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Exploration Station: Golden Egg Art
Exploration Station: Golden Egg Art
Foster your creativity and decorate a golden egg with vibrant colors. This event is free with the price of general admission.
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Let’s Make! with Lexie
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.
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Playdough Party with Junko
Playdough Party with Junko
Join Junko each Wednesday to create your own scented playdough that's a squishy, smush-able sensory delight. This event is free with general museum admission.
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Free Thursday Evenings
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 […]
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STEAM Time: Making Fossils
STEAM Time: Making Fossils
Learn how ancient life was preserved over time, and create your own cast fossils out of clay. Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. These hands-on programs foster creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, increase problem-solving skills, and offer new ways for kids to explore the world around […]
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Aventuras en Español: Pulseras de Países Hispanohablantes
Aventuras en Español: Pulseras de Países Hispanohablantes
Samira y Nisbeth, ambas hispanohablantes de nacimiento, te invitan a crear pulseras de cuentas que representan a países hispanohablantes incluyendo México, Venezuela, España, y más. ¡Habrá música latina y española instrumental para animar el ambiente y poner nuestros cuerpo en movimiento! ¡Disfruta de programas en español cada sábado por la mañana con la educadora Samira […]
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Exploration Station: Whimsical Weather Crafts
Exploration Station: Whimsical Weather Crafts
Rain or shine, we're making crafts inspired by the day's weather! Possible crafts include kites, sun paper art, rain art, and other weather-related creative projects. This event is free with the price of general admission.
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Let’s Make! with Lexie
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.
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Playdough Party with Junko
Playdough Party with Junko
Join Junko each Wednesday to create your own scented playdough that's a squishy, smush-able sensory delight. This event is free with general museum admission.
1 event,
Free Thursday Evenings
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 […]
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Aventuras en Español: Juegos en Español
Aventuras en Español: Juegos en Español
Samira y Cristina, ambas hispanoparlantes de nacimiento, te invitan a que las acompañes para jugar al bingo y a juegos de adivinanza que motivarán a los asistentes a practicar sus habilidades del idioma español. ¡Disfruta de programas en español cada sábado por la mañana con la educadora Samira Álvarez! Las actividades cambian cada semana, así […]
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Exploration Station: Succulent Planters
Exploration Station: Succulent Planters
Celebrate International Plant Appreciation Day by decorating a custom succulent planter using pots made in the museum's Art Studio. This event is free with the price of general admission.
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Saturday Art Adventures: Build-a-Stuffie
Saturday Art Adventures: Build-a-Stuffie
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 design our own custom stuffies. This event is free with general […]
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Exploration Station: Succulent Planters
Exploration Station: Succulent Planters
Celebrate International Plant Appreciation Day by decorating a custom succulent planter using pots made in the museum's Art Studio. This event is free with the price of general admission.
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Let’s Make! with Lexie
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.
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1 event,
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Playdough Party with Junko
Playdough Party with Junko
Join Junko each Wednesday to create your own scented playdough that's a squishy, smush-able sensory delight. This event is free with general museum admission.
1 event,
Free Thursday Evenings
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 […]
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Clay Day: Model Magic Portraits
Clay Day: Model Magic Portraits
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.
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Particle Physics Outreach: IceCube Project
Particle Physics Outreach: IceCube Project
Particle physics is fun! Come learn about what it’s like to work and live in the extreme environment at the South Pole in Antarctica from scientists with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Scientists will tell you about the neutrino, the so-called "ghost particle," and how they study them using a unique telescope made up of thousands […]
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Aventuras en Español: Evento Musical en Guaraní y Español
Aventuras en Español: Evento Musical en Guaraní y Español
Acompaña a Samira y Jorge para embarcarnos en un viaje musical que eleva los idiomas, descubre la belleza del guaraní y el español, y promueve las culturas poco representadas – todo a través de las melodías armoniosas de un artista paraguayo. ¡Disfruta de programas en español cada sábado por la mañana con la educadora Samira […]
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Earth Week: Pollinator Seed Paper
Earth Week: Pollinator Seed Paper
Celebrate Earth Week by making seed paper from plants grown in MCM's rooftop gardens! Seed paper is a great way to start your own pollinator garden and support native wildlife. This event is free with general museum admission.
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Earth Week: Pollinator Seed Paper
Earth Week: Pollinator Seed Paper
Celebrate Earth Week by making seed paper from plants grown in MCM's rooftop gardens! Seed paper is a great way to start your own pollinator garden and support native wildlife. This event is free with general museum admission.
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Let’s Make! with Lexie
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.
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1 event,
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Playdough Party with Junko
Playdough Party with Junko
Join Junko each Wednesday to create your own scented playdough that's a squishy, smush-able sensory delight. This event is free with general museum admission.
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Free Night: Remake Learning Days Celebration
Free Night: Remake Learning Days Celebration
Join us for free admission and hands-on activities throughout the museum, 4–8 pm! Learn about dozens of free family events taking place April 20–28 in southern Wisconsin as part of Remake Learning Days - Badgerland. Admission is free, registration not required. Free activities provided by the Wisconsin Science Festival, Lussier Family Heritage Center, UW Neuroscience Outreach, […]
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Aventuras en Español: Cuentos en Español
Aventuras en Español: Cuentos en Español
Acompaña a Samira y a su amiga para contar cuentos en español de manera interactiva que motivan a la exploración de las emociones, la respiración consciente, y otros temas socio-emocionales para niños. ¡Disfruta de programas en español cada sábado por la mañana con la educadora Samira Álvarez! Las actividades cambian cada semana, así que siempre […]
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Exploration Station: Pollinator Seed Balls
Exploration Station: Pollinator Seed Balls
Create seed balls using a native pollinator seed mix grown on the museum's Rooftop Ramble! Find out what it takes to plant pollinator gardens, and gain a better understanding of plants' life cycle from seed to flower. This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Chicago Community Gardeners Association
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Saturday Art Adventures: Whimsical Windchimes
Saturday Art Adventures: Whimsical Windchimes
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 make windchimes out of clay shapes generously created by other visitors. […]
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Exploration Station: Pollinator Seed Balls
Exploration Station: Pollinator Seed Balls
Create seed balls using a native pollinator seed mix grown on the museum's Rooftop Ramble! Find out what it takes to plant pollinator gardens, and gain a better understanding of plants' life cycle from seed to flower. This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Chicago Community Gardeners Association
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Let’s Make! with Lexie
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.
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1 event,
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Playdough Party with Junko
Playdough Party with Junko
Join Junko each Wednesday to create your own scented playdough that's a squishy, smush-able sensory delight. This event is free with general museum admission.
1 event,
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Wild Wonders: Whimsical Weather Crafts
Wild Wonders: Whimsical Weather Crafts
Rain or shine, we're making crafts inspired by the day's weather! Possible crafts include kites, sun paper art, rain art, and other weather-related creative projects. This event is free with the price of general admission.
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Exploration Station: Bean Planting
Exploration Station: Bean Planting
Start your own mini-garden by planting beans to take home, and decorate your own one-of-a-kind plant pot! This event is free with the price of general admission.
