FREE with Suggested Museum Admission
*Please note: dates and times are subject to change.
Join a Museum Educator for intergenerational tours of artworks throughout the Museum, followed by a studio experience the whole family with love.
May 2012
Saturdays & Sundays
1-4 pm
NEW—Gallery Adventures
Looking for a new way to explore our 80 galleries? Pick up a gallery adventure pack filled with games, activities, touchable objects and some surprises, and head off on a new adventure!
Saturdays & Sundays
1, 2 & 3 pm (from the South Wing rotunda)
Art: Paint it in Reverse
Tackle a new challenge—making a painting in reverse—after viewing a reverse glass folding screen from China.
Saturdays & Sundays
1–4 pm
Science: Flower Dissection
Examine the parts of a flower and learn the purposes for each one, from the pretty petals to the fuzzy stalks in the center. Then celebrate the 100th anniversary of the cherry blossoms in Branch Brook Park.
3rd Saturday of the month
1-4 pm
D.I.G. Lab [Discover + Invent + Grow]: Tinker Bell
It’s your time to be an artist, an inventor and a scientist! Dig into drawers bursting with supplies, from marbles to magnets. Pick a challenge, brainstorm solutions and build your prototype.
June 2012
Saturdays & Sundays
1-4 pm
NEW—Gallery Adventures
Looking for a new way to explore our 80 galleries? Pick up a gallery adventure pack filled with games, activities, touchable objects and some surprises, and head off on a new adventure!
Saturdays & Sundays
1, 2 & 3 pm (from the South Wing rotunda)
Art: Let the Sun Shine In
Ballantine means sun worshiper in Gaelic. Visit the Ballantine House, hunt for suns in the Victorian décor, and create a sunny artwork just in time for summer.
Saturdays & Sundays
1–4 pm
Science: What's Bugging You?
May flowers wouldn’t make seeds if it weren’t for the insects that pollinate them. Learn about how very different insects are from us, from the way their bodies are built to the way they see the world.
3rd Saturday of the month
1-4 pm
D.I.G. Lab [Discover + Invent + Grow]: Buzz Light Gear
It’s your time to be an artist, an inventor and a scientist! Dig into drawers bursting with supplies, from marbles to magnets. Pick a challenge, brainstorm solutions and build your prototype.
July & August 2012
Summer Program for Kids
Everyday Life, Extraordinary People
Join a Museum Educator for an interactive gallery activity followed by a studio experience the whole family will love. Each week, we explore a new art technique and a new culture through the theme Everyday Life, Extraordinary People.
Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays, July 11 to August 3
1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 pm
Week of July 11–13
Art & Gallery Activity: Cut it Out, Glue it Up
Romare Bearden is best known for his upbeat collages of everyday life of his Southern roots and his home in Harlem. View 80 of his masterpieces, listen to jazz and cut and glue your way to collage heaven.
Week of July 18–20
Art & Gallery Activity: Walk in My Moccasins
"Don't judge a person until you walk two moons in his moccasins," is an ancient Native American proverb. Walk away in a brand new pair of moccasins of your own making, and go on a hunt to find traditional moccasins in our galleries.
Week of July 25–27
Bodhisattvas: Beings of Compassion
A bodhisattva is a compassionate being who vows to help others find peace and enlightenment. Create a painting of a person you admire after viewing the silk paintings or tangka (pronounced tan-ka) in our Tibetan altar.
Week of August 1–3
Art & Gallery Activity: Olympics in Ancient Greece
Did you know the first Olympic Games were held in Ancient Greece almost 2,800 years ago? Celebrate the opening of the 2012 Olympics by viewing our classic Greek vases, molding a clay vase of your own and decorating it with your favorite sport.
For more exciting programs, visit Upcoming Events.
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