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7 events found.
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Week of Events
Dino Days at MCM (July 11–July 14)
Join MCM for four days of prehistoric play! Enjoy dino dances, raptor rhythms, cretaceous crafts, and more from July 11 through July 14. Thursday, July 11:- Messy Art with Laurie: Dinosaur Printing- Dino Scavenger Hunt- Wild Wonders: Frozen Dinos!- Dino Dance Party: Angela Puerta Band Friday, July 12:- STEAM Time: Tiny Dino-Ramas- Clay Day: Dinosaur […]
Sunday, July 14, 2024
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July 14, 2024 -Exploration Station: Dino Fossils
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July 14, 2024 -Let’s Make! with Lexie
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July 14, 2024 -MCM Roadshow: Environmental Fun Fair
Exploration Station: Dino Fossils
Learn how ancient life was preserved over time and create your own dinosaur fossils out of clay. This event is free with general museum 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.
MCM Roadshow: Environmental Fun Fair
Join MCM Roadshow at the Dane County Parks Environmental Fun Fair, located at the Lussier Family Heritage Center facility. This FREE fun afternoon will be full of hands-on, sensory activities centered around nature, outdoor recreation, and science. This is an inclusive event appropriate for ALL ages and abilities! You can find activities under both solar […]
Monday, July 15, 2024
No events on this day.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
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July 16, 2024 -Tuesday Member Morning
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July 16, 2024 -Open Art Studio (Member Morning!)
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July 16, 2024 -Creative Movement & Dance: Care Bears (Member Morning!)
Tuesday Member Morning
Enjoy exclusive, members-only time in the museum each Tuesday for Member Appreciation Month! There's no better way to play at MCM, especially for our young visitors who are easily overwhelmed by crowds. Stretch out, enjoy the exhibits at your own pace, and enjoy a chilled-out morning together in the museum. Not a member yet? Become one […]
Open Art Studio (Member Morning!)
Choose your own art adventure through exploration of materials. Create robots, cars, houses, and more. Drop by the Art Studio classroom for open-ended creative opportunities, facilitated by our talented staff. This event is free with general museum admission.
Creative Movement & Dance: Care Bears (Member Morning!)
Celebrate the Nice Age Trail and deepen our connection to nature with Isthmus Dance Collective! Each Tuesday, these imaginative, immersive, and active classes will allow kids and their grownups to explore the Trail's themes with curiosity, creativity, and exposure to dance concepts from local dance experts. Today's theme explores learning self care and self love […]
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
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July 17, 2024 -Early Explorers Playgroup
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July 17, 2024 -Exploration Station: Insect Hotels
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July 17, 2024 -Music Time with Tim!
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July 17, 2024 -Insect Scavenger Hunt
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July 17, 2024 -Playdough Party with Junko
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July 17, 2024 -Cabin Life: Herb Sachets
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July 17, 2024 -MCM Roadshow: Parks Alive at Warner Park
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 […]
Exploration Station: Insect Hotels
Create your own insect hotel using natural materials to attract and observe local insects right at home! This event is free with general museum admission.
Music Time with Tim!
Explore the world of music and rhythm! Join Tim in the Celebrations room each week to enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories. This event is free with general museum admission.
Insect Scavenger Hunt
Be very, very quiet... we're hunting insects! Join us in the Urb Garden, where we'll sharpen our observation skills and search for bugs hiding in the plants. Gentleness is encouraged—no insects will be harmed in the making of this program. This program is free with general museum 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.
Cabin Life: Herb Sachets
Sashay over to our historic cabin to create fragrant sachets of museum-grown herbs, harvested and dried from the Rooftop Ramble gardens. Cabin Life invites you each week to try crafts and activities from around the time of our historic 1840s log cabin. This event is free with general museum admission.
MCM Roadshow: Parks Alive at Warner Park
Join MCM Roadshow and other local favorite organizations at Warner Park, starting at 5 pm. Parks Alive builds stronger neighborhoods and connects neighbors to their parks through fun, family-friendly activities, movies, and free food.
