-Annual Report 08.indd - Brooklyn Children's Museum

June 2008
Dear Friends:
This past year, the Museum reached the homestretch of its capital expansion. Since construction on the new building
began in 2004, the Museum remained open to the public with a full array of programs and a steadily increasing
number of school group and family visits. However, in order to begin the monumental task of installing the new
exhibits, taking down old exhibits, and renovating the existing building, the Museum closed its doors to the public in
September 2007 and will reopen in September 2008.
During this period, the Museum offered Brooklyn Children’s Museum On-the-Go – a wide range of programming
and events at off-site locations in schools, libraries, and local cultural institutions and community organizations.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum On-the-Go successfully kept up our services and educational impact while we prepared
for reopening. Between September 2007 and March 2008, On-the-Go outreach programs and partnerships
served over 35,000 people in neighborhoods throughout Brooklyn.
As we reach the final stages of the expansion, we look forward to unveiling the “new” Brooklyn Children’s Museum
to the world and reopening our doors to the children and families of Brooklyn and beyond.
Best wishes,
Carol Enseki, President William Rifkin, Chair, Board of Trustees