Join volunteers from the Dental Society of Western PA in our Café for some fun crafts, book readings, a puppet show and giveaways that help kids see the importance of taking care of their teeth!
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Learn basic art and expressive techniques to provide a solid foundation for future fashion and design lovers and artists. You will explore the colorful world of fashion using basic color theory, emotional expression, and style. This abundant learning experience places an emphasis on our emotions and how they are connected to the colors that we […]
$8 – $10
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Design, carve, and print with your very own stamp! In this introduction to linoleum block printing, you will learn the process of creating a rubber stamp that is uniquely yours. Create any design you want to print on paper, fabric, wood, and more; learn carving practices and printing techniques. What will you stamp? This workshop […]
$8 – $10
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2 events,
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Nursery Sensory Play: Is It Paint? Natural Pigments Join Aramae in the Nursery to explore how different natural pigments can be used to create paint! Learners will use commonly found household items for their exploration and will have the opportunity to smell and feel their paintings. Visitors will use items like spices, teabags, and water […]
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Join Hannah and Nora from 11:00 -11:45 am to learn basic gardening tips and tricks. This week, we will explore seed starting! Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore sensory play and develop motor skills. This program is designed with […] |
2 events,
Join us in MAKESHOP to tinker with ramps and tubes! Connect recycled tubes and build ramps to create a collaborative ball run. Experiment with the height of supports and the length of tubes. How does the motion of a ball change?
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Nursery Storytime: Unbound, the Life and Art of Judith Scott Join us in the Nursery to explore Women's History Month through storytelling. This week we will read Unbound, the Life and Art of Judith Scott by Brie Spangler, Joyce Scott and Melissa Sweet. You can also create your own fiber art sculptures inspired by and […] |
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4 events,
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Explore clay using different tools and senses! Create a project to bring home with you. This workshop is for participants in Kindergarten through Second Grade and a caregiver. The child participant and one caregiver are included in one ticket price. All materials will be provided. Workshop cost is $10 for non-members or $8 for members. To […]
$8 – $10
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Explore color theory as an individual and as part of a group with artist Roderick Ramsey. This program is a part of a monthly series highlighting pairs of opposites featured in the exhibit Opposites Abstract: A Mo Willems Exhibit, now open in Museum Lab.
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The following spaces will close early today for a special event: Bean Sprouts in the Café will close at 2:00 pm The Art Studio and Little Orange Store will close at 3:30 pm Thank you for your understanding. |
2 events,
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Design, create, and display your own floral fashion! Experiment making flower crowns, pins, and other wearables. This workshop is for participants in Third through Fifth Grade. Workshop cost is $10 for non-members or $8 for members. To receive the member price, please use code MEMWORK$2. Membership will be verified when you visit. Purchase your tickets at […]
$8 – $10
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Learn the basics of using a sewing machine! Practice setting up the machine, sewing straight and curved lines, and learning different ways to attach fabric. Leave with a small project and the confidence to sew independently. This workshop is for participants in Sixth through Eighth Grade. Workshop cost is $10 for non-members or $8 for […]
$8 – $10
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2 events,
Join us in the ART STUDIO to create with classic artistic mediums like screen printing and painting! Use color and your own personal style to create something that speaks to you.
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Studio Sensory Play: Sound Jars Join Aermine in the Studio for to create sound jars! Learners will explore how different materials make different sounds inside their jars. Learners will use items like pom poms, nuts and bolts, and buttons to explore different sounds! This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support […] |
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Join Hannah and Nora from 11:00 -11:45 am to learn basic gardening tips and tricks. This week, we will wiggly worms and learn about all the helpful jobs they do in the garden! Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore […] |
2 events,
Work together to create and activate chain-reaction contraptions that use everyday objects to complete simple tasks in the most overcomplicated, inefficient and hilarious ways possible! Rube Goldberg™ machines are many things, but they aren’t perfect. Find the fun in failure as you step into the role of storyteller and inventor.
