Family Day
When:
Saturday, Mar 29, 2025 1:00p -
4:00p
Saturday, Mar 29, 2025 1:00p -
4:00p
Where:
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Accessible Spots, Art, Kid Friendly, Rainy Day Ideas
Event website:
https://bit.ly/4c0nrD1
Registration is encouraged but not required—walk-in visitors are always welcome. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning Wednesday, March 19, at 10am.
Please join us at the Harvard Art Museums for an afternoon of family-friendly activities open to all ages. Explore the museums with scavenger hunts and sketchbooks; use your eyes, mind, and imagination to engage deeply with works on view; and create cardboard sculptures in the Materials Lab makerspace inspired by Louise Nevelson’s Total Totality II.
See below for information on our drop-in guided activities. All activities are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Space may be limited due to capacity.
Family Art Making Workshops
Make art as a family! Harvard graduate students will be on hand to guide your family through each activity. Drop in during any one of the workshops, held at the following times:
1:15–1:45pm 2:15–2:45pm 3:15–3:45pm
Press and Play: Making Imprints with Clay (Gallery 1200, Level 1)
Using Willi Baumeister’s Growth of the Crystals II as inspiration, make imprints in soft clay using your hands, tools, and everyday objects. Squish, poke, and press your own unique creations!
Line, Shape, and Structure (Gallery 1300, Level 1)
Inspired by László Moholy-Nagy’s 19, in this session you’ll explore line, shape, and structure by constructing your own geometric sculptures right in the gallery!
Woven Dreams (Art Study Center Reception Area, Level 4)
In this workshop, you’ll explore storytelling through various materials, contribute to a community tapestry, and create your own woven pieces. Before or after the workshop, we encourage you to visit the related exhibition Joana Choumali: Languages of West African Marketplaces (Gallery 3600, Level 3) on your own.
Your Body Is a Story: Dance, Light, and Shadow (Menschel Hall, Lower Level)
In this creative movement workshop, you’ll strike a pose and construct group shapes to tell stories with silhouettes on a large canvas, inspired by art at the museums.
Family-Friendly Spotlight Tours
Join Ho Family Student Guides for Spotlight Tours of Louise Nevelson’s Total Totality II. Then, make your own version of Nevelson’s work in the Materials Lab makerspace on the Lower Level!
These 20-minute Spotlight Tours will depart from the Calderwood Courtyard (Level 1) at the following times:
1:30pm 2pm 2:30pm 3pm 3:30pm
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