A colorful mural that tells a visual story of connectedness through flowers and insects.
Meet SWISH PROJECTS, our 2023 Artists in Residence.
The Cash Machine happily sucks up your offering of dollar bills and pushes it through a maze of tubes, bells and spinning instruments.
Six colorfully woven, life-size spinning tops in the Museum Park.
This colorful project is a playful way to engage with the idea of constant transformation.
A sensory wonderland for toddlers 3 years and under where meaningful connections are made.
The Rain House evolved from the idea of offering a creative space where children could play as they might on a rainy day at home.
An interactive mural depicting two magical worlds that spans from the Museum’s main level to its upper level.
A mural comprised of a grid of rectangles, with each rectangle representing a Pantone® color matched to the shade of a fruit or vegetable.
A play structure of wooden balancing beams that challenges visitors to walk the intersecting paths.
Sketch Aquarium is an interactive art installation designed by Japanese artist collective, teamLab Kids.
No Rules...Except is returning with 40 mattresses installed on the floor and walls and 165 handmade, scattered silkscreened tire cushions.
Desert Derby is a landscape of reservoirs and roads inspired by Southern California’s true nature as an engineered phenomenon in the desert.
An 11’ x 14’ sandbox that acts as a platform for presenting engaging new video and other time-based artworks.
A four-story house featuring California architectural styles from different time periods and locales throughout the Golden State.
A 20-foot long mural questions the possibility of life outside Earth’s realm.
A space to see, share and make art together. The Community Gallery is a space where you can see and learn more about art.
A gallery of watercolor-inspired drawings that examine symmetry in the natural world created by High Tech Elementary North County students.
An exhibit in collaboration with Words Alive San Diego, featuring student artwork of collage self portraits.
A sculptural mass of wires, feathers and chords hang above the Museum's main level, representing family structures and communal ties.
Crystal Cortex is a whimsical inflatable larger-than-life sculpture created by artist Jason Hackenwerth.
Joey's Wings is a two-thousand origami paper crane installation honoring children who pass away from cancer in the United States each year.
A partnership with The Ecology Center to share practical tips on reducing your “water footprint.”
A collection of custom-made plywood furniture, fabric, cardboard boxes, ropes and other loose parts that can be shifted and remade by children and adults.
In this unusual "spy clubhouse," you can use tools, training and even a friend to help you find messages, crack the code and more!
A balloon, shaped and built by the people of Tijuana and San Diego, symbolizes California’s dual nature as an artwork created for the region.
On the sides of the Museum’s entry bridge, three large-scale photo murals show different photographic perspectives of the U.S. to Mexico border fence at the
In Car-a-oke, a karaoke makeover transforms the California car into a place for connection and shared memories.
The truck is a “rolling social sculpture” – an artwork and gallery that can move through the city to deliver art experiences.
Wind Vessel makes wind power - a resource we often take for granted - visible. This artwork challenges us to think artistically and scientifically.
Food Truckin’ is an art installation that lets visitors customize their own food delivery vehicles and role-play transportation and distribution.
This library offers visitors a quiet place to relax and explore the infinite possibilities that books and quiet time can present.
The Sound Kitchen is an interactive studio where you can play, sing and record your own musical creations.
The Fruit of the Gods is a colorful inflatable play sculpture designed uniquely for The New Children’s Museum.
This project is a chicken coop installed in the Museum’s Outdoor Terrace located on the Lower Level and visible from different vantage points.
In this art installation, the artists focus on the iconic symbol of the dining room table and capture the messy and joyous process of foods.
A festive environment resembling a professional bakery and cake shop where visitors can sculpt “treats” out of clay.
The unusual blocks in this installation have been made out of reishi mushrooms.
The Rainbow Bridge is an installation that transforms The New Children’s Museum’s main entryway, a pedestrian bridge, into a magical gateway via a custom-designed wallpaper.
Orange we… is an art installation featuring two large sculptures (the grove and loop de loop) that respond to movement through sound.
The artists in TRASH share the common desire to draw attention to an invisible issue that increasingly dominates our lives.
Artists in this exhibit explore how and why animals excite the human imagination.
All the works in childsplay are springboards for experience, and an invitation to explore new ideas.
The Museum will be closed on Tuesday, 12/24 and Wednesday, 12/25 for the holidays and will reopen on Thursday, 12/26 at 9am. Please note, we will also be open on New Years Eve, Tuesday, 12/31. See you at NCM!
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