The Children's Museum of the Arts (CMA) was a nonprofit museum founded in 1988 by Kathleen Schneider, who opened her SoHo artist's loft to young people to create and exhibit work, growing it into one of the oldest children's art museums in the world. From 2011 to 2022, CMA operated a 10,000-square-foot facility in Manhattan's South Village, holding a collection of more than 2,000 pieces of international children's art from over 50 countries and mounting exhibitions such as "Make Art (in) Public," which featured artists including Keith Haring and Christo and Jeanne-Claude. After closing its physical location during the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization continued partnerships with schools before declaring bankruptcy and ceasing operations in October 2024.