Photograph: JongHeon Martin Kim
| Photograph: JongHeon Martin Kim |

Maximum Sensation by Mounir Fatmi
Expand kids' definition of artwork by letting them get an up-close look at this 2010 installation of skateboards embellished with Islamic prayer rugs by the Moroccan-born, Paris-based artist Mounir Fatmi. The sight of the skateboard jumble alone will get their adrenaline flowing, in part because each board looks ready to go. Fatmi's work explores the intersection of cultures—here the worlds of Muslim prayer and skateboarding—and the concept of hybrids: something new and alive that emerges from the culture clash. Fourth floor

Brooklyn Museum: Ten best pieces of artwork for kids

The envelope-pushing Brooklyn Museum is a national treasure, and it's chock-full of artwork for kids, from mysterious bronze owls to 2,000-year-old mummies

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Artwork for kids may not be the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of the Borough of Kings, but the envelope-pushing Brooklyn Museum is overflowing with it, which is why we chose it to be the second in our artwork-for-kids series, after last year's article on the top ten artworks for kids at MoMA. Sure, the temporary museum exhibits are amazing, from the current "Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui" to past kid-friendly blockbusters like last year's Keith Haring exhibit and amazingretrospective of work by French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel, but the museum's permanent collection abounds with artworks that are not only great in their own right but also engage kids. Scroll through our picks of artwork for kids at what to us is one of NYC's best family attractions—from a winsome hippo to a majestic, 19th-century view of the Rockies.

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