Children’s Museum of the Arts, the interactive art and maker space that had been on Charlton Street in Hudson Square since 2011, has closed its brick-and-mortar (or as they put it, fee-for-service) home permanently, a victim — or perhaps a silver lining — of the pandemic. (Thanks to C., who wrote to ask what was going on.) Instead it has taken its show on the road, now providing 100 percent free programming in partnerships with schools, community groups and arts organizations around the city. (They have a Halloween event this Sunday in Spring Street Park on Sixth Avenue from noon to 3.)
The former space functioned like a museum, with a big collection of children’s art from around the world and with formal exhibits, but was much more hands-on than your usual “Please Do Not Touch” approach. The program now is almost all art-making and teaching, and it includes a new…
