Family Programs

Early Childhood and Family Learning Programs at the Rubin Museum are shared art experiences for children and their adult partners. Inspired by the museum’s exhibitions, these programs foster the development of life-long learning skills through gallery explorations, open-ended discussions, demonstrations, interpretive arts, crafts, and individual and collaborative projects.

Family Workshops for children ages 6 and up and their adult friends every Saturday

Gallery exploration, art making, and movement programs during the week for children under 5

Family Days and Festivals are offered throughout the year for all ages

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Participating children must be accompanied by at least one adult at all times. For tickets, registration, and information, call the Box Office at 212.620.5000 x344. Ticket fees: $10 per child ($5 for children of RMA members); Free for accompanying adults, children 12 months and younger, and Cool Culture members. Tickets include gallery admission and are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs are subject to change.

For Educational tours for schools, teens and teachers please visit: http://www.rmanyc.org/nav/education

Family Workshops


Saturdays, 2–3 p.m.

Explore intriguing paintings, sculptures, and objects in our exhibitions and let them inspire your own works of art. Visit the calendar for upcoming family workshops.

For ages 6 and older and their adult friends. Program meets in the studio or the theater.

The Little Explorers Club: Travel the World Together!


Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–Noon

From the tops of the tallest mountains to the depths of the sea, each month the Little Explorers Club will discover a new terrain. We'll pack our bags, share stories, inspect works of art, and create crafts from around the globe! Come for the whole month to earn an explorer's badge!

Month-long program. Call 212.620.5000 x274 to pre-register.

 

 

Download the September resgistration form here.

For children ages 3–5 and their adult friends. Program meets in the studio.

The Yak Packers


Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Let’s look at, touch, and explore Himalayan art inspired by the Rubin Museum collection.

For children ages 2–4 and their adult friends. Program meets in the studio.

Moving through Art


Fridays, 11 a.m.–Noon

Translate visual art into imaginative poses, movement, and sound.

For children ages 3–5 and their adult friends. Classes meet in the theater.

Family Days and Festivals


Family Days are special events held twice a year, usually in the spring and fall, celebrating a special exhibition with interactive performances, demonstrations, scavenger hunts, and much more. Additional family festivals and events are programmed throughout the year.

The International Day of Non-Violence

Saturday October 2, 2010 

Join us all day for an art- and peace-making extravaganza.

Make a personal peace flag to display at the Rubin Museum of Art on Ocotober 2nd! Download more information here.

More details to come!

Image courtesy Magnet Images LLP

Yak Pack Family Activity Bags


Yak Packs give children ages 2 to 8 and their adult friends an opportunity to explore, create and discover works of art as they travel through the galleries at the Rubin Museum of Art. Yak packs are available to borrow at the admissions desk and are free with museum admission.

 

 

 

Kits include:

Animal scavenger hunt activity cards

Bendy wire play activity cards and bendy wire

Feeling faces activity cards and drawing pads

Mirror

Pencils

 

Cool Culture


Your Cool Culture Family Pass gives you free admission to the Rubin Museum of Art.

RMA is a partner of Cool Culture, a not-for-profit organization that provides access, information, and support to low-income families so that they can visit New York City's outstanding museums and other cultural institutions with their children. With a Cool Culture Family Pass, families will receive free entry at any time to more than seventy-one museums, botanical gardens, and zoos.

For more information, visit www.cool-culture.org.

For Educational tours for schools, teens and teachers please visit: http://www.rmanyc.org/nav/education

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