Hours: Wed–Sun 9 am–4 pm, plus late on Thur til 8 pm • Closed Mon/Tue • Check full schedule
Hours: Wed–Sun 9 am–4 pm, plus late on Thur til 8 pm • Closed Mon/Tue • Check full schedule
The voters have spoken! During our fall 2022 Polling Place election, kids elected Amazing Animals as the theme for a springtime special event. All day, visitors can meet live animals and join in animal-themed activities. PLUS, tonight is Free Night at the museum, with free admission for all after 4 pm. Daytime activities, free with […]
Explore the world of music. Join Tim to play instruments and enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories.
Take chances, make mistakes, get messy! Join us for sensory art projects designed especially for preschoolers and caregivers. We will make all kinds of art involving touch, smell, sound and more!
The voters have spoken! During our fall 2022 Polling Place election, kids elected Amazing Animals as the theme for a springtime special event. The museum is open until 8 pm tonight, with free admission 4-8 pm. Evening activities: Free nights at MCM are made possible by the generosity of the individuals, organizations, and foundations who […]
Carve, shape, and slap! We're bringing out the clay for a free-form exploration of sculptures, pots, figures, and anything else we can think to make out of clay. Clay is more than just a craft. While we're playing with real clay, we're learning not only about art, but about design, balance, strength, and exercising our […]
Swirls of color turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. Experiment with paper marbling techniques to make beautiful notecards. Art and science meet as we the properties of surfactants, hydrophobicity, and hydrophilicity while using our imaginations to mix colors and create unique patterns.
Visit the Art Studio for a special project each week with staff facilitation.
Swirls of color turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. Experiment with paper marbling techniques to make beautiful notecards. Art and science meet as we the properties of surfactants, hydrophobicity, and hydrophilicity while using our imaginations to mix colors and create unique patterns.
Exercise your creativity and have fun learning computer programming! Class participants will learn computer programming fundamentals while making their own interactive art, animated stories, or games using Scratch software. For children age 9 to 13; parents may accompany child to the class or stay in the building to visit exhibits with a younger sibling. Learn more […]
Join us for special programming during the MMSD Spring Break Week. Exploration Stations offer a new hands-on activity each day for ages 4 and up. Put the "fun" in "fungus" and help Cheryl plant shiitake mushrooms. We'll "plant" them into wooden logs, as the wood decays, the mushrooms grow. Mushrooms are delicious, nutritious, and fun […]
Join us for special programming during the MMSD Spring Break Week. Exploration Stations offer a new hands-on activity each day for ages 4 and up. Flex your manual dexterity skills as we craft clay menageries, monsters, and more. Roll, sculpt, slap, and ball, all techniques are encouraged. All Exploration Stations are free with general museum […]
Join us for special programming during the MMSD Spring Break Week. Exploration Stations offer a new hands-on activity each day for ages 4 and up. Shake, rattle, and roll your marbel through tunnels, around barriers, over ramps, and under arches in your DIY paper plate maze. It's physics up-close-and-personal when you make your obstacles and […]
