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  1. Noche Gratuita en Celebración de la Herencia Hispana / Free Night: Hispanic Heritage Celebration

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    Thursday, September 24 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Únanse al Madison Children’s Museum en nuestra celebración anual de la herencia hispana. ¡Disfrute de una noche de música, comida, actividades artísticas, espectáculos culturales y programas graciosos, todo gratis!

    ¡Más detalles próximamente!

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    Join Madison Children’s Museum for our annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration. Enjoy a free evening of music, food, arts activities, cultural performances, and playful programs!

    Full details to come!

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    Support for Cultural Heritage Celebrations is provided by Madison Gas and Electric Company, Dane Arts, and Madison Arts Commission.

    Additional support for the Hispanic Heritage Celebration is provided by the Latino Health Council and the Latino Children and Families Council.

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  2. Indigenous Heritage Celebration

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    Thursday, October 8 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Join us for a FREE celebration with our Indigenous community, featuring food, music, art, and dance representing Indigenous traditions across the world. 

    Details to come!

    Support for Cultural Heritage Celebrations is provided by

    Madison Gas and Electric Company

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  3. Saturday Art Adventures: Art Flowers

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    Saturday, May 9 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Gather your supplies and let creativity blossom! Craft a colorful bouquet of art flowers from paper, beads, ribbon, and unexpected materials. Twist, layer, and decorate each bloom to make something uniquely yours. Perfect for gifting or brightening your day. Come create a garden of handmade beauty!

    Today’s program is offered in collaboration with Badgerland Learning Days.

    Remake Learning Days

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  4. Saturday Art Adventures: Springtime Dioramas

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    Create a miniature spring scene filled with wonder! Build your own diorama from a buffet of tiny flowers, trinkets, sticks, stones, and found objects. Design a garden, woodland nook, or magical landscape all your own. What tiny world will you imagine? Join us and bring it to life!

  5. Free Night: Badgerland Learning Days Celebration

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    Thursday, May 7 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Join us for free admission and hands-on activities throughout the museum, 4–8 pm! Learn about dozens of free family events taking place May 2–10 in southern Wisconsin as part of Badgerland Learning Days. Admission is free, registration not required.

    Free activities provided by:

    • Wisconsin Historical Society
    • BadgerBots
    • Lussier Family Heritage Center
    • Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
    • Black Earth Children’s Museum
    • Overture Center for the Arts

    Badgerland Learning Days at MCM is made possible with support from Cummins Inc. 

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  6. Braaains! with UW Neuroscience Outreach

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    Join our friends from the UW Neuroscience Training Program outreach team for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!This program is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm to 8 pm each week.

  7. Braaains! with UW Neuroscience Outreach

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    Thursday, April 23 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Join our friends from the UW Neuroscience Training Program outreach team for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!This program is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm to 8 pm each week.

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  8. Braaains! with UW Neuroscience Outreach

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    Join our friends from the UW Neuroscience Training Program outreach team for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!This program is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm to 8 pm each week.

  9. Braaains! with UW Neuroscience Outreach

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    Thursday, April 16 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Join our friends from the UW Neuroscience Training Program outreach team for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!This program is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm to 8 pm each week.

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  10. Black Heritage Celebration

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    Thursday, February 19 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Join Madison Children’s Museum on February 19, 5–8 pm, as we honor the contributions of Black people in our community with a celebration featuring Black artists, musicians, and leaders. Free admission begins at 4 pm, and activities continue from 5 to 8 pm. No event tickets required!

    Acompáñennos al Madison Children’s Museum para honrar las contribuciones de la raza negra de nuestra comunidad en una celebración con artistas, músicos, líderes locales, y organizaciones asociadas. Entrada gratuita de 5 a 8 p. m., ¡no necesitan boletos para el evento!

    Performances

    5:00 pm      Children’s African Story Time
    6:30 pm     L.E.X hip hop

    Exhibition 

    5–5:30 pm and 6:45–8 pm, Da Hoodzeum pop-up exhibit 

    Workshop

    5:30–6:30 pm Community Message Sign Making, celebrations 

    Activities 

    • Face Painting by Classic Creations, 5–7 pm, 1st floor 
    • Scavenger hunt, 5–8pm, 1st floor
    • Free Bitty Baby and Melody Doll drawing, 1st floor 
    • Affirmation wreaths, Rooftop clubhouse 
    • Collaborative Coloring banner, Art Studio, 2nd floor 
    • Black Heritage Art activities in our art studio, 2nd floor
    • Community Care Kitchen pretend play area, Pie in the Sky, 2nd floor
    • Selfie Station: commemorate 100 years of Black History Month, Rooftop lobby

    Food

    • Free Soul food samples from Melly Mell’s catering, cafe
      While supplies last
    • Pay-what-you-can-cafe 

    Community Partners

    Voter Registration
    Special Olympics
    African Center for Community Development
    Underground Hiking Collective

    Support for Cultural Heritage Celebrations is provided by

    Madison Gas and Electric Company

    This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts

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