family museums

Frank Stella Family Day

November 6, 2015 by Deirdre McAndrew

Frank Stella Family Day. Come celebrate the exhibition Frank Stella: A Retrospective. Stella’s work includes colorful shapes and will be in collaboration with artist, McKendree Key, will build a mega-sized marble run.

At this event, you and your family will learn about the work by participating in gallery tours, art making workshops, and by picking up a free Kids Activity Guide or Multimedia Guide. 9:30a – 10:30a will be the best times for families. No registration is required, just drop in and enjoy!. Select activities are open until 3 p.

The Museum will present a career retrospective of Frank Stella, one of the most important living American artists. This exhibit will feature his work form the mid-1950s to the present through 120 works. In collaboration with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Whitney, this exhibition will feature Stella’s best-known works and rare examples from around the world.

Date: Saturday, November 7th [Read more…] about Frank Stella Family Day

Sidewalk Art At The Skyscraper Museum

July 10, 2015 by Deirdre McAndrew

Sidewalk Art At The Skyscraper Museum! Come to the Skyscraper Museum for a different perspective! After this workshop, visitors will be able to get a view by looking down.

The program start off by having each child sketch a blueprint for a familiar building of their choice. Then the children will go outside and draw their designs in colorful chalk on the sidewalk! This will create a rainbow cityscape for all to enjoy!

The Skyscraper Museum hosts a rotating repertoire of Family Programs on Saturday mornings, in which children engage with an educator to explore the principles of urbanism, architecture, and engineering through hands-on activities.

Surrounded by images, film, and models of past, present, and future skyscrapers, children and their guardians are exposed to the changing exhibitions in the gallery.

Registration is requested by Friday at 5 PM! Saturday Family Programs at The Skyscraper Museum are presented in partnership with the Battery Park City Authority.

Date: Saturday, July 11th

Children’s Festival Celebrating Central America

April 29, 2015 by Deirdre McAndrew

Children’s Festival Celebrating Central America. Celebrate the animal life of Central America at this special children’s festival. Activities include print making, learning about wind instruments, playing animal bingo and crafting a pendent.

Bring the whole family to celebrate the exhibit, “Cerámica de los Ancestros: Central America’s Past Revealed.” A variety of activities will focus on the animal life of Central America. These activities include print making, learning about wind instruments, playing animal bingo and making your own pendent.

This program received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Date: Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd [Read more…] about Children’s Festival Celebrating Central America