Open Wed–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thur nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets
Open Wed–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thur nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets
May 18, 2024 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Create a custom a pet rock to bring home and care for! Fill out an “adoption certificate” with their name, birthday, and personality traits.
This event is free with the price of general admission.
May 11, 2024 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
It’s finally springtime, and the birds have migrated back to Wisconsin! Make a little winged companion out of yarn and imitate the coloring of your favorite backyard bird.
This event is free with the price of general admission. Image credit: Muhaiminah Faiz
May 4, 2024 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
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.
May 5, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Why do bees visit flowers? Do they like some flowers better than others? Come learn about pollination, mutualism, and co-evolution between flowers and bees, and discover how this special relationship shaped our world! Sculpt your own flowers based on real examples from the Rooftop Ramble gardens. Molded replicas of these flowers will be used to observe bee behavior for our next pollinator event on June 2!
This event is free with the price of general admission.
May 31, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Explore the squishy, smudgy, sculptable world of clay! Today we’ll “make and take” your very own miniature foods created with polymer clay. Please note: these clay creations are NOT edible!
Each Friday, join us for a different drop-in clay experience in the Art Studio. We’ll work with a variety of media–ceramic clay, dough, paper clay, polymer clay, and more. This event is free with general museum admission.
May 9, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join MCM for a free celebration 4-8 pm featuring performances from Beni Daiko and lion dancers from the Zhong Yi Kung Fu Association Traditional Folk Performing Arts Troupe, hands-on cultural activities with the Hmong Institute Women‘s Group and Hmong American Students Association, interactives from artist Meri Lau, refreshments from Moonhalf, and more! Snacks and beverages are also available from MCM’s pay-what-you-cafe, the Lunchbox, while supplies last.
May 8, 2024 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
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.
May 1, 2024 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
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.
April 19, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Explore the squishy, smudgy, sculptable world of clay! Today we’ll “make and take” miniature portraits created with model magic clay.
Each Friday, join us for a different drop-in clay experience in the Art Studio. We’ll work with a variety of media–ceramic clay, dough, paper clay, polymer clay, and more. This event is free with general museum admission.
April 5, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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 them.
This event is free with general museum admission.
