“The Museum of Mathematics bills itself as ‘the coolest thing that ever happened to math.’ And it seemed that Joseph agreed.”

“If the mention of algebra or geometry puts your kids in power-save mode, they’re not associating math with laser beams, memory games, and riding a square-wheeled tricycle.”

“And that’s the deal: change the messaging around math, and maybe you get better students and, after that, better, more science- and math-fluent adults.”

“The message is simple: math is everywhere; a part of our daily lives, from the time you get out of bed [...], to putting on your glasses [...], to knotting your bow tie [...]. And that’s the point – math may not be as easy as pi, but it isn’t so square, either.”

“It’s great to have places like this, where they can touch and feel [math].”

“ ‘Math touches on so many things in the world around us: there’s a connection between mathematics and music, connection with engineering, between mathematics and business, between mathematics and art,’ said Whitney. ‘And we want to show all those parts of mathematics here.’ ”

“Q. Branch of mathematics that best defines the Flatiron district:
Trigonometry because that’s how we can measure the famous angle of the Flatiron Building.”

“It’s really rare that you see a museum that gets it right for every age, but I learned a ton of new things at MoMath.”

“I think it’s cool. In school, I’m like, ugh math, but now I’m here and I think math is awesome. It’s all fun and awesome but you learn something.”

“ ‘We want to send a message that it’s cool to love math,’ says Mr. Whitney, and the museum succeeds brilliantly.”

“Every game, shape, design and sculpture has a mathematic[al] foundation and a math lesson to teach. But those lessons are taught in a way that most would never expect.”

“If you can make an association between math and something fun and exciting, you’re setting kids up for a whole new shift in thinking about what math is.”

“MoMath will not be filled with dusty artifacts — no scratchings from Euclid or ancient adding machines. Instead, it’s intended to [serve] as ‘a kind of playground’ and a ‘work of theater’ that plays with geometry, art and algorithms.”

“ ‘We have very few numbers in the museum,’ Whitney said. So instead of numbers expect a hands on experience.”

“There are beautiful mysteries in mathematics that are waiting to be explored.”

“It is exhilarating to see math so exuberantly celebrated.”

“Math is all around us. It’s everywhere we look.”

“People with all levels of understanding will be able to find the exhibits surprising and interesting.”

“It’s a museum designed to surprise.”

“Whitney is scheduled to throw open the doors to his long-awaited Museum of Mathematics in Manhattan, welcoming children [sure] to be… astonished by more than 30 interactive exhibits over two floors at 11 E. 26th St. in midtown.”

“There is no doubt that Lewis Caroll, an Oxford mathematician, would have exulted in the opening of a museum that combines a love of mathematics with the kind of whimsy and magic he created in Alice in Wonderland.”

“Our goal is to get kids excited, and show them the math they’re doing in school is just one tree in a whole huge forest.”

“We want to show you that math isn’t just straight lines and right angles.”

“What we saw augurs one of the most important — and impressive — museums for kids in the city ever.”

“Starting on 12/12/12, when passersby peer in the plate glass window of the new museum’s entryway, the undulating wall will beckon them in, mutely gesturing ‘Here is a place where math’s wonders are made palpable: Come and play!’”

“We need to make sure there is a breadth of opportunities so people can see the kind of mathematics that speaks to them and is exciting to them.”

“Mathematician Glen Whitney … wants to spread the word that mathematics is a beautiful discipline and all around us, from the geometry of soap bubbles to the algorithms that control traffic lights.”

“From the streets of New York City during the World Science Festival Street Fair to the Discovery Center Museum in southern California, the Math Midway has gathered crowds to explore math with tiles in the shape of monkeys, a maze that has a complete route requiring only left turns, and a tricycle with square wheels that gives a smooth ride.”

“Each Math Encounter features a public program led by a mathematician. Peter Winkler, a Dartmouth mathematician and author of two math puzzle books, gave a talk, “Intuition Gone Awry: Puzzles to S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Mind,” at Baruch College. I thought I’d dive into one of the puzzles he presented…”

“If we can show people just three things—that math is fun, that it’s beautiful and that with it you can get a really good job—then we’ll be a complete success.”

“Glen Whitney received a PhD in mathematical logic from UCLA in 1994.. As executive director of the Museum of Mathematics, Whitney is working to change public perceptions of mathematics, and to improve the way we educate our youth in this country.”

“Saturday, Dec. 15 will be the public opening of Manhattan’s Museum of Mathematics, the dream of three Long Island parents who wanted to get kids more interested in math by showing how it relates to sports, art and nature.”

“New York’s newest museum is anything but formulaic.”

“Glen Whitney, a Ph.D. and hedge-fund veteran, has raised $23 million for a museum that aims to get U.S. kids excited about math.”

“Perhaps the most ambitious effort to give math some sparkle comes from Whitney, the hedge-fund mathematician. He has raised $22 million to build a Museum of Mathematics, due to open this fall in New York City.”

