Here are some helpful tips for looking at art with your kids:
- Take your time. Don't feel you have to rush in order to see everything. Choose just a few things to look at closely.
- Explore along with your children: wander through the galleries to discover art that you and your children are drawn to.
- Resist telling children what you know; when you allow them to have their own experiences, it encourages them to find out more on their own.
- Create a family adventure plan, such as searching for faces, crowns, or animals
Encourage your children to talk about what they see. Validate what children say by repeating it back to them. Let them know that people can experience the same work of art many different ways. Each child sees art in his or her own way. Treating your child’s experience as valid fosters confidence in looking at art.
On the Way Home
Discuss your visit and your impressions of the Museum. What was your child's favorite object and why? What would they like to see and do on their next visit?
