The Skyscraper Museum is devoted to the study of high-rise building, past, present, and future. The Museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence. This site will look better in a browser that supports web standards, but it is accessible to any browser or Internet device.
SCHOOL VISITS
The Museum visit incorporates learning from across the New York State curriculum, including science, mathematics, the arts, and social studies. Educators lead tours (up to 35 students) that allow students to interact with the Museum’s collections. Students leave with an appreciation of skyscrapers and their role in society as well as a better understanding of the methods of constructing tall buildings.
+ Partnership with the Center for Architecture Foundation
Teachers may schedule a trip to both The Skyscraper Museum and the Center for Architecture Foundation.
Students will first tour the current exhibition at the Museum and then visit the Center for Architecture
for a hands-on activity. Read more about it here.
Scheduling
Educational guided tours of the current exhibition are available
during non-public hours:
Monday & Tuesday, 10 AM to 6 PM
Wednesday – Sunday, 10 AM to 12 Noon
GUIDELINES
The Skyscraper Museum does not have any facilities for students to eat their
lunch. If the weather is pleasant, teachers may choose to bring their classes
to Battery Park and its esplanade. Otherwise, classes may walk to nearby
public spaces such as the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center.
Additionally:
- There should be one chaperone for every ten students.
- Students will be asked to leave their belongings in a secure place in
the Museum before beginning the tour.
- No food, drink, or gum is allowed in the gallery.
- Students are expected to respect the Museum exhibits and staff.
COST
The Skyscraper Museum holds a NYC Department of Education Vendor Number.
$2.50 per Student; Instructors and Chaperones free
$35 gallery fee for guided and self-guided tours during non-public hours.
TO SCHEDULE
To schedule a 40-minute tour, email education[at]skyscraper.org or call
212.945.6324 at least two weeks in advance of your desired visit date. Tours may be
cancelled up to three days in advance of a tour with no penalty.
Program Partnership with the Center for Architecture Foundation
The Skyscraper Museum has partnered with the Center for Architecture Foundation
to provide a dual visit program; students tour the Museum in the morning
and then head to the Center for Architecture (536 LaGuardia Place between
Bleecker and West Third, New York, NY) for a workshop exploring themes behind
tall buildings.
+ MY COMMUNITY: BUILDING STORIES
The Building Stories program focuses on how skyscrapers support communities
and the people who live and work in them. In the classroom, students can
build a miniature box city and develop their very own 3-D town.
+ BODY BUILDINGS
Students learn about the unique building structures of skyscrapers then
build model skyscraper frames to test strength and durability against wind
forces.
+ SKYSCRAPERS AND THE CITY
Students learn about building demands within the urban context. In the classroom,
students create representations of the businesses and services needed in
a city and figure out how to fit them into the fixed city grid.
+ SKYSCRAPER: STRENGTH AND STRUCTURE
Students focus on the engineering and design of skyscrapers. In the classroom,
students are able to create and test model skyscrapers with different loads
and forces, and learn about the balance between the arts and sciences in
skyscraper construction.
The fee for the program is $225. Payment is made to The Center for Architecture Foundation. For more information, call The Skyscraper Museum at 212.945.6324 or email education[AT]skyscraper.org. To register for the program, contact The Center for Architecture Foundation at 212.358.6133.
