Transit Time Capsules
May 7 2012 By Jill
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Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 1:30pm Repeating every day through Sunday, May 13, 2012
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| Where: | New York Transit Museum Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn NY | |
| Cost: | FREE with paid museum admission | |
| Contact: | 718.694.1792 | |
| Website: | http://mta.info/mta/museum/index.html#progs | |
| Ages: | 5 and up | |
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May 12 & 13 @ 1:30pm
Two “bluebird” cars on the Museum’s platform level traveled to the World’s Fair decades apart, one in 1939 and the other in 1964. Learn about the Fairs and the Westinghouse Time Capsules, which are meant to stay sealed for 5000 years! We’ll use MetroCards, maps, and items you bring from home to fashion time capsules that tell the story of transit today.
