Boston Children’s Museum to Receive $15,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts
BOSTON, MA – January 22, 2025—Boston Children’s Museum is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $15,000 to support The Lullaby Project.
Boston Children’s Museum is proud to join the Lullaby Project, an initiative founded by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute that pairs parents with local musicians to co-create and sing lullabies for their babies. Extending across the country and around the world, the Lullaby Project enables partner organizations to support families in their own communities and tailor the program to address specific needs. The Museum’s version of the project will engage families with newborns, particularly postpartum women navigating difficult life circumstances, in healthcare settings, homeless shelters, correctional settings, or other community organizations with the goal of supporting maternal emotional health, aiding child development, and strengthening the bond between caregiver and child through creative expression and play.
“The Lullaby Project represents a proven, effective process for engaging new parents and caregivers in enriching music-making experiences that positively impact their relationship to their young babies,” said Carole Charnow, President & CEO. “Boston Children’s Museum is proud to explore the intersection of health, wellness, and music in support of this moving and innovative program that serves the children and families in our community. We are tremendously grateful to the National Endowment for the Arts for this opportunity.”
The NEA will award 1,127 Grants for Arts Projects awards nationwide totaling more than $31.8 million as part of the recent announcement of fiscal year 2025 grants. “The NEA is proud to continue our nearly 60 years of supporting the efforts of organizations and artists that help to shape our country’s vibrant arts sector and communities of all types across our nation,” said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. “It is inspiring to see the wide range of creative projects taking place, including The Lullaby Project at Boston Children’s Museum.”
For more information on other projects included in the NEA’s grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.
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