Just $5/month gives a child and their family access to more than 90 NYC museums and cultural experiences for an entire year—at no cost to them.
Access to arts and culture isn’t just about enrichment—it’s how children and families celebrate their heritage, learn that they belong, that their voices matter, and that they have the right to shape the spaces and systems around them.
You can help build an equitable society that values, embraces, and is enriched by all cultures through the power of arts and culture today.
Every child deserves access to arts and culture—and the power that comes with belonging.
Yet many children and families of color are made to feel that these cultural spaces aren’t meant for them.
Cool Culture works to change that.
We empower families to feel confident navigating museums and cultural institutions, influence the systems shaping their lives, and create a more inclusive NYC through arts and culture. When families (and children!) participate, speak up, and take up space, we all benefit from more just and equitable communities.
The first step to advocacy is access. Just $5/month provides a child with a Cool Culture Family Pass—unlocking free visits to more than 90 museums and cultural spaces across NYC for an entire year.
"It was intimidating to go to the museums, especially having a three-year-old. Cool Culture gave me the tools to prepare myself and my family to go on visits, which took the anxiety away…Now I know how to plan and prepare before going to a museum."
Your support opens the doors to New York City's cultural institutions—sparking imagination, nurturing creativity, and strengthening civic wellbeing.
Your gift of $5/month:
- Provides free access to museums and cultural experiences for families that have historically been excluded
- Removes barriers and builds bridges to create a more inclusive NYC
- Equips parents with confidence and tools to advocate for their families and communities, and to create meaningful change
- Supports families as they guide their children to discover joy, possibility, and belonging, strengthening their emotional, social, and civic wellbeing
"Many of our families are immigrants and come to this country alone and scared. Cool Culture has become an amazing aid that gives them the opportunity to explore not only the arts but build relationships and support systems with others."
About Cool Culture
For more than 25 years, Cool Culture has worked to ensure that families of color and other historically marginalized families facing poverty in New York City have access to the cultural resources necessary to thrive. Through joyful cultural experiences, artistic expression, and collective advocacy, Cool Culture partners with schools, early childhood centers, and cultural institutions to open doors to marginalized communities, encourage families to preserve their cultural heritage, and influence the systems shaping their lives and communities. Learn more at www.coolculture.org.