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Guided Field Trips

We invite you and your students or campers to CMOM for an unforgettable hands-on learning experience in the Upper West Side of NYC! Our guided field trips are available year-round and led by expert CMOM educators. Groups can explore our interactive research backed exhibits through school curriculum-aligned activities that spark creativity and discovery. Whether you’re planning a school field trip or a summer camp outing, a visit to CMOM is a perfect way to enhance your program’s curriculum with engaging, play-based learning. We look forward to welcoming your group!

Please note, CMOM does not have a space for students to eat lunch or snacks. We can happily store them safely during your visit!

Have questions? Reach us at [email protected] or by phone at 212-721-1226.

 

 

Guided Field Trip Options

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Guided Field Trip
Offered on Tuesdays through Fridays, at 10:30 am–12:00 pm and 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
  • Field trips run for approximately 90 minutes and include educator-led exploration of two of our dynamic, immersive CMOM exhibits of your choosing.
  • This visit doesn’t include an art making workshop.
  • All students will receive free passes to come back again in the future.
  • Fee: $295 per class of up to 32 students. $255 for self-contained special education classes of up to 15 students.
A smiling child shows off a craft to the camera.
Guided Field Trip with Art Making Workshop
Offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at 10:30 am–12:00 pm and 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
  • Get creative with CMOM! Visits run for approximately 90 minutes and include a 45-minute educator-led exploration of one of our dynamic, immersive CMOM exhibits of your choosing, plus a 45-minute art making workshop in our museum classroom. All students will take home their art projects!
  • All students will receive free passes to come back again in the future.
  • Fee: $335 per class of up to 32 students. $295 for self-contained special education classes of up to 15 students.
A young adult wears a nametag and uniform, signifying her as being a staff member at Children's Museum of Manhattan. She holds a marker up to an infant, who holds two markers. THe two appear to be coloring on a large paper in front of them, and the infant sits on the paper.
Super Guided Field Trip
Offered Tuesdays through Fridays, at 10:00 am–12:00 pm
  • See more of the museum! Super Guided Field Trips run for two hours and include educator guided exploration of four of our dynamic, immersive CMOM exhibits.
  • This visit doesn’t include an art making workshop.
  • All students will receive free passes to come back again in the future.
  • Fee: $320 per class of up to 32 students. $280 for self-contained special education classes of up to 15 students.

Exhibits to Explore

View Our Exhibits

Outside In, Inside Art: Creative Place-Making

A large cloth is on the floor, with a series of squares that are either different art projects or perhaps meant to be patches for a collective patchwork art piece. A young adult in a Children's Museum of Manhattan Public Programs shirt sits and points out a square to an infant, who is crawling on the floor towards the square. Another adult is partially pictured kneeling by the infant in the background.
Grades K–3rd

Through exploring the creative place-making approaches and experiences of artists in our Inside Art exhibit, students will look inward to find the artist within. Students can crawl through an accumulation of houses; peer upward into reflective, patterned tubes; twirl around in a view-distorting panorama; and discuss artworks from the inside out. Inspired by different expressive art forms, students will uncover the artist within.

View Inside Art

City Sights & Sounds in PlayWorks™

A row of children appear to be using their hands with an art project on the wall. The wall and many of their hands has a thick white paint that may be shaving cream or soap.
Grades Pre-K–3rd

Students will learn how to use their five senses to observe and explore the sights, sounds, and spaces in the PlayWorks™ exhibit and in their own community. Through a hands-on workshop, students will create their own sensory scene!

View PlayWorks

Dora & Diego's Rainforest Adventure

A child sits at bongo drums and has her hands in the air, mid-drum. Behind her is an illustrated version of Dora from the Dora The Explorer cartoon. Dora holds a guitar, and an additional illustrated guitar is included at the top of the frame in the background behind the child.
Grades Pre-K–3rd

Rescue a blue-morpho butterfly, guide sea turtles to the shore, and look for tree frogs following in the footsteps of Diego as he helps different animals. Students create a collage telescope to explore the great outdoors.

View Adventures with Dora and Diego

Superhero in Me – Superpowered Metropolis™

A young child lies down on an exhibit at Children's Museum of Manhattan, and holds a colorful group of balls
Grades Pre-K–3rd

Check out New York City from a whole new angle! Students will explore the world of our Superhero Pigeons, Zip, Zap, and Zoom, and go on missions throughout the city. They will then turn inward to find the superhero within each one of them and craft themselves a whole new superhero identity.

Superpowered Metropolis
Two performers wear headset microphones and perform for a small group of children, who have their back to the camera. One o fhte performers holds a puppet of what appears to be a chicken. They are in front of a screen that has an illustrated door on it, with a sign that says "Adventurers Only!", underlined twice.

Before Your Visit

We look forward to welcoming your group to CMOM for a fun and memorable experience! To ensure a safe, respectful, and enjoyable visit for all — including our youngest explorers — we ask that all group leaders and children review and follow our Visitor Guidelines. At CMOM, children of all ages are encouraged to express themselves, discover, and play — and we appreciate your help in creating a space where everyone can explore safely together.

Visitor Guidelines & FAQ