NIGHT WATCHMAN (reading):“Betsy Wetsy. Vintage baby doll.A ‘practice baby’—a caretaking toy reflecting changing ideas about childhood play and domestic life…”NARRATOR:He pauses, as if the next line might argue back.

The alphabet blocks are gathered around the bobble head figure of Edgar Allan Poe - complete with Raven.  The alphabet blocks seem to be fascinated by Mr.Poe’s use of language and are clearly intrigued by his words until the night watch...

Tonight we leave the playhouse wing and walk—quietly—into a different kind of stage: a mirrored room, a window, and a tube of glass and brass pointed at the sky. Because when Edgar Allan Poe looks up, he doesn’t just want ...

NARRATOR / NIGHT WATCHMAN (gentle, amused):It’s amazing what feels different in a museum at midnight.In the daytime, the lights are bright, the brochures are tidy, the gift shop is cheerful……but when the doors are locked and the ...

NARRATOR (WARM, INVITING)Welcome to Celebrate Creativity and Conversations with Toys,our after-hours visit to the Metropolitan Museumof Toys and Childhood Artifacts—where the lights are low,the alarms are set,and word...