Thursday, July 18, 2024
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July 18, 2024 -Messy Art with Laurie
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July 18, 2024 -Insect Scavenger Hunt
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July 18, 2024 -Sensory Worlds with Junko
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July 18, 2024 -Free Thursday Evenings
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July 18, 2024 -MCM Roadshow: Parks Alive at Owl Creek Park
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July 18, 2024 -Fun with Fiber Arts
Messy Art with Laurie
Join Laurie and our Art Studio staff for a weekly drop-in art experience designed for MCM's younger 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! This event is free with general museum […]
Insect Scavenger Hunt
Be very, very quiet... we're hunting insects! Join us in the Urb Garden, where we'll sharpen our observation skills and search for bugs hiding in the plants. Gentleness is encouraged—no insects will be harmed in the making of this program. This program is free with general museum admission.
Sensory Worlds with Junko
Join Junko in the Urb Garden as we explore different sensory materials every week! This event is free with general museum admission.
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 […]
MCM Roadshow: Parks Alive at Owl Creek Park
Join MCM Roadshow and other local favorite organizations at Owl Creek Park, starting at 5 pm. Parks Alive builds stronger neighborhoods and connects neighbors to their parks through fun, family-friendly activities, movies, and free food.
Fun with Fiber Arts
Explore various practical and artful fiber arts projects like embroidery, weaving, mending, and sewing with our friend Lexie in the Art Studio! This event is free during our extended Thursday evening hours!
Friday, July 19, 2024
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July 19, 2024 -Nature Lovers Workshop
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July 19, 2024 -Music with Junebug
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July 19, 2024 -Clay Day: Polymer Clay Beads
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July 19, 2024 -Insect Scavenger Hunt
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July 19, 2024 -Kamishibai Storytelling with Junko
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July 19, 2024 -Members-Only Workshop: History in the Making
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July 19, 2024 -Member Party: Superhero Shindig
Nature Lovers Workshop
Is your child happiest with dirt under their nails and seeds in their hair? Does it take at least five minutes for them to list all of their favorite animals? If so, this workshop was designed with your kid in mind! Kids will venture through the wilder side of Madison Children's Museum as they harvest […]
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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 our Celebrations room, and is free with general museum […]
Clay Day: Polymer Clay Beads
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.
Insect Scavenger Hunt
Be very, very quiet... we're hunting insects! Join us in the Urb Garden, where we'll sharpen our observation skills and search for bugs hiding in the plants. Gentleness is encouraged—no insects will be harmed in the making of this program. This program is free with general museum admission.
Kamishibai Storytelling with Junko
Join Junko each Friday for interactive storytelling with Japanese kamishibai cards! This event is free with general museum admission.
Members-Only Workshop: History in the Making
Enjoy a FREE members-only workshop as part of Member Appreciation Month! Join us for a hands-on learning experience for the whole family, exploring important themes in Wisconsin History with our friends at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Take on the role of historian by exploring real historical artifacts, images, and documents and asking questions about the past. And […]
Member Party: Superhero Shindig
Superheroes take over the museum during our next members-only party! Kids (and parents) are encouraged to dress up as their favorite superhero and save the day one activity at a time! For those who come sans costume, don't worry, you can make DIY masks and gauntlets in the Art Studio. Enjoy a supercharged scavenger hunt […]
Saturday, July 20, 2024
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July 20, 2024 -Exploration Station: Botanical Weaving
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July 20, 2024 -Art Adventures with Laurie: Stamps & Stickers
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July 20, 2024 -Insect Scavenger Hunt
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July 20, 2024 -MCM Roadshow: Urban Triage 2024 Summer Kickback
Exploration Station: Botanical Weaving
Weave a one-of-a-kind botanical tapestry with plants from our verdant Rooftop Ramble garden. This event is free with general museum admission, and open to all ages.
Art Adventures with Laurie: Stamps & Stickers
Drop into a new art experience with Laurie and the Art Studio team! Explore art through a variety of creative media and processes meant for all ages and abilities. We'll take care of all the materials and mess mitigation, too! Today, we'll create our own custom stamps and stickers to adorn...well, everything! This event is free […]
Insect Scavenger Hunt
Be very, very quiet... we're hunting insects! Join us in the Urb Garden, where we'll sharpen our observation skills and search for bugs hiding in the plants. Gentleness is encouraged—no insects will be harmed in the making of this program. This program is free with general museum admission.
MCM Roadshow: Urban Triage 2024 Summer Kickback
Join MCM Roadshow at Urban Triage's 2024 Summer Kickback on July 20th at Penn Park. Enjoy a DJ battle, field activities, friendly family-centered competitions, entertainment tent for cooling, golf carts for accessibility, a climbing wall, bounce houses, a gaming truck, free food carts, popcorn, mascots, characters, and friendly competitions for cash on the spot--up to […]
