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7 events found.
Week of Events
Sunday, March 17, 2024
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March 17, 2024 -Exploration Station: Shamrock Wands
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March 17, 2024 -St. Patrick’s Day Parade Crafts
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March 17, 2024 -Let’s Make! with Lexie
Exploration Station: Shamrock Wands
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by decorating your own magic clover wand. This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Jamie Bare
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Crafts
Madison's St. Patrick's Day Parade returns to Capitol Square! Stop by MCM before the parade to create a festive button, flag, or hat to adorn yourself. The parade begins just outside the museum at 1:30pm. This event is free with the price of general 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.
Monday, March 18, 2024
No events on this day.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
No events on this day.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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March 20, 2024 -Early Explorers Playgroup
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March 20, 2024 -Music Time with Tim: Musical Instruments!
Early Explorers Playgroup
Social time for babies and their grown-ups! This playgroup is thoughtfully designed for our earliest visitors. We will provide a space for infants and toddlers (2 years and under) and their caregivers to explore and play together, and engage in activities that support various aspects of child development. Parents and caregivers will have the opportunity […]
Music Time with Tim: Musical Instruments!
Explore the world of music and rhythm! Join Tim in the Celebrations room each week to enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories. Today, we'll play a variety of different musical instruments and have lots of fun along the way. This event is free with general museum admission.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
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March 21, 2024 -Messy Art with Laurie: Squishy Balloon Prints
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March 21, 2024 -Free Thursday Evenings
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March 21, 2024 -Wild Wonders: Flying Birds
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March 21, 2024 -Open Art Studio
Messy Art with Laurie: Squishy Balloon Prints
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 create layered paint prints with […]
Free Thursday Evenings
Visit MCM for free every Thursday evening, 4–8 pm! Enjoy extended hours each Thursday, completely free of charge. Please check in at the admissions desk when you visit during free hours. Looking for more affordable ways to visit? During the rest of the week, MCM also offers heavily discounted admission and memberships to families who […]
Wild Wonders: Flying Birds
Decorate a paper bird and watch it soar, propelled by your breath! Image credit: Uzol Dyan Heffner
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 and open to all ages.
Friday, March 22, 2024
No events on this day.
Saturday, March 23, 2024
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March 23, 2024 -Saturday Morning Early Hour
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March 23, 2024 -Exploration Station: Wet Felting
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March 23, 2024 -Saturday Art Adventures: Eggshell Ornaments
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March 23, 2024 -Post-Nap Pompom Party
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March 23, 2024 -Saturday Evening Bonus Hour 4–5 pm
Saturday Morning Early Hour
Give your weekend a bright and early beginning at MCM! Enjoy early hours starting at 8 am, every Saturday through March 30. If you've got little kids in the family, we know you're probably up anyway, so come downtown and let them climb the walls (literally, in our Hodge Podge Mahal climber.) Extended Saturday mornings […]
Exploration Station: Wet Felting
Create imaginative pieces of art by shaping wool fibers into your own free-form designs. This event is free with general museum admission.
Saturday Art Adventures: Eggshell Ornaments
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 and customize colorful ornaments made with blown eggs. This event […]
Post-Nap Pompom Party
Have an extra-squirrely toddler? Take advantage of the museum's extended Saturday hours! Enjoy the tactile experience of scooping, pouring, and sorting colorful pompoms in the Wildernest, then get out those wiggles during an extra hour in the museum. This event is free with general museum admission.
Saturday Evening Bonus Hour 4–5 pm
This winter, enjoy a full extra hour of play on Saturday afternoons! We are open 8 am to 5 pm every Saturday through March 2024. This event is free with general museum admission.
