184 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS 



On Mondays and Tuesdays an admission of 25 cents for adults and 10 

 cents for children under 16 is charged. 



CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. (Bedford Park.) 



Staff. Curator, Anna B. Gallup; Assistant Curators, Mary Day 

 Lee, George P. Englehart; Librarian, Miriam S. Draper; Assistant 

 librarian, Alison J. Baigri; Clerk, Marguerite Carmichael; 1 janitor, 

 1 attendant, 1 messenger, and 2 cleaners. 



Art. i5o± photographs of famous paintings and buildings. 



Botany. An educational exhibit of plant models, colored plates 

 and preserved specimens, illustrating plant structure and germination. 



Geography. Models showing the relation of primitive man to 

 environment in different zones; Dolls dressed in peasant costumes; 

 Relief maps, photographs, .etc. 



Geology. 325 minerals and rocks. These include principally 

 the minerals and rocks described in the public school courses of study. 

 There are also 13 colored charts showing glaciers, earthquakes, geysers, 

 deserts, avalanches, water-spouts etc.; a small collection of volcanic 

 products; and a collection of 8o± gems. 



History. Historical relics and pictures, and a series of models 

 illustrating colonial life. The models consist of dolls dressed in appro- 

 priate costumes and surrounded with careful reproductions of the 

 houses, furniture, etc. of the period represented. 



Zoology. Shells, 1000+ ; Insects, on exhibition, 640+ , in stor- 

 age, 5000+ ; Other invertebrates, 400; Fishes, 50; Batrachians, 100; 

 Reptiles, 75; Birds, on exhibition, 500, in storage, 200; Mammals, 

 150. There are 6 large and 6 small groups of animals exhibited in 

 natural environment. 



Historical Sketch. The Children's Museum began its work 

 in a residence leased as a temporary storeroom by the Brooklyn Insti- 

 tute of Arts and Sciences. Upon the opening of the central museum 

 (Brooklyn Institute Museum) this residence was continued as a 

 branch museum for children. The first exhibits were opened in Decem- 

 ber, 1899; since that time the exhibits and the popularity of the work 

 of the museum have increased so that a new building is very much 

 needed. 



Financial Support. The Children's Museum receives $12,000 

 annually from the appropriation made by the city for the maintenance 

 of the Brooklyn Institute Museums. The grounds are cared for by 

 the department of parks; specimens are purchased from a collection 

 fund composed of private donations. 