“The Museum of Mathematics is counting the days until its opening at 11 E. 26th St., between Fifth and Madison Avenues.”

“Longwood Junior High School has taken the crown as the county’s math champs at the middle school level.”

“America’s first Museum of Mathematics, set to open in New York City this fall, began their fundraising with a MoMath Masters Tournament, an adult math competition with over 200 participants.”

“…the final rounds of the First Math Masters, which enlivened the highly successful fund-raising gala for the Museum of Mathematics, provided the same thrills, tension, quick thinking under pressure, and the collective sharp intakes of onlookers’ breaths, as a true sports event does.”

“Glen Whitney shows how to make math fun for kids.”

“Samuel Hansen spoke with the people behind the Museum of Mathematics right before the February 2012 Math Encounter talk by Jeff Weeks about the Shape of Space.”

“Come one, come all to the biggest carnival in town—the Math Midway mathematics carnival.”

“The Museum of Mathematics.. will occupy two levels of a building at the north end of Madison Square Park and offer permanent exhibit space as well as classroom space that the organization plans to rent out for private events.”

“Explore surprising aspects of math in a carnival-themed exhibition from the Museum of Mathematics.”

“MoMath will be the only museum in the United States dedicated entirely to math.”

“When MoMath opens on the edge of Madison Square Park in late 2012, kids will be able to check out interactive exhibits that bring math to life.”

“Math excites Glen Whitney. He believes it should excite you, too. This is why Whitney, a former algorithms specialist at the famously math-loving hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, has raised more than $22 million to open a New York City museum to glorify [math].”

“Developers are trying to play their cards right, hoping to make NoMad a new cultural hotspot. And they have a good start—fan favorite the Museum of Mathematics just leased a space in the neighborhood.”

“Today’s Wall Street Journal moseys over to NoMad, the neighborhood that’s been begging for the spotlight since the Ace Hotel opened its reclaimed wooden doors three years ago… things are moving in! Things like bars and restaurants and even a math museum!”

“…the proximity to the Flatiron Building offered a quirky bit of symbolism for the new Museum of Mathematics: ‘It’s the most photographed angle in New York,’ Mr. Whitney, the museum’s director, pointed out.”

“The Museum of Mathematics, which is joining the Museum of Sex in the neighborhood, chose a showroom at 11 East 26th Street as a location…”

“[Glen Whitney] approached me to tell me that he’d be opening a museum of mathematics. I was immediately entranced by the idea, and quickly offered to help”

“Advance membership to the Museum of Mathematics (from $40; momath.org). Scheduled to open next fall in a 19,000-square-foot venue bordering Madison Square Park, the not-for-profit MoMath will be something of a playground for aspiring Leonhard Eulers. Founder Glen Whitney’s M.O.: Make math cool.”

“This will be the first Museum of Mathematics in North America.”

“Visitors can see—and physically experience—how math makes the seemingly impossible not only possible, but fun.”

“Three Long Island parents who dreamed of opening a Museum of Mathematics for children in Manhattan moved their vision a step closer to reality this week when they unveiled their space on East 26th Street between Fifth and Madison avenues to journalists and potential exhibit sponsors.”

“I started this museum because I wanted people to have a chance to see the beauty, excitement and wonder of mathematics.”

“Glen Whitney, executive director and founder of the nonprofit Museum of Mathematics, talks to Bloomberg’s Patrick Cole about his goals for the project.”

“[The] Math Midway kicks off “The Year of Math,” an effort to engage students, teachers and families in the world of mathematics.”

“At the summer NCTM Board of Directors meeting, a task force was created to work with leaders of the new Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) to develop a plan for initiating and implementing a mathematics public image campaign.”

“[Glen Whitney] hopes that MoMath will be significant in establishing a mathematical culture.”

“It’s no secret U.S. students lag far behind in math compared to dozens of other countries in the developed world, but mathematicians behind a new museum are working to get students back in the race.”

“If we can get more people, especially pivotal people that are involved with kids, like teachers, improving their attitudes toward math and then make that infectious, that’s really our most likely path toward having a broader social impact.”

“Last week I attended a wonderful presentation given by Keith Devlin, a Stanford University mathematician and NPR’s “Math Guy,” on “Fibonacci & the Golden Ratio: Exposed Common Myths and Fascinating Truths” as part of the public lecture series “Math Encounters” organized by the Museum of Mathematics.”

“Do you think baseball has nothing to do with Math? Guess again! Glen Whitney has come up with some genius ways to get your kids working overtime in math while watching a ball game.”

“Celebrate the spectacular world of mathematics with the Museum of Mathematics’ free, public Math Encounters presentation series. NPR’s “Math Guy,” and Stanford University mathematician Keith Devlin discusses ‘Fibonacci & the Golden Ratio Exposed: Common Myths & Fascinating Truths.’”

