On September 9, the Metropolitan Museum in New York will open 81 Street Studio, an area dedicated to scientific and artistic learning for children aged 3 to 11.
The area will be set up with installations aimed at stimulating the curiosity and creativity of young visitors and distributed over a surface of over 3500 square meters inside the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education, whose design is the result of the prestigious studio KOKO Architecture plus Design.
Heidi Holder, head of education at the MET, initiated this new project based on the idea that the role of museums and culture can be rethought starting from future generations.
Holder stated that “with its focus on interdisciplinary learning through the five senses, the 81st Street Studio is another catalyst for the way the MET engages with its visitors” (…). This makes the museum a place where visitors can make delightful discoveries, take risks, and ask questions, activities that are essential to resetting the future role of museums in our communities”.
The first exhibition will feature both digital and analog experiences aimed at stimulating learning. Visitors will have the opportunity to experiment with the characteristics of essential materials such as wood, with the aim of stimulating touch and smell, participating in fun workshops for the production of musical instruments.
81 Street Studio has invested heavily in the “Music Station”, a place where children can discover the different variations of sound in relation to the use of different materials.
There will also be an area dedicated to the library, where readings will be curated by specialized museum staff, and six interactive stations that will test young visitors by building objects made of materials with various shapes, surfaces and characteristics.
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