Man-made climate change—caused by more than a century of burning fossil fuels and releasing CO2 into the atmosphere—threatens our cities and our collective future. Wood, one of humanity’s oldest construction materials, offers a path to a more sustainable built environment. An emerging system of building materials called mass timber is being used in ways that
Skyscrapers made of wood? Join us for a family program built on our new exhibition, TALL TIMBER: The Future of Cities in Wood. Learn about how high-rise buildings have been using engineered wood called mass timber as a way to help save the planet! After a tour through our exhibit, kids will imagine their own timber
How do you get around your neighborhood? Young learners will be introduced to the many different modes of transportation available in large cities today, including trains, buses, ferries, and bikes. Through a read-aloud of Christopher Niemann’s picture book Subway, kids will learn about one special form of New York City transit, the subway! Afterwards, we