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Nursery Storytime: Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos Join us in the Nursery to explore Women's History Month through storytelling. This week, we will read Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown and create our own animal/animalito masks to wear! |
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Join us for a weekend of hilariously inventive machine building, art making and problem solving inspired by Rube Goldberg. The Museum will host two days of special activities that challenge you to build, create, move and play in creative and inventive ways. Saturday Only, 12:30 - 3:30 pm At MuseumLab Watch kid-led teams compete in […]
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Build your own planter box! Learn to use tools and wood to make your creation. Take home a box ready to be filled with plants. This workshop is for all ages - the whole family is welcome. At least one caregiver must attend with their child(ren). Workshop cost is $5 per person. Admission not included. […]
$8 – $10
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Join us for Storytime in Grable Gallery where we will read books starring Rube Goldberg, the young inventor, as he sets out creating machines to solve every day problems he encounters. These books were written by Rube Goldberg's granddaughter, Jennifer George, and creatively illustrated by artist Ed Steckley. |
3 events,
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Explore color through a variety of mediums like paint and light! Create artwork to take home with you. This workshop is for participants in Kindergarten through Second Grade and a caregiver. The child participant and one caregiver are included in one ticket price. All materials will be provided. Facilitation for this workshop will be available in […]
$8 – $10
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Stop by the garden in the afternoon from 1:00-5:00 to learn about some of our favorite neighbors: worms! Check out our vermicomposting bin and try to charm worms out of the ground. You can hold a worm if you feel brave enough!
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Explore making photographs by cyanotype, one of the oldest photographic processes. Develop images using ultraviolet light and paper coated with an iron salt solution. This workshop is for participants in Third through Fifth Grade. Workshop cost is $10 for non-members or $8 for members. To receive the member price, please use code MEMWORK$2. Membership will be […]
$8 – $10
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Join us in the ART STUDIO to make a one of a kind screenprint! Use color and your own personal style to create something that speaks to you. |
2 events,
Celebrate Women's History Month with us in the Studio and learn more about the world of Fiber Arts through the lenses of women from all over the world! Explore different styles and gain inspiration to create your own fiber masterpiece!
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Studio Sensory Play: Animal Shaving Cream Rescue Join Aramae in the Studio for an animal shaving cream rescue! Learners will use tools like popsicle sticks, water droppers, and brushes to explore messy shaving cream and search for tiny animals. Tools and gloves will be provided, but visitors are welcome to use their hands to explore! […] |
1 event,
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Join Hannah and Nora from 11:00 -11:45 am to learn basic gardening tips and tricks. This week, we will create bug hotels! Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore sensory play and develop motor skills. This program is designed with […] |
2 events,
Join us in MAKESHOP to explore weaving. Experiment with scale, materials, and texture as you weave on a variety of looms.
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Nursery Storytime: Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement Join us in the Nursery to explore Women's History Month through storytelling. This week, we will read Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement by Stephanie Roth and create our own nature inspired art. |
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Learn the process of starting seeds. Try out planting seeds during your workshop, and leave with your seed starts! Family Workshop: Bring the whole family! At least one caregiver must attend with their child(ren). Please purchase one ticket per attendee. All materials will be provided. Workshop cost is $5 per attendee. Purchase your tickets at […]
$5
Visit the garden in the afternoon and make a seed bomb: a soil ball full of wildflower seeds! Take your seed bomb with you to add color and life to your neighborhood.
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Customize your clothing using embroidery! Learn a variety of techniques and stitches. A bandana and fabric squares will be provided for all participants, but you are welcome to bring any clothing from home you would like to embroider onto! This workshop is for participants in Sixth through Eighth Grade. Workshop cost is $10 for non-members […]
$8 – $10
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4 events,
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Join us in MAKESHOP as guest artists Jackie Lockhart and Trevor Schadt demonstrate and share the art of kumihimo braiding. Try your hand at this 8-strand braiding technique using a traditional Japanese marudai or a modern foam disk.
