Comings & Goings

The traveling exhibition was developed by The Brooklyn Children’s Museum for the Minnesota Children’s Museum and the Youth Museum Exhibit Collaborative (YMEC). The exhibition was funded by YMEC with additional support provided by the Spunk Fund, Inc.

Families visiting Night Journeys enter a whimsical bedroom setting where they are introduced to sleeping places from many parts of the world. Children can lie down on an ancient Egyptian bed or try out a headrest from Japan or Somalia. They can carry dolls in a Mexican rebozo or a Native American cradleboard.

A fantastic giant bed serves as the centerpiece in this area, offering kids the opportunity to examine protective sleep charms used around the world and take on one of the most common bedtime fears. As they shine a giant flashlight under the bed, they will turn a “frightening monster” into an ordinary pile of socks and toys.

Night Journeys provides an environment in which young people’s most comforting bedtime habits, persistent nighttime fears and compelling curiosities about sleep and dreams can be explored in a humorous, supportive way.