# Museums for kids in the Bronx (11) > 11 museums for kids in the Bronx, 3 free. Exhibits and family programs. Includes Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum and Bronx Children's Museum. URL: https://littlegotham.com/borough/bronx/museums/ [Home](https://littlegotham.com/) / [Bronx](https://littlegotham.com/borough/bronx/) / Museums ## Museums for kids in the Bronx 11 museums for kids in the Bronx, 3 free. Exhibits and family programs. Includes Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum and Bronx Children's Museum. [Filter & map these](https://littlegotham.com/explore/?cat=museums&boro=Bronx) 3 free 11 indoor ### Other boroughs [Museums in Manhattan](https://littlegotham.com/borough/manhattan/museums/) · [Museums in Brooklyn](https://littlegotham.com/borough/brooklyn/museums/) · [Museums in Queens](https://littlegotham.com/borough/queens/museums/) · [Museums in Staten Island](https://littlegotham.com/borough/staten-island/museums/) · [All museums in NYC](https://littlegotham.com/category/museums/) ### By neighborhood [Concourse 2 ](https://littlegotham.com/neighborhood/bronx-concourse/) · [Pelham Bay Park 1 ](https://littlegotham.com/neighborhood/bronx-pelham-bay-park/) · [Fordham 1 ](https://littlegotham.com/neighborhood/bronx-fordham/) · [Norwood 1 ](https://littlegotham.com/neighborhood/bronx-norwood/) · [Van Cortlandt Park 1 ](https://littlegotham.com/neighborhood/bronx-van-cortlandt-park/) · [City Island 1 ](https://littlegotham.com/neighborhood/bronx-city-island/) · [Throgs Neck 1 ](https://littlegotham.com/neighborhood/bronx-throgs-neck/) · [West Farms 1 ](https://littlegotham.com/neighborhood/bronx-west-farms/) · [Riverdale 1 ](https://littlegotham.com/neighborhood/bronx-riverdale/) · [Bedford Park 1 ](https://littlegotham.com/neighborhood/bronx-bedford-park/) [Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum](https://littlegotham.com/activity/bartow-pell-mansion-museum/): Pelham Bay Park $15 Bartow-Pell Conservancy An 1836 Greek Revival mansion with formal gardens inside Pelham Bay Park. Guided tours show kids how a wealthy 19th-century family lived, and the grounds are great for a picnic. Ages 7–17 Wed, Sat, Sun Indoor [Bronx Children s Museum](https://littlegotham.com/activity/bronx-children-s-museum/): Concourse Price on site The borough s first children s museum, with hands-on galleries where kids explore Bronx nature, culture and communities through building, pretend play and art-making. Sessions are timed, so families book a morning or afternoon block. Ages 0–10 Tue–Sat Indoor [Bronx River Art Center](https://littlegotham.com/activity/bronx-river-art-center/): West Farms $25 A community arts center and gallery on the Bronx River offering after-school and Saturday art classes for kids and teens in pottery, printmaking, comics and more. Exhibitions spotlight local and emerging artists. Ages 6–17 Tue, Thu, Sat Indoor [City Island Nautical Museum](https://littlegotham.com/activity/city-island-nautical-museum/): City Island Kids free City Island Historical Society Housed in a former schoolhouse on City Island, this small museum covers the island s boat-building, sail-making and oystering past with models, photos and navigation tools. Kids under 12 visit free. Ages 5–17 Sat, Sun Indoor [Edgar Allan Poe Cottage](https://littlegotham.com/activity/edgar-allan-poe-cottage/): Fordham Kids $3 The Bronx County Historical Society The small cottage where Edgar Allan Poe spent his last years and wrote Annabel Lee, restored with period furnishings. A quick visit that suits older kids reading Poe, with Poe Park s visitor center next door. Ages 8–17 Sat, Sun Indoor [Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler](https://littlegotham.com/activity/maritime-industry-museum-at-fort-schuyler/): Throgs Neck Free SUNY Maritime College Inside a 19th-century fort on the SUNY Maritime campus, this free museum displays ship models, navigation instruments and shipping history. Families get free parking and water views of the Throgs Neck Bridge. Ages 5–17 Mon–Sat Indoor [Museum of Bronx History at Valentine-Varian House](https://littlegotham.com/activity/museum-of-bronx-history-at-valentine-varian-house/): Norwood $3 The Bronx County Historical Society A 1758 fieldstone farmhouse that now tells the story of the Bronx from farmland to modern borough through rotating exhibits. It sits beside Williamsbridge Oval park and playground. Ages 7–17 Sat Indoor [The Bronx Museum](https://littlegotham.com/activity/the-bronx-museum/): Concourse Free The Bronx Museum of the Arts A contemporary art museum on the Grand Concourse focused on artists connected to the Bronx and its diverse communities. Families can wander bilingual exhibitions and join free weekend art-making and community events. All ages Wed–Sun Indoor [Van Cortlandt House Museum](https://littlegotham.com/activity/van-cortlandt-house-museum/): Van Cortlandt Park Kids free National Society of Colonial Dames in NY The oldest building in the Bronx, a 1748 Georgian manor in Van Cortlandt Park where George Washington stayed during the Revolution. Kids explore colonial rooms and learn about the people, free and enslaved, who lived and worked on the estate. Ages 5–17 Wed–Sun Indoor [Wave Hill Family Art Project](https://littlegotham.com/activity/wave-hill-family-art-project/): Riverdale Price on site Wave Hill Weekend drop-in art-making at Wave Hill s historic house, where families create projects inspired by the gardens, nature and science. Storytime is added on the first and third Saturdays, and the gardens and river views make it a full outing. Ages 2–12 Sat, Sun Indoor [Lehman College Art Gallery Family Programs](https://littlegotham.com/activity/lehman-college-art-gallery-family-programs/): Bedford Park Free Lehman College, CUNY A university art gallery in the Bronx that hosts free inclusive family programs about eight times a year, combining exhibition tours with hands-on art-making like collage. Sessions are typically on Sunday mornings. Ages 4–14 Sun Indoor ### Quick answers How many museums for kids are there in the Bronx? LittleGotham lists 11 museums for kids in the Bronx. Are there free museums for kids in the Bronx? Yes. 3 of 11 are free to attend, including Lehman College Art Gallery Family Programs, Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler, The Bronx Museum. What can kids do indoors in the Bronx on a rainy day? 11 listings are indoors, such as Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx Children's Museum, Bronx River Art Center. Which neighborhoods in the Bronx have the most museums? Concourse (2), Pelham Bay Park (1), Fordham (1). --- LittleGotham: things to do with kids in New York City. [Home](https://littlegotham.com/) · [Search](https://littlegotham.com/explore/) · [llms.txt](https://littlegotham.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://littlegotham.com/sitemap.xml) · [Open data (JSON)](https://littlegotham.com/data/activities.json)