ADULT/UNIVERSITY - Moving the Millions

Description

Discover the magnitude and complexity of New York City’s public transportation system by exploring elements of construction, social history, engineering, and impact over time in this introduction to transit history.

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Your group will be charged for a minimum of 10 people. (For students, please put the number of participants. For chaperones, please put the number of group leaders/organizers.)

Adult & Adult Seniors
15 people or less $125 (Adult Seniors $105)
16-20 people or less $175 (Adult Seniors $140)
21-30 people or less $225 (Adult Seniors $200)

Groups with Disabilities
Up to 17 participants $100

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

19th Century, 20th Century, Modern History, Engineering, City Planning

Capacity

30 students, 1 chap. per 0 stu.

Duration

60 min.

Activity

Field Trip

Grades

Adult, Postsecondary

Price Options