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Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Patterns Galore

Saturday, September 22 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk. 

Look closely to find patterns and...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Patterns Galore

Sunday, September 23 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk. 

Look closely to find patterns and...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Patterns Galore

Saturday, September 29 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk. 

Look closely to find patterns and...

Duke Energy Family Day: Celebrate the Harvest

Sunday, September 30 | Noon

Celebrate nature’s bounty as you discover agricultural celebrations from around the globe (including the Jewish festival Sukkot), use natural materials for hands-on art...

Live from the Conservation Lab—The Mystery of Bacchus

Wednesday, October 3 | 10:30 am

Students can learn about the art and science behind the Bacchus Conservation Project in this virtual field trip. While all grade levels are welcome to participate, this has...

What's in the Box?: Seasons/Nature

Thursday, October 4 | 9:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

What's in the Box?: Seasons/Nature

Thursday, October 4 | 10:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

What's in the Box?: Seasons/Nature

Thursday, October 4 | 11:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: What’s the Story?

Saturday, October 6 | 10:30 am

Every work of art tells a story! Look for secret details and hidden tales in works of art.

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: What’s the Story?

Sunday, October 7 | 10:30 am

Every work of art tells a story! Look for secret details and hidden tales in works of art.

School’s Out Camp: Color Changers, Ages 6–10

Monday, October 8 | 9 am

As the leaves change and we are surrounded by the shifting shades of fall, there is no better time to discover the expressive power of color. In the galleries and Museum...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: What’s the Story?

Saturday, October 13 | 10:30 am

Every work of art tells a story! Look for secret details and hidden tales in works of art.

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: What’s the Story?

Sunday, October 14 | 10:30 am

Every work of art tells a story! Look for secret details and hidden tales in works of art.

What's in the Box?: Places

Thursday, October 18 | 9:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

What's in the Box?: Places

Thursday, October 18 | 10:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

What's in the Box?: Places

Thursday, October 18 | 11:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: What’s the Story?

Saturday, October 20 | 10:30 am

Every work of art tells a story! Look for secret details and hidden tales in works of art.

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: What’s the Story?

Sunday, October 21 | 10:30 am

Every work of art tells a story! Look for secret details and hidden tales in works of art.

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: What’s the Story?

Saturday, October 27 | 10:30 am

Every work of art tells a story! Look for secret details and hidden tales in works of art.

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: What’s the Story?

Sunday, October 28 | 10:30 am

Every work of art tells a story! Look for secret details and hidden tales in works of art.

Exhibition Related Events

Pop-Up Art: Altered Architecture Photographs

Sunday, October 28 | Noon

Be inspired by photographs in the exhibition Candida Höfer in Mexico, and take your own photos of the Museum campus. Print and alter pictures on site to create a...

Exhibition Related Events

School’s Out Camp: A Week with Georgia O’Keeffe, Ages 6–10

Monday, October 29 | 9 am

Explore our special exhibition The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art, and see why O’Keeffe’s view of the world inspires so many contemporary artists.

What's in the Box?: Parts of Art

Thursday, November 1 | 9:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

What's in the Box?: Parts of Art

Thursday, November 1 | 10:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

What's in the Box?: Parts of Art

Thursday, November 1 | 12:15 pm

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

2018 Fall Films

Halloween Hangover Live Cinema Party

Friday, November 2 | 7 pm

Keep the danse macabre going! The party includes bloody cocktails and costume contests before a special live performance of the cult film Carnival of Souls. Live cinema is...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Colorful Feelings

Saturday, November 3 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk. 

How does art make you feel?...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Colorful Feelings

Sunday, November 4 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk. 

How does art make you feel?...

Exhibition Related Events

Family Fun Saturdays: Pop Art Poppies

Saturday, November 10 | 10:15 am

Gallery tour and studio workshop best for families with children ages 5–11. A different theme each time means there’s always something new to discover! All participants...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Colorful Feelings

Saturday, November 10 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk. 

How does art make you feel?...

Exhibition Related Events

Family Fun Saturdays: Pop Art Poppies

Saturday, November 10 | 1 pm

Gallery tour and studio workshop best for families with children ages 5–11. A different theme each time means there’s always something new to discover! All participants...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Colorful Feelings

Sunday, November 11 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk. 

How does art make you feel?...

What's in the Box?: People

Thursday, November 15 | 9:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

What's in the Box?: People

Thursday, November 15 | 10:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

What's in the Box?: People

Thursday, November 15 | 11:15 am

Now at a new, earlier time! Preschoolers, ages 2–5, and their caregivers have fun while exploring art together. Each session introduces a work of art from the Museum and...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Colorful Feelings

Saturday, November 17 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk. 

How does art make you feel?...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Colorful Feelings

Sunday, November 18 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk. 

How does art make you feel?...

Pop-Up Art: Black Friday

Friday, November 23 | Noon

All black everything! Create a monochromatic work of art to take home. Free art-making activities for all ages. No reservations needed. 

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Colorful Feelings

Saturday, November 24 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk. 

How does art make you feel?...

Weekend Family-Friendly Tours: Colorful Feelings

Sunday, November 25 | 10:30 am

Half-hour tours for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions. Free; no reservations necessary. Meet at West Building Information Desk. 

How does art make you feel?...

Exhibition Related Events

Family Fun Saturdays: Painting Places

Saturday, January 12 | 10:15 am

Gallery tour and studio workshop best for families with children ages 5–11. A different theme each time means there’s always something new to discover! All participants...

Exhibition Related Events

Family Fun Saturdays: Painting Places

Saturday, January 12 | 1 pm

Gallery tour and studio workshop best for families with children ages 5–11. A different theme each time means there’s always something new to discover! All participants...