National Museum of Mathematics

A gem!
A great idea, with great content. It requires at least a half-day to do justice to the material and admission fee. It could use more, enthusiastic staff & possibly some simple printed displays to explain the science and maths to visitors (especially children), otherwise reliant on significant parental input. Somewhat disappointing that many (20% of) exhibits were not working - but still plenty to inspire!

Really awesome museum. The staff are super-friendly and helpful. Lots of interactive displays that remind you how beautiful math is. Only reason to dock a star was that quite a few exhibits were down when we went, which is unfortunate. Those that were working were fun and interesting. My son could have spent all day on the puzzles!

I've to say that I was expecting more than what we saw. 30% of the stands were out of order. And for the rest, it was too high level. Probably also to fit very young audiences too. The students there were more talking to each others or on their phones than supporting visitors. For me it was not worth the price of the tickets. The toilet is clean.

This is our nation's only interactive museum dedicated to mathematics - and runs mostly on volunteers and donations in the heart of NYC. For that alone they get 5 stars. Great interactive exhibition tribute to math. Lots of activities, puzzles, experiences that all have some math element to them, like tricycles with square wheels, floor puzzles, fractal interactive video, a probability ball drop, etc. It's very much like a science center but for mathematics. Digital touchscreens with detailed explanations and mathematicians alongside most experiences. "Employees" (mostly local students) are super friendly and helpful. They have a small gift shop with math items. This place has a free time slot once a month at least where you can enjoy the place for free. Some of the activities are not working anymore or shut down. Some of the digital touchscreens are sluggish or unresponsive. It's also a little tight and should be expanded. Feels like it could use some TLC in general. I hope they are getting enough grant money from organizations like MSRI and the NSF. If not, those and similar organizations need to prop it up. Despite these issues, it was packed when we went and everyone seemed engrossed and interested. It's a fantastic, effective commercial for mathematics! I hope the next time I come to NYC, it's even bigger and better. Once improved, they should do more advertising and scheduling to bring more people in. Being in NYC, they have the ability to reach a wide demographic.

The employees were great and helped guide us through the museum. There are tons of interactive exhibits and I would be really amazing for kids. It was fun for us 25 year olds.
They have more artsy math exhibits as well as the interactive.
It was just a solid fun time.

The museum of mathematics is a very nice place to spend an afternoon with your family.

There are activities for kids of every age from 4 to 16 years.

The only disappointing point was that many games/activities were broken or out of service, i think that once you pay a quite expensive ticket you expect to find a large selection of options and all the game working.

The staff that work there are very nice and helpful.

My kids love the National Museum of Mathematics. The entrance was off E 26th facing the park side. Their bathrooms were well maintained and the sink was in pentagon shape, which was kind of fun for everyone. There were a lot of activities for kids and adults. The gift shop at the front of the museum had a lot of fun toys for the kids to take a look at and to get for friends’ birthday parties. There is also a WholeFoods market nearby for lunch after a morning of fun activities in the museum and apply some of the math the kids learned. Highly recommend it for mathematical kids. :)

Engaging, enriching, and exciting to see all the mathematical concepts brought to life through interactive exhibits. If speedy tourism is your thing, then 1 hour should do but if you relax and read a few explanations as well as play with exhibits spending 2 hours or more is easy. No food inside but plenty of options nearby. Whole Foods a couple blocks north offers lots of tasty and healthy options in their prepared food section to eat inside at the second floor tables.