The New Children’s Museum is the kind of museum where there are no sings saying “Do not Touch.” On the contrary, everything is designed for children of all ages to actively engage in the experience of art. They can climb on sculptures and art installations, sculpt with clay, and participate in camps and all kinds of workshops and other activities.
The art pieces are specially commissioned from contemporary renowned artists with kids’ participation in mind, and they feature physical, tactile, and other proactive elements. Everything at the museum is carefully designed to encourage creativity. The outdoor part of the museum consists of a park across the street that has its own artistic installation called The Garden Project, with swings, playrooms, sandboxes, and climbing structures.
Even the museum building, with its 50,000 square feet of open, light space, is available for kids to examine, with transparent walls elevator shafts and exposed building elements.
200 West Island Avenue, San Diego, California 92101, Phone: 619-233-8792