“Driving trips are another fact of summer and weekend life – here are some fun math activities to do while you’re scanning the scenery out the window.”

“Maybe your summer getaway includes some lazy time on the beach. Here are a few hidden mathematical gems to look for among the sand and the shells.”

The Museum of Mathematics gained over 270 Facebook “likes” this week, which ranks as the third largest percentage increase among all museums (with more than 1,000 likes).

“Mathematician Angela Vierling-Claassen reveals how math and art inevitably collide in a free, open to the public presentation titled “From Points to Paints: How Math Altered the Course of Modern Art.””

“We want to expose the breadth and the beauty of mathematics.”

[Also see our related articles on the Menger Sponge and Water Tanks, Fire Hydrants, and Math]

“The talk was about soap bubbles, and it was masterfully presented by the mathematician Frank Morgan, a true bubble magician. Dr. Morgan, an extremely entertaining speaker, is a distinguished research mathematician whose interest is Minimal Surfaces.”

“The mission of the museum is to create the greatest amount of exciting, hands-on, informal mathematical opportunities that are out there in the world.”

“Like winnings in a casino, the kind of inspiration and stimulation of young minds that the Museum of Mathematics hopes to spark cannot be guaranteed. But by presenting innovative hands-on exhibits and focusing on the fascinating ways that mathematics is manifested in the world, the museum hopes to stack the odds in inspiration’s favor.”

“Kids and kindred spirits have fun with geometric toys during the 2010 World Science Festival Youth and Family Street Fair in New York City.”

“…people are missing out on the whole fun, beautiful world of math. They never get a chance to see [it]. I want to share that with people.”

“The Discovery Center for Science and Technology wants to kick-start young minds into mathematical gear with the Math Midway traveling exhibition.”

“Math (equals) discovery (equals) beauty (equals) fun.”

“[Math is] creative. It’s innovative. It’s just fun and amazing and a wonderful part of the human experience.”

Crain’s story on MoMath tagged as “most well-read story two days in a row!”
“Manhattan is getting a new museum. The Museum of Mathematics, a new nonprofit cultural institution created by former hedge fund executive Glen Whitney, just signed a lease for 19,000 square feet near Madison Square Park.”

MoMath news reaches the UK!

“One of the points of the Math Encounters series is for people to see ways that math touches on their lives,” Mr. Whitney said. “The fact that there’s such a thing as mathematical calligraphy, if you will, is surprising to a lot of people.”

“Michael T. Jones, chief technology advocate at Google, added: ‘By transforming the curious learners of today into the innovators of tomorrow, museums perpetuate both creativity and accomplishment. That’s why I am thrilled that Google is supporting beloved science museums including the Museum of Mathematics.’”

“Last month, MoMath drew about 350 people to Baruch College for ‘The Geometry of Origami, From Science to Sculpture,’ the first in a series of what it calls Math Encounters, programs designed to illustrate how math is woven into the fabric of everyday life.”

“We’re constantly bombarded with the message—you’ve got to read to your kids. But we also have to give them quantitative experiences.”

“How better to demonstrate the link between mathematics and art than through origami.”

“MIT Prof. Erik Demaine looks at the relationship between numbers and art as part of the “Math Encounters” series for the Museum of Math.”

“Can a hands-on math museum generate the same kind of excitement? Glen Whitney, a former algorithm manager at hedge fund giant Renaissance Technologies, thinks it can.”

“MoMath is definitely going to challenge some stereotypes about mathematics and about museums.”

“So many kids leave school with ‘bad-dentist’ experiences in math,” Brandoff says. “If you can get through to them in time and plant that seed of excitement about math, it will blossom throughout their lives.”

“It’s about getting kids to explore things on their own, with their hands,” said Tim Nissen, Chief of Design from the Museum of Math. “It’s about bringing fun and creativity to science and math.”

“Cultural appreciation of math’s beauty would fuel students’ desire to learn it.”

“The [Math Midway] series of exhibits has turned the common conception of mathematics into a three-ringed circus of well-calculated fun.”

“Math Midway gives visitors a ‘chance to explore math where there’s no one right answer, which is more true to what the essence of math is,’ said [Glen] Whitney.”

“The Math Midway, a precursor to a Museum of Math, set to open in Manhattan in early 2012, is open daily through July 6 in Stony Brook.”

“I had a jarring moment Wednesday night as I talked with some of the science, math and engineering luminaries attending the World Science Festival celebration … In the crowd was Glen Whitney, a young mathematician who excitedly explained that he was creating the country’s first Museum of Mathematics.”

“But a Math Museum, where it is dedicated to JUST math?? That sounds pretty awesome too!”

“Italy has the Garden of Archimedes. Germany has Mathematikum. The United States? In an apparent reflection of its low regard for the subject matter, the United States has zero museums devoted to mathematics. Until 2011. That’s when math Ph.D. and former hedge funder Glen Whitney plans to open a permanent museum of math in New York City.”