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Explore different uses of paper such as paper engineering and paper sculpture! Leave with your own works of art! This workshop is for participants in Kindergarten through Second Grade and a caregiver. The child participant and one caregiver are included in one ticket price. All materials will be provided. Workshop cost is $10 for non-members or […]
$8 – $10
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Have your very own caricature portrait drawn by artist Sam Thong. He will sketch an expressive and unique picture of you that shares something special about your personality and what you like to do. In the Cafe from 1-5pm |
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Come see our new exhibit, Opposites Abstract: A Mo Willems Exhibit, in MuseumLab from noon – 5:00 pm today. |
1 event,
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Nursery Sensory Play: Shadows Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery for to create shadows! Learners will explore how light helps to create a shadow. Learners will trace themselves, blocks, or both with chalk on paper! This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an opportunity […] |
1 event,
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Join Hannah and Nora from 11:00 -11:45 am to learn basic gardening tips and tricks. This week, we will welcome back spring and plant pea! Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore sensory play and develop motor skills. This program […] |
1 event,
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Nursery Storytime: Dolly!: The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream Join us in the Nursery to explore Women's History Month through storytelling. This week, we will read Dolly!: The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream by Robyn McGrath and create our own bedazzled Dolly portraits. |
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4 events,
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Make your own natural beauty products like lip balm and blush using plant-based ingredients like beet root, turmeric and cocoa powder. All materials are provided. Workshop cost is $5 per attendee. This is a workshop intended for the whole family. At least one caregiver must attend with their child(ren). Please purchase one ticket per attendee. […]
$5
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Visit with Canine Companions! A national organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained service dogs at no charge to the recipient. Canine Companions will be in the Large Party Room from 2pm-4pm. Come by the garden in the afternoon to learn a new way to grow plants! Help us convert a straw bale into a planter through decomposition and use thermometers to check the temperature of our compost. |
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Explore expression through moving our bodies and the rhythm of music! This workshop is for participants in Kindergarten through Second Grade and a caregiver. The child participant and one caregiver are included in one ticket price. All materials will be provided. Workshop cost is $10 for non-members or $8 for members. To receive the member price, […]
$8 – $10
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Learn cake decorating techniques to create your own everlasting creation! Rather than frosting, participants will use spackle to create their designs. This workshop is for participants in Third through Fifth Grade. Workshop cost is $10 for non-members or $8 for members. To receive the member price, please use code MEMWORK$2. Membership will be verified when you […]
$8 – $10
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1 event,
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Nursery Sensory Play: Nature Sound Bottles Join Aermine and Sabrina in the Nursery to create a Nature Sound Bottle. Learners will use natural materials like sticks or pinecones to explore elements of sound and texture! This program is designed with our youngest visitors in mind, to support cognitive growth and give them an opportunity to […] |
1 event,
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Join Hannah and Nora from 11:00 -11:45 am to learn basic gardening tips and tricks. This week, we will explore buds, shoots, and sprouts on a spring walk. Each week we will learn basic tips and tricks about how to care for a garden, while having an opportunity to explore sensory play and develop motor […] |
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Nursery Storytime: Mae Among the Stars Join us in the Nursery to explore Women's History Month through storytelling. This week, we will read Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed, learn about Mae Jemison and create our own star inspired artwork. |
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Experiment with dyes made of natural materials like shiso, turmeric, pokeberry, and avocado. Hand dye and make your own silk scarf to take home. All materials are provided. This is a workshop intended for the whole family. At least one caregiver must attend with their child(ren). Please purchase one ticket per attendee. Workshop cost is […]
$5
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Join artist Isaac Bower in MuseumLab for a pop-up exploration of the artist’s interactive sculpture system, Cojiform. Cojiform invites people of all ages and abilities to connect with their inner sculptor. Explore balance, form, pattern, positive and negative space, light and shadow. Cultivate persistence, focus, and creative delight! Bower’s sculpture system draws connection to the […]
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Spend some of your April Fools' Day with us making a wacky magazine. Our collaborative magazine will include bizarre news stories, fun artwork, and more! This workshop is for participants in Sixth through Eighth Grade. Workshop cost is $10 for non-members or $8 for members. To receive the member price, please use code MEMWORK$2. Membership will […]
$8 – $10
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