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Week of Events
Sunday, August 11, 2024
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August 11, 2024 -Exploration Station: Flower Fairies
Exploration Station: Flower Fairies
Pluck organic blooms from our Rooftop Ramble garden and create your own flower fairy friend! This event is free with the price of general admission.
Monday, August 12, 2024
No events on this day.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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August 13, 2024 -Plant Root Flip Books with UW Genetics
Plant Root Flip Books with UW Genetics
Join our guest instructor Angela Johnson from UW Genetics for a drop-in flip book workshop! Learn about the patterns of plant root growth and their importance for obstacle avoidance, soil penetration, and seedling establishment. Best of all, you'll get to apply what you learned in a make-and-take animated flip book of the growth process. This […]
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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August 14, 2024 -Exploration Station: Flower-Dyed Fabric
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August 14, 2024 -Playdough Party with Junko
Exploration Station: Flower-Dyed Fabric
Explore the colorful potential of plants! Pick flowers from our Rooftop Ramble garden and dye fabric using the pigment in your chosen blooms. This event is free with the price of general admission.
Playdough Party with Junko
Join Junko in the Art Studio Classroom each Wednesday to create your own scented playdough that's a squishy, smush-able sensory delight. This event is free with general museum admission.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
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August 15, 2024 -Free Thursday Evenings
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August 15, 2024 -Kids in the Rotunda Season Announcement Party!
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 […]
Kids in the Rotunda Season Announcement Party!
Join Overture's Kids in the Rotunda for a free, fun-filled evening at Madison Children's Museum and their first-ever Season Announcement Party! Participate in a special scavenger hunt and search for performers around the museum before the official season announcement at 5:15pm. Then put on your dancing shoes and jump around to the beats of DJ […]
Friday, August 16, 2024
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August 16, 2024 -Kamishibai Storytelling with Junko
Kamishibai Storytelling with Junko
Join Junko each Friday for interactive storytelling with Japanese kamishibai cards! This event is free with general museum admission.
Saturday, August 17, 2024
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August 17, 2024 -Exploration Station: Clothespin Butterflies
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August 17, 2024 -Saturday Art Adventures: Whimsical Windchimes
Exploration Station: Clothespin Butterflies
Learn about the metamorphosis of butterflies from egg to adult, and make a colorful clothespin butterfly that really flaps its wings! This event is free with the price of general admission.
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. […]