Right to Vote

Fri Jan 8, 2021 - Sun Jan 24, 2021
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Repeating every week — Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through January 24, 2021.
10:00am to 5:00pm ET
Age: 2-10
Price: Free with museum admission
Location:
Children's Museum of Manattan

Celebrate the power of America's electoral process (and the inauguration), with a visit to CMOM's Right to Vote exhibit. The installation explores what voting is and why it matters, how people effect change by working together, and the role of the president of the United States.

Underlying the installation messaging is the importance of thoughtful decision-making and open-minded listening, reiterating that voting and community movements are ways we work together for the greater good.

Area 1-Your Vote Counts
Visitors “vote” for one of three options by placing a ballot in one of three voting cases. Topics change, and examples include: clean water for all, more parks and pools, free food at schools.

Area 2- If I Were President
Children pretend play in the Oval Office, taking calls, making decisions, and signing important documents.

Area 3- Moving Forward Together- Suffragists
Visitors explore a wall-mounted finger maze to see which suffragist they are most like, and learn more about the suffrage movement.

Area 4- Share your voice!
Visitors can create their own posters, sashes, ballots, and more! By exploring methods used by women to attain the right to vote over a century ago, visitors see that these same skills and tactics are still relevant today when we want to make our voices heard. Art materials and CMOM educators are available to engage visitors.

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.