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The funding will help sustain the Crown Heights institution's popular festivals, which draw families from across Brooklyn and the greater New York City area for hands-on celebrations of global traditions. Each year, the museum hosts festivals honoring and cultural from the borough's many communities, including Kwanzaa, Eid al-Fitr, Holi, Lunar New Year, Dia de los Muertos, Tu BiShvat and Indigenous Peoples' Day.

For 18 years, our Celebrate Kwanzaa festival has been a powerful celebration of community, culture, and the African diaspora, right here in the heart of Brooklyn. BCM takes great pride in this being one of the longest-running and largest celebrations of Kwanzaa across NYC,

"At Brooklyn Children's Museum, all of our programming reflects the diversity of the communities of Brooklyn," said Dylan House, director of public programs at the museum.

Creative expression is one of the 'stickiest' ways to help young people learn about our world, because it creates unique and lasting memories.

"Holi is a time to embrace spring and renewal, and to come together in celebration as one," said Atiba T. Edwards, president and chief executive officer of Brooklyn Children's Museum.

The Brooklyn Children's Museum has received a $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to develop the Brooklyn Character initiative aimed at fostering strong character traits in children.