OPEN all weekend • Regular hours: Open Weds–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thurs nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets
OPEN all weekend • Regular hours: Open Weds–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thurs nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets
Have an extra-squirrely toddler? Take advantage of the museum’s extended Saturday hours! Enjoy the tactile experience of scooping, pouring, and sorting colorful pompoms in the Wildernest, then get out those wiggles for an extra hour in the museum.
This event is free with general museum admission.
Pick out and plant your own succulent, then bring your plant buddy home in a pot from our Clay Day program.
This event is free with general museum admission.
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.
Bring nature indoors for the holidays! Channel your creativity and holiday spirit to make snowflake decorations with sticks and twigs.
This event is free with general museum admission.
Photo credit: Christine Cook
Join Laurie and our Art Studio staff for a weekly drop-in art experience designed for MCM’s youngest 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! Today we’ll paint watercolor snowflakes.
This event is free with general museum admission.
Explore the sparkling potential of salt crystals! Create your own unique designs with colors and crystals to celebrate the winter season.
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.
This event is free with general museum admission.
Transform a paper cup into a snowman planter! Plant wheatgrass seeds, take it home, and enjoy watching the plants grow.
This event is free with general museum admission.
Photo credit: Amanda Eldridge
Dive into an exciting drop-in art experience each week with Laurie and our Art Studio team. Embark on projects with a wide variety of art media and processes for all ages and abilities. Materials are included—and the best part? We take care of cleanup! Today, we’ll “make-and-take” creative sock stuffies.
This event is free with general museum admission.
Explore the squishy, smudgy, sculptable world of clay! Today we’ll “make and take” tree ornaments created with simple cinnamon dough to celebrate the season. Please note, these are non-toxic but NOT edible! There is glue in the formula, so please smell but don’t taste.
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.
Photo credit: Jean Van’t Hul
Learn about liquids and solids as we make soap using botanicals from our Rooftop Ramble garden.
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.
This event is free with general museum admission.
