Window Wonders: Shapes and Colors

From the Museum at Eldridge Street
 

Look closely!
 

Download large copies of the images (pdf).
Share these ideas and questions with your child(ren)!

  • This building was designed as a special place for people to go and pray.
  • Let’s count the doors and windows. 
  • Can you find…circles, triangles, stars and flowers?
  • If you designed the window, how would yours be different?
 

 

 

Create your own Rose Window
Download this worksheet and use crayons or markers to create your own unique window.
 
Explore further! 

Visit the Museum at Eldridge Street,and see the Rose Window with your family! It is one of NYC’s most spectacular National Historic Landmarks, located where Chinatown meets the old Jewish Lower East Side. 

Visit these Cool Culture partner museums to see more stained glass:

 Some NYC subway stations have stained glass! Some places are:

  • Sutter Avenue (L train) Brooklyn
  • 167th Street station (4 train) in the Bronx
  • Westchester Square (6 train) in the Bronx