ADULT/UNIVERSITY - Historic Court Street Station

Description

The New York Transit Museum has a fascinating and unique history. Court Street Station in downtown Brooklyn, once home to the HH shuttle train, opened in 1936 but closed ten years later due to low ridership. In 1976 the station re-opened as the New York Transit Exhibit, and today is home to the New York Transit Museum, the largest museum in North America devoted to public transportation. Join Education Department staff to discover our 46-year history through archival images, discussion, and a virtual tour.

Offered At

New York Transit Museum

The New York Transit Museum is dedicated to telling and preserving the stories of mass transportation – extraordinary engineering feats, workers who labored in the tunnels over 100 years ago, communities that were drastically transformed, and the ever-evolving technology, design, and ridership of a system that runs 24 hours a day, every day of the year. (Opening hours only reflect the group tour schedule. Please visit our website for the general public hours.)

Spring 2024 Dates
Now - June 21
Wednesday - Friday
10am, 11am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1pm, 2pm

Summer 2024 Dates
July 10 - August 16
Wednesday - Friday
Dates will be released April/May

SCHOOL GROUPS: https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/learn/schoolgroup/ (Book all classes separately, do not combine classes.)

Group Capacity:
General Education and ICT Group - $200
 - Pre-K: up to 18 students (9 chaperones)
- Kindergarten: up to 25 students (7 chaperones)
- Grades 1-12: up to 36 participants (including youth and chaperones)

Special Education Self-Contained Groups - $100
- 17 participants (including youth and chaperones)

ADULT GROUPS:
- Adults up to 30 participants
- Visit for group rates: https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/learn/grouptours/
- Access Groups up to 17 participants (including staff/chaperones) - $100

Scroll down the page to view up-to-date tour availability and/or to book a tour. You will need an Explorable Places account to complete the reservation process.

THEMED TOURS (60 minutes):

  • Moving Our Communities: Learn about the transit workers; the people who help commuters move throughout the city. (K-12)
  • Art on the Go (Formerly known as Miles of Tiles): Art, music, and poetry that can be found in the transit system. (K-12)
  • Journey to the Past: Transit history told through a tour of vintage train cars and storytelling. (K-12)
  • Moving The Millions: An introduction to transit history and the technology that made it possible. (K-12, Adult)
  • Subway Tracks: A history of transit and how to safely ride (Special Education Only; 6th Grade – Adult)

Details

Subjects

History, Modern History, City Planning

Capacity

40 students, 1 chap. per 0 stu.

Duration

60 min.

Activity

Virtual Field Trip

Grades

Adult, Postsecondary

Price Options

$100.00 per Group for Adults

$50.00 per Group for Postsecondary School

$50.00 per Group for Seniors