Prior to that, he was CEO of Brooklyn Child and Family Services, that provided comprehensive social services to children and families.

In this age of earnest parents devoted to exposing their children to every possible stimulus, places like the Brooklyn Children's Museum are doubly welcome.

Activities for children ages 4-6 include field trips to the Brooklyn Children's Museum and American Museum of Natural History, as well as crafts projects.

Mr. Blumenfeld said his interest in nature and the environment began as a child visiting the Brooklyn Children's Museum each Saturday.

The Brooklyn Children's Museum, which opened in 1899, was the world's first museum for children.

In the succeeding years thousands of children attending the new Brooklyn Children's Museum were introduced to Bach's clavichord, Galileo's telescope and natural science exhibits.

Hundreds of other museums dedicated to children, including one on Staten Island and one in Manhattan, have used the Brooklyn Children's Museum as a model.

The Brooklyn Children's Museum, the world's first museum dedicated to children, opened in December 1899.

The concept of a museum expressly designed for children emerged in 1899, with the founding of the Brooklyn Children's Museum.

One place that drew a large number of children was the Brooklyn Children's Museum.