LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring The Brooklyn Children's Museum for its
award winning exhibits and its success in the use of those exhibits to
educate children from pre-school to high-school

WHEREAS, May 31-June 6, 2012, has been declared "Museum Week in the
State of New York"; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Children's Museum is accredited by the American
Association of Museums; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Children's Museum is the oldest and first chil-
dren's museum in the country, founded in 1899; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Children's Museum maintains an ongoing commit-
ment to presenting programs, exhibits, and performances which welcomes
everyone and builds understanding of the diverse cultures in New York
City and around the world; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Children's Museum maintains award winning,
hands-on exhibits for children of all ages; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Children's Museum develops exhibits that travel
to children's museums in Central and North America; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Children's Museum has doubled in size and incor-
porates the latest innovations in high performance architecture; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Children's Museum is now equipped to provide
21st Century learning adventures for growing numbers of children from
all neighborhoods in New York City, the greater metropolitan region, and
beyond; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Children's Museum is New York City's first green
museum, as certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) program of the U.S. Green Building Council; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Children's Museum's "Green Threads" initiative
uses the Museum's LEED-certified building as a platform to teach about
sustainable choices; Green Threads increases awareness of what it means
to "think green" and helps build skills people will use to reshape their
communities and the world; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Children's Museum participates in more than
30,000 school and camp program activities per year; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Children's Museum encourages tourism in Brook-
lyn, New York City, and the greater metropolitan area, welcoming 243,000
visitors from around the world per year and serves as an economic engine
not only for Brooklyn, but for all neighborhoods in New York City and
beyond; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor The Brooklyn Children's Museum for its award winning exhibits and
its success in the use of those exhibits to educate children from pre-
school to high-school; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Brooklyn Children's Museum.