St, 1 to 157th St.
bus: M2, M3, M101.
536 LaGuardia Pl/ W 3rd St, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Greenwich Village
Sat 11 am - 3 pm Sun 11 am - 3 pm
Join us for the 3rd Annual OHNY Weekend Family Festival. Enjoy various hands-on activities about NYC's built environment offered by the Center for Architecture Foundation, OHNY and education/design groups from around the city, including the Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, Japan Society, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Noble Maritime Collection, Room and Board, Solar One and South Street Seaport Museum. Ages 5-13.
program status: available
subway: A, C, D, E, F to West 4th St, N, R to Prince St, 6 to Bleecker St.
bus: M5, M6, M21.
12 Eldridge St/ Canal and Divisions Sts, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
neighborhood: Lower East Side/Chinatown
Sun 11 am - 4 pm
Uncover the history, architecture and mystery of the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark, through exploratory art-making activities. Ages 4-10.
reservation instructions: contact@eldridgestreet.org
program status: available
subway: D to Grand St; F to East B'way.
bus: M15.
UPDATE: NEW RESERVATION EMAIL
The Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Pl/ 1st Pl, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
Sat 10:30 -11:30 am
Make a skyscraper Halloween costume and be the tallest in the city! Ages 6+.
reservation instructions:education@skyscraper.org program status: available
subway: 1, R to Rector St, 4, 5 to Bowling Green.
bus: M1, M9, M15, M20.
Corner of Richmond Road and St. Patrick's Place, Staten Island
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Staten Island
neighborhood: Richmondtown
Sat 1 - 5 pm Sun 1 - 5 pm
Explore Crocheron House and Guyon Lake Tysen House -- peer inside the walls, check the attic and use clue cards to search for proof about how and when the houses were built. Ages 5+.
program status: available
subway: R to Whitehall St, J to Broad St, 1 to South Ferry, 4, 5 to Bowling Green to Staten Island Ferry.
bus: S74 to corner of Richmond Rd at St. Patrick's Pl
Salvadori Center, 475 Riverside Dr/ 120th St
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Upper West Side
Sat 10 am - 12 pm
Learn why NYC buildings have water towers, why they are built the way they are and how they work. Build your own towers that will actually hold water! Ages 4-10.
reservation instructions: thecenter@salvadori.org.
capacity: 20
program status: available
subway: 1 to 116th-Columbia Univ.
bus: M5.
1698-1708 Bergen St/ Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn
program name: sustainable
newyork, OHNY Kids!
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Crown Heights
Sat 12, 1, 2 pm
Explore the Historic Hunterfly Road Houses, remnants of Weeksville, a 19th century free Black community. Discover the past while on the hunt for objects in one of the historic homes, including architectural details, historic documents, and beautiful antiques. Ages 5+.
reservation instructions: events@weeksvillesociety.org
program status: available
subway: A, C to Utica Ave.
bus: B15, B65.
http://www.ohny.org/about/
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