Let your child be your guide as you explore the collections. Open yourself up to discover new things about art and each other.
KID’S CHOICE
Walk through the Museum and ask your child to pick an object that they want to look at. Then have a conversation with them about why they chose this object.
COMPARE & CONTRAST
Choose two objects in the same gallery. Compare and contrast them. What is similar? What is different? What did you discover?
PLAY EYE-SPY!
Put on your explorer hat and look closely at an object. What small details can you and your child discover? What shapes and colors can you find?
THIS REMINDS ME OF…
Find an object that reminds you of something – your family, your house, your pet, a memory, a wish, or anything. Talk with your child about the work of art and why you chose it.
TAKE A SCAVENGER HUNT!
Scavenger hunts are available year-round and offer a fun way for adults and kids to explore the galleries together. Check with the volunteer at the information desk on the 2nd floor for the most up-to-date scavenger hunts. Or download a scavenger hunt before you come!
GOT QUESTIONS?
Questions are a wonderful way to encourage close looking and great conversation. Need some inspiration? Here are a few questions we have found helpful to get the conversation started.
o Do you like this work of art? Why or why not?
o What colors do you see?
o What do you see in this work of art?
o What is going on in this picture?
o What do you see that makes you say that?
o What else can you find?
o Does anything you see in this work of art remind you of something in your own life?
o Is the work of art true to life? How real has the artist made things look?
o What ideas and/or emotions do you think the work of art expresses?
o Does it make you feel one way or another?
o What would you have called this artwork?
o How is it similar or different from the artworks around it?
o What have you discovered from looking at this work of art?
o Have you learned anything about yourself or others?
