Spring Break! Now open every day through Apr 2. Hours: Wed–Sun 9 am–4 pm, plus late on Thur til 8 pm • Get tickets
Spring Break! Now open every day through Apr 2. Hours: Wed–Sun 9 am–4 pm, plus late on Thur til 8 pm • Get tickets
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 […]
James the Magician joins us for our added open days during spring break! You can catch his show at 2 pm on Tuesday, March 21, Monday, March 28, and Tuesday, March 29. Prepare to be amazed!
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 […]
James the Magician joins us for our added open days during spring break! You can catch his show at 2 pm on Tuesday, March 21, Monday, March 28, and Tuesday, March 29. Prepare to be amazed!
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 […]
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. It's easier to shake, shake, shake, shake it off when you're using your own, custom, one-of-a-kind maracas. Tim—MCM-famous for his popular "Music with Tim" Thursday morning program—guides you as you […]
The whole museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays. Twilight Thursday evening hours are included free, with general museum admission. See admission prices and get tickets. Special events: On December 8 We welcome Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin for a family night gathering. Families affected by autism may register for free tickets at Autism […]
Tonight during Twilight Thursday, our brainy friends from UW Neuroscience will be coming by with their brain-building activities and neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!
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. How does your garden grow? Even the most contrary kid will find it blooming when you get started with Cheryl, who is the caretaker of all the gardens at MCM. […]
MemberMornings provide exclusive time for museum members to access the museum outside of public operating hours. Not a member yet? Become one today! Membership starts immediately, so you can visit for free on Member Morning or any other time the museum is open. Learn more about membership.
(Please mentally start humming "In the Arms of the Angels" by Sarah McLachlan here.)All across the world—even right here in Wisconsin—thousands upon thousands of rocks lay alone, cold, and friendless. They're waiting, just waiting for that special kid to come along, pick them up, and take them home. Could your child be the one? Bring […]
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. This garden looks just delectable! Turn cupcake wrappers into delightful daffodils, perfect primrose, and convincing cornflowers (okay, you might have to squint a little to be convinced.) Learn how to […]
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 […]
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 whole museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays. Twilight Thursday evening hours are included free, with general museum admission. See admission prices and get tickets. Special events: On December 8 We welcome Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin for a family night gathering. Families affected by autism may register for free tickets at Autism […]
Join us for Music with Junebug led by Junko Yamauchi. This program gives toddlers and preschoolers the opportunity to sing, dance, explore instruments, and play! Music and movement activities promote brain development and connect us to our family and community. Music with Junebug takes place in the Celebrations Room on floor 2.
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities foster children's creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, and increase problem-solving skills as children explore the world around them.
Practice sorting, scooping, and stacking colorful pom pom balls in the Wildernest. This event is free with general museum admission.
Visit the Art Studio for a special project each week with staff facilitation.
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 whole museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays. Twilight Thursday evening hours are included free, with general museum admission. See admission prices and get tickets. Special events: On December 8 We welcome Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin for a family night gathering. Families affected by autism may register for free tickets at Autism […]
Ben Franklin once said, "in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes," but that doesn't need to be a bad thing. Come explore the irreverent side of what scares us most. Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the public pool tradition of kicking the kids out so adults can have the space to […]
Join us for Music with Junebug led by Junko Yamauchi. This program gives toddlers and preschoolers the opportunity to sing, dance, explore instruments, and play! Music and movement activities promote brain development and connect us to our family and community. Music with Junebug takes place in the Celebrations Room on floor 2.
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities foster children's creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, and increase problem-solving skills as children explore the world around them.
Practice sorting, scooping, and stacking colorful pom pom balls in the Wildernest. This event is free with general museum admission.
Visit the Art Studio for a special project each week with staff facilitation.
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 […]
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 whole museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays. Twilight Thursday evening hours are included free, with general museum admission. See admission prices and get tickets. Special events: On December 8 We welcome Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin for a family night gathering. Families affected by autism may register for free tickets at Autism […]
Join us for Music with Junebug led by Junko Yamauchi. This program gives toddlers and preschoolers the opportunity to sing, dance, explore instruments, and play! Music and movement activities promote brain development and connect us to our family and community. Music with Junebug takes place in the Celebrations Room on floor 2.
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities foster children's creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, and increase problem-solving skills as children explore the world around them.
Join us in the Wonderground to celebrate Earth Day, explore the museum, and learn about dozens of free family events taking place April 22-29 as part of Remake Learning Days - Badgerland. Admission is free and registration is not required. Only the Wonderground will be open this evening. Please enter through the Wonderground gate on […]
Practice sorting, scooping, and stacking colorful pom pom balls in the Wildernest. This event is free with general museum admission.
Visit the Art Studio for a special project each week with staff facilitation.
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 […]
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 whole museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays. Twilight Thursday evening hours are included free, with general museum admission. See admission prices and get tickets. Special events: On December 8 We welcome Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin for a family night gathering. Families affected by autism may register for free tickets at Autism […]
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities foster children's creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, and increase problem-solving skills as children explore the world around them.
Madison Children’s Museum welcomes children and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or sensory challenges to experience the museum during Sensory-Friendly Hours. This program aims to bring families together to learn through play in an environment that supports the unique needs of children with ASD and/or sensory challenges. In response to feedback from our […]
Practice sorting, scooping, and stacking colorful pom pom balls in the Wildernest. This event is free with general museum admission.
Visit the Art Studio for a special project each week with staff facilitation.
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 […]
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 whole museum is open until 8 pm on Thursdays. Twilight Thursday evening hours are included free, with general museum admission. See admission prices and get tickets. Special events: On December 8 We welcome Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin for a family night gathering. Families affected by autism may register for free tickets at Autism […]
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities foster children's creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, and increase problem-solving skills as children explore the world around them.
MemberMornings provide exclusive time for museum members to access the museum outside of public operating hours. Not a member yet? Become one today! Membership starts immediately, so you can visit for free on Member Morning or any other time the museum is open. Learn more about membership.
Practice sorting, scooping, and stacking colorful pom pom balls in the Wildernest. This event is free with general museum admission.
Visit the Art Studio for a special project each week with staff facilitation.
