Create Your Future City.

City-Kid Review:

Can we go again? Can we go again?
Yes
When can we go again? Tomorrow?

Future City Lab…

…is absolutely fantastic.

You have three options:
1. design a NYC park
2. An NYC apartment building
3. A street.

You design your dream version of one of these , using drag and drop on your own screen, which means it is easy for all ages. You can add all kinds of alternative transportation, vegetation and people. For older kids, you can check out certain factors  such as biodiversity, cost, etc. Once you have finished your design, you can save it and wait for  it to come up on a big wall of screens. There, you can project yourself onto the the big screen, thus effectively projecting yourself into the future New York you have created.

It is wonderful.

Need to Knows:

This is exhibit included in the entrance fee of the museum. It is part of New York at its Core.

On the weekends and during the holidays they open up their downstairs family room with child-friendly, New York City-centric activities, and a simple snack.

Location:1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St. Open Daily 10am–6pm

There is a reasonably priced cafe on the second floor, Chalsty’s Cafe, and a beautiful doll’s house, with many genuine miniature pieces of art by famous artists. Many of the exhibits are very interesting and inspiring, particularly the other parts of NY at its Core, of which Future City Lab is one. I could not find a copy of the menu online – the link on the website didn’t work at time of writing – so I have posted below. Members get a 10% discount.

You can find more information here.

Top-Tip

Membership is free with your NYC-ID
Suggested donation is $18 for adults. Children and young people under 19 are free.

Earlier in the day is better for this exhibit as it can get very crowded.

The Chalsty Cafe have funky chairs and a wonderful view of the light installation and marble staircase.

I highly recommend the Activist New York exhibit. Even my City-Kid enjoyed listening to the commentaries.

Make sure you take time to check out the Stettheimer Dollhouse, with all of its miniature masterpieces painted by renowned artists from the 1920s, including a miniature ‘Nude Descending a Staircase’ by Marcel Duchamp.

If you could change part of the city for the future, how would you change it?  Post in the comments below.

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