Cogan Family Foundation Vacation Week Adventures
April 16, 2013 - April 19, 2013
April School Vacation Week
Artists to Warriors: Celebrating Japanese Art
10 am–4 pm (Wed to 8 pm)
Join us for April Vacation Week and participate in free activities for kids all week!* Enjoy making art, go on a fun family tour of the galleries, or join an interactive workshop.
ASL interpretation provided Feb 20.
All ages and abilities welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration required. FREE admission for kids all week.
(Kids 6 and under always get FREE admission to the MFA, and kids 7 to 17 are free during non-school hours. See Visiting with Kids for more information.)
Special Events
Story Hour, Gallery 274
10:30 am and 1:30 pm; ASL interpretation Wed at 1:30 pm
Drop in to enjoy stories about making art and thinking creatively. Stay for one story or for the whole hour. Great for toddlers.
Family Tours, Sharf Visitor Center
Every 15 minutes from 10:15 am–Noon; ASL interpretation Wed at 11 am and Noon.
Visit the galleries on this kid-friendly tour to learn about creative and surprising ways artists use materials. Tours are 30 minutes.
Growing Day by Day: With Visiting Artist Rachel Shuman Armentano, Outside of Gallery 260, Tickets required; see below for information
10:30, and 11:30 am, 1, 2, and 3 pm. ASL interpretation Wed at 3 pm.
Join teaching artist Rachel Shuman Armentano to create a collaborative installation with your fellow visitors that will grow throughout the week. After your visit here, check our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/mfaboston) to see how the installation grows and changes over the week. Sessions last 45 minutes. Space is limited; each ticket is good for the entry of one child and one adult. Tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets for both the 10:30 and 11:30 am sessions are available at 10 am outside of Gallery 260. Tickets for the 1, 2, and 3 pm sessions are available at Noon outside of Gallery 260.
Art-Making Activities
10 am–4 pm (until 8 pm on Wed). Drop in to enjoy hands-on activities for all ages.
Tape Tricks, Gallery 168
Discover how to use tape to “mask” out areas of your artwork. Enjoy the precise paintings of artist Daniel Rich and then use tape to create your own precise drawing right in the gallery!
Free-Moving Paint, Druker Family Pavilion 160
Visit Gallery 183 and explore how artist Morris Louis experimented with paint. (While you’re there—check out the Bridget Riley painting for the Op-Art Opportunity art activity.) Then join us in the studio (Druker Family Pavilion 160) to discover what happens when you let the paint set its own course.
Monochromatic Moon Jar, Gallery 179
Enjoy the Arts of Korea Gallery and check out the ceramic pieces old and new. Then learn about Yeesook Kyung’s Translated Vase and create a ripped-paper collage inspired by it.
Op-Art Opportunity, Shapiro Family Courtyard
While exploring Gallery 183, find the painting by artist Bridget Riley. Notice how it looks as if it is moving! Join us in the Shapiro Family Courtyard to learn how to create your own optical illusion artwork.
Always Available
Art Connections Cards, Sharf Visitor Center
Pick up an Art Connections Card and explore chocolate, celebrations, and other themes throughout the Museum. Made possible by the Lowell Institute.
MFA Guide, Available at all ticket desks and Sharf Visitor Center
Explore the Museum in the Guide for Kids and Families. Families and kids ages 6 to 10 will enjoy some amazing and amusing works of art in a guide just for them. Nonmembers $6; Members $5; kids 17 and under $4. MFA Guide is made possible through the generous support of the John W. Henry Family Foundation.
Visiting the MFA with Children, Sharf Visitor Center
Pick up one of our free pocket-sized informational guides on visiting and exploring the Museum with kids. Includes tips for parents, gallery games, and ideas for looking at and discussing art.
Behind the Scenes, Galleries 125 and 225, Art of the Americas Wing
Peek behind the scenes and learn about the hidden work that happens every day at the MFA. Watch a video, try out the interactive kiosks, or just relax and enjoy a view of Boston.