Open every day for winter break til Jan 5: Wed–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thurs nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets
Open every day for winter break til Jan 5: Wed–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thurs nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets
Meet up with MCM Roadshow at G-SAFE’s Statewide Conference on LGBTQ+ youth for educators, community leaders, youth workers, and families.
Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow brings mobile exhibits and maker activities to community events in Madison and the surrounding area.
Meet up with MCM Roadshow at G-SAFE’s Statewide Conference on LGBTQ+ youth for educators, community leaders, youth workers, and families.
Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow brings mobile exhibits and maker activities to community events in Madison and the surrounding area.
Capture the museum through your own “lens” and learn how to take photos on digital cameras and phones! You’ll discover fun ways to take portraits, bring new energy to still life images, and create art from your perspective.
This event is free with general museum admission.
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 offers reduced cost admission and memberships every day to families who qualify through our Access for Everyone initiative.
Join our friends from UW Neuroscience for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!
This program is part of our Free Thursday Evenings! Play in the museum for free every Thursday night, 4 pm to 8 pm each week.
Become a nature detective! Dissect owl pellets to find out what our nocturnal feathered friends like to eat. Identify animal bones in the mix and examine these dinnertime discards more closely under a microscope.
This event is free as part of our weekly Free Thursday Evenings from 4 pm to 8 pm.
Join our friends from UW Neuroscience for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens. Come learn how we think!
MCM will be closed on November 28, 2024, for Thanksgiving Day.
Normal hours will resume on Friday, November 29 when we re-open at 9 am.
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 offers reduced cost admission and memberships every day to families who qualify through our Access for Everyone initiative.
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 offers reduced cost admission and memberships every day to families who qualify through our Access for Everyone initiative.
