Cool Culture

06/05/2026

The Museum Mile Festival is back!
On June 9th, everyone can access eight NYC museums for FREE from 6 to 9 pm:

🌟 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
🎨 Neue Galerie New York
🌟 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
🌟 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
🌟 The Jewish Museum
🌟 Museum of the City of New York
🌟 El Museo del Barrio
🖼️ The Africa Center

All the museums marked with a 🌟 are Cool Culture partner museums! This means our families can enjoy FREE admission to these sites throughout the year. Learn if your school/center and family are eligible at bio link or CoolCulture.org.

At the Museum Mile Festival, enjoy arts activities for kids, live performances, food vendors and outdoor programming from each museum. The event takes place rain or shine.

Your family can visit Central Park before walking up Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 110th for the biggest art block party you'll see this June.

06/04/2026

For over 25 years, Cool Culture has helped families across NYC discover the power of arts, culture, and community. 💛

When a child walks into a museum and sees themselves reflected. When a caregiver feels welcomed in a cultural space. When families create memories, build confidence, and explore together—those moments matter.

This spring, we're raising $20,000 by June 30 to help ensure more families can access the cultural experiences they imagine.

Your gift supports:

✨ Cool Culture Club Listening Tours
✨ Parent Power (PP4CE)
✨ School & community partnerships
✨ Free cultural access for families across NYC

Every donation helps create more opportunities for children and caregivers to learn, connect, and thrive through culture. Become a sustaining donor today. Even $5/month helps keep culture within reach for NYC families. 💫

🔗 Donate today at www.coolculture.org/give2026/ or via the link in our bio. ❤️

05/29/2026

✨ Listening. Creating. Connecting. ✨

Earlier this spring, families, educators, and community members gathered at Poster House for a powerful stop on our Culture & Connection: Family Listening Tour.

Together, we explored Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen, reflecting on how art, storytelling, and visual culture shape the way we see ourselves and our communities. While adults and educators participated in guided conversations about cultural access and belonging, children engaged in hands-on artmaking with teaching artists, expressing their ideas through creativity and play.

From thoughtful discussions to shared meals and meaningful connections, the day reminded us that families hold valuable knowledge about what welcoming, inclusive cultural spaces can look and feel like.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, shared your experiences, and helped shape this ongoing work. Your voices continue to guide the future of cultural equity across NYC. ❤️

📣 Haven't joined a Listening Tour yet? There's still time to register for our next stop tomorrow!

🎨 Culture & Connection: Family Listening Tour at Studio Museum in Harlem
📅 Saturday, May 30
⏰ 11 AM–2 PM
📍 Studio Museum in Harlem

Join us for a family-centered day of art, creativity, conversation, and community.
🔗 RSVP at the link in our bio!

05/22/2026

🎉 Celebrate Juneteenth with Cool Culture & Lewis Latimer House! ✨🖤❤️💚

Last year, families gathered in joy, creativity, and community—and we’re doing it again. 🌞

Join Cool Culture and Lewis Latimer House Museum for the Juneteenth Family Festival, a vibrant celebration honoring Black freedom, innovation, and cultural legacy.

Inspired by the legacy of inventor Lewis Latimer, families can enjoy:

🎨 Hands-on artmaking
🎶 Live music & performances
📚 Storytelling & cultural activities
🧪 STEAM experiences
🤝 Community connection & joyful family fun

📍 Lewis Latimer House Museum
📅 Saturday, June 13
⏰ 1 PM–4 PM
🎟️ FREE! RSVP encouraged

Juneteenth is a celebration of liberation, resilience, and the ongoing work of building a more just future. Families help carry that story forward—and we can’t wait to celebrate with you. ❤️

🔗 RSVP at the link in bio or via Lewis Latimer House

05/19/2026

Wanna see Asian art with your family in NYC? 🎨

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with your family by checking out some of New York's museums. We learned about Asian American history at the Museum of Chinese in America Museum of Chinese in America in Chinatown, where we also enjoyed dumplings, roast duck, bubble tea and tanghulu for lunch! 🥟

Last weekend, we visited the Arts of Asia exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, where you can see sculptures, pottery, textiles and more from all over Asia. They even have the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art's Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room. 🏮

Your child will love learning about all the different cultures represented in NYC's art exhibits. See how many Asian countries they can name before and after your trip!

