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On the first Friday of the month in the summer, visit the Wonderground for performances by some of Madison’s best in a family friendly environment. Kids play while their caregivers enjoy grown-up drinks—and everyone listens to the music! Parents enjoy a night out without relying on a babysitter and kids get a chance to enjoy […]
Join MCM for a free celebration 4-8 pm featuring performances from Beni Daiko and lion dancers from the Zhong Yi Kung Fu Association Traditional Folk Performing Arts Troupe, hands-on cultural activities with the Hmong Institute Women‘s Group and Hmong American Students Association, interactives from artist Meri Lau, refreshments from Moonhalf, and more! Snacks and beverages […]
Madison Children’s Museum will open at 9 am and close promptly at 12 pm (noon) on Thursday, May 16. These abbreviated hours are for one day only, and will accommodate MCM's hosting the Association of Children's Museums InterActivity conference! The museum will return to normal hours (9 am–4 pm) on Friday, May 17.
Come celebrate the grand opening of MCM's brand-new nature exhibit, the Nice Age Trail! Buzz, slide, hop, flutter, and tromp through a four-season environment as you transform into some of Wisconsin’s most amazing animals. This interactive nature experience encourages imagination, exploration, and practicing kindness — to animals, to nature, to people, and to yourself. "Take […]
Come celebrate the grand opening of MCM's brand-new nature exhibit, the Nice Age Trail! Buzz, slide, hop, flutter, and tromp through a four-season environment as you transform into some of Wisconsin’s most amazing animals. This interactive nature experience encourages imagination, exploration, and practicing kindness — to animals, to nature, to people, and to yourself. "Take […]
On the first Friday of the month in the summer, visit the Wonderground for performances by some of Madison’s best in a family friendly environment. Kids play while their caregivers enjoy grown-up drinks—and everyone listens to the music! Parents enjoy a night out without relying on a babysitter and kids get a chance to enjoy […]
MCM's 11th annual free family celebration and kickoff-to-summer returns to the Capitol Square! SummerPalooza includes free museum admission all day (9 am–4 pm), along with exciting activities, guest programs, and live entertainment. Be sure to "take a walk in their paws" and enjoy our brand new nature exhibit, the Nice Age Trail! Performances at Rotary […]
Madison Shakespeare Company returns to MCM to stage three evenings of Christopher Marlowe’s first play, the tragedy Dido, Queen of Carthage, with the Wonderground climber taking center stage—literally. It might not exactly be the set envisioned by the infamous playwright, poet, spy, and member of The School of Night, but Elizabethan London lacked our exhibits […]
Madison Shakespeare Company returns to MCM to stage three evenings of Christopher Marlowe’s first play, the tragedy Dido, Queen of Carthage, with the Wonderground climber taking center stage—literally. It might not exactly be the set envisioned by the infamous playwright, poet, spy, and member of The School of Night, but Elizabethan London lacked our exhibits […]
Madison Shakespeare Company returns to MCM to stage three evenings of Christopher Marlowe’s first play, the tragedy Dido, Queen of Carthage, with the Wonderground climber taking center stage—literally. It might not exactly be the set envisioned by the infamous playwright, poet, spy, and member of The School of Night, but Elizabethan London lacked our exhibits […]
Madison Shakespeare Company returns to MCM to stage three evenings of Christopher Marlowe’s first play, the tragedy Dido, Queen of Carthage, with the Wonderground climber taking center stage—literally. It might not exactly be the set envisioned by the infamous playwright, poet, spy, and member of The School of Night, but Elizabethan London lacked our exhibits […]
On the first Friday of the month in the summer, visit the Wonderground for performances by some of Madison’s best in a family friendly environment. Kids play while their caregivers enjoy grown-up drinks—and everyone listens to the music! Parents enjoy a night out without relying on a babysitter and kids get a chance to enjoy […]
