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Week of Events
Exploration Station: Milkweed Mini Crafts
Exercise your imagination and fine motor skills to create miniature creations out of milkweed pods. This event is free with general museum admission.
Let’s Make! with Lexie
Explore new materials and creative techniques through facilitated art activities and bring home hand-made treasures. Projects vary each week and may include sculpture, painting, comics, printmaking, and more! This event is free with general museum admission.
Messy Art with Laurie: Paint with Spinning Tops
Join Laurie and our Art Studio staff for a weekly drop-in art experience designed for MCM's youngest visitors and their caregivers. Through open-ended & process-based projects, empower your little artist to freely explore materials and art-making with their senses. And the best part? We take care of cleanup! Today, we'll give abstract painting a whirl […]
Open Art Studio
Choose your own art adventure—drawing, sculpting, cartooning, and more! Drop by the Art Studio classroom for open-ended creative opportunities, facilitated by our talented staff. This event is free with general museum admission, and open to all ages.
STEAM Time: Groundhog Day Puppets
Celebrate Groundhog Day by making an adorable Punxsutawney Phil puppet and learning about this annual spring tradition. This event is free with general museum admission.
Clay Day: Ceramic Pinch Pots
Our art studio staff will lead visitors in a weekly assortment of creative clay sculpture activities.
We will create all kinds of collaborative projects- plant pots, jewelry, ornaments, tiles and more.
All ages are welcome to join us and experiment with clay.
Saturday Art Adventures: Make a Mobile
Dive into an exciting drop-in art experience each week with Laurie and our Art Studio team. Embark on projects with a wide variety of art media and processes for all ages and abilities. Materials are included—and the best part? We take care of cleanup! Today, we'll create whimsical mobiles. This event is free with general museum admission.