Cool Culture families can use their Family Pass to get FREE admission to our museum partners for up to 5 family members. Learn more at bio link or coolculture.org.

05/15/2026

✨ What happens when families help shape cultural spaces? ✨

Join us for the next stop on our Culture & Connection: Family Listening Tour — this time at the iconic Studio Museum in Harlem.

Families, caregivers, and educators are invited to gather with us for a joyful day of art, reflection, creativity, and conversation in one of the nation’s leading institutions celebrating artists of African descent.

This Listening Tour stop is about more than visiting a cultural space — it’s about helping shape what belonging, access, and connection can look like for families across NYC.

✨ What to expect:
🖼 Guided art exploration
💬 Family-centered listening conversation
🎨 Creative activities for children
🍽 Lunch + community connection

Because your voice matters.
Because your family belongs here.
Because cultural spaces should be shaped with community, not just for community. 💛

📅 Saturday, May 30
⏰ 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
📍 Studio Museum, Harlem
🎟 FREE with RSVP
🔗 RSVP at the link in bio

04/16/2026

🌍 Step Into Culture, Community & Creativity at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts! ✨

Today we’re shining a spotlight on one of our inspiring cultural partners — the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) | MoCADA Museum, located in Brooklyn. This vibrant museum celebrates the art, history, and lived experiences of people of African descent across the globe.

Through powerful exhibitions, community-centered programs, and cultural storytelling, families can explore how art reflects identity, resilience, and the richness of the African diaspora.

✨ What’s in Store for Your Family? ✨
🎨 Bold contemporary art — Experience powerful works by artists of the African diaspora that inspire creativity and reflection.
📚 Interactive experiences — Engage with exhibitions and programs that bring stories, ideas, and culture to life.
🌍 Cultural storytelling — Discover how art explores identity, heritage, and global Black experiences.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family learning — Participate in programs designed to spark curiosity and conversations across generations.

🎯 Cool Culture Compass 🧭
📍 One of the only museums in NYC dedicated specifically to the African diaspora.
🌍 Known for showcasing both local Brooklyn artists and global voices from across the diaspora.
🤝 A community-rooted space that blends art, activism, and cultural dialogue.

🎟 Cool Culture Families: Your Family Pass gives you FREE access to MoCADA — plus dozens of museums and cultural spaces across NYC.

✨ Plan your visit and experience a space where stories are shared, voices are uplifted, and community is at the heart of it all.

04/07/2026

Not too late to join us at ! Enjoy free lunch, share your family's vision for NYC arts & culture, and see dope art. Kids will do a fun arts activity, too! 🎨

The current featured exhibit is Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen, featuring powerful posters that celebrate Black creativity across theater, film, and television. 🎭

Catch us today, 4/7, we're here til 3 pm!

Can't make it? Our next Listening Tour stop is Studio Museum on 5/30, watch our page for updates

Special thx to

04/01/2026

As we close out Women’s History Month, we honor the women who nurture curiosity, guide young learners, and build stronger communities every day 💐

From moms and grandmas to aunts, caregivers, educators, and cultural workers—women are at the heart of how families experience art, culture, and connection across NYC.

At Cool Culture, we see this every day—women opening doors for children to discover new ideas, new stories, and new possibilities.

For this month and always, we celebrate the leadership, care, and creativity that women bring to our communities—and the ways they help shape a more joyful, inclusive future for all families.

💛 To all the women who show up, lead, and inspire—we celebrate you.

✨ Help a family make lasting memories
🔗 Learn more about the Cool Culture Family Pass at the link in our bio

02/17/2026