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Itty Bitty Bookstore Popup Shop
Itty Bitty Bookstore Popup Shop
Our friends at Itty-Bitty Bookstore are back with a pop-up shop featuring their lovingly curated collections of children's books featuring diverse characters from many backgrounds.
Poetry Playtime
Poetry Playtime
Explore the world of poetry through creative art and writing projects. Learn about poetry devices and while working with a variety of mediums including bookmaking, cartooning, collage, and sculpture.Recommended for school-age kids through adult visitors, with modifications available for younger children.
Scratch Programming Class
Scratch Programming Class
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 […]
Cabin Life: Beads & Baubles
Cabin Life: Beads & Baubles
Get decked out with wooden beads and sinew thread while exploring early jewelry-making. Flex your fine motor skills and practice hand-eye coordination to design custom bracelets and necklaces out of natural, historical materials. Cabin Life invites you to try your hand at crafts and activities from around the time our original log cabin was built […]
Tales with Teresa
Tales with Teresa
Join us for story time and hear Teresa read some of her favorite books using her DynaVox. With this speech-generating device, Teresa will share stories and help build listening skills, develop early literacy, and celebrate each other’s differences. This event is free with general museum admission.
Music Time with Tim
Music Time with Tim
Explore the world of music and rhythm. Join Tim to play instruments and enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories.
Mess Monsters
Mess Monsters
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!
Twilight Thursday: Open Until 8 pm
Twilight Thursday: Open Until 8 pm
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 […]
Early Explorers Playgroup
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 with Junebug
Music with Junebug
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 Time: Toothpick Engineers
STEAM Time: Toothpick Engineers
The sky's the limit on these toothpick and clay structures. Practice your engineering skills, explore the stability of triangles versus rectangles, and challenge yourself to build high. 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.
Clay Creations
Clay Creations
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.
Gallery Night: Free Admission, Live Music, and More!
Gallery Night: Free Admission, Live Music, and More!
We are open until 8 pm this evening as part of Gallery Night, a community-wide celebration of Madison’s vibrant art scene organized by Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Gallery Night is open to adults and children of all ages. Enjoy free admission from 4-8 pm, plus the following special activities:
Live from the Wonderground: Atimevu
Live from the Wonderground: Atimevu
Start your summer with a night of music, dancing, food, and drinks for all ages in the Wonderground. MCM's first musical guest of the season is Atimevu, a local band offering traditional Ghanian tunes. Don't miss the mini-set by opera tenor David Blalock and pianist Scott Gendel, performed in our Giant Bucket. Admission is pay […]
Member Morning
Member Morning
Member Mornings 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.