Family Guide

A floor-by-floor guide for fun activities to do and places to explore on your family's next visit to the museum! Youth 18 and under enjoy free general admission year-round.

Fun Questions for Families

  • If you could choose an artwork from the museum to have in your room at home, which one would you choose? Where would you put it?
  • If you could give an artwork gift of anything in the museum to someone, who would you give it to and what would it be?
  • If you could jump into an artwork and walk around in it, which artwork would it be?
  • What is your favorite artwork you’ve seen so far today? What is your least favorite?
  • If you could meet someone you've seen in an artwork, who would it be and why?

Hamilton Building, Level 1

Visit the Landscape Studio to explore how artists use different techniques and their imaginations to bring landscape paintings to life.

Hamilton Building, Level 2

Visit The 19th Century in European and American Art gallery and go on Rip’s Adventure! Piece together clues—marked with a paw print—to follow the trail of friendly dog Rip, and ensure he is back where he belongs.

Martin Building, Lower Level

View the Wonderscape to catch the latest creative showcase displaynig art by young people and student artists in our community.

Martin Building, Level 1

Stop by the Creative Hub to try a number of activities that tap into your own creativity.

In the Her Brush: Japanese Women Artists from the Fong-Johnstone Collection exhibition, look for the artist slip activity. Go on a quest to find special boxes you can open that contain artist slips you can take. Collect all the artist slips into a foldable screen you can take home as a keepsake. You can also try your hand at creating your own artist slip to add to you collection.

Martin Building, Level 2

Drop by Family Central, a kid-friendly space, for creative and hands-on activities! Act out artwork-stories in colorful costumes, build sculptures with wooden blocks, and decorate a miniature museum.

In the Design Studio, learn about the process of design, try out your own design thinking, and get creative!

Martin Building, Level 3

See what’s happening in the Artist-in-Residence Studio and explore the dynamic galleries.

Martin Building, Level 4

Create a textile together with the Tunic tile activity. Add a design that represents who you are to this community textile!

In the Latin American Art galleries, go on the hunt for extraordinary artworks and materials.

Martin Building, Level 5

In the Korean lacquer box activity, create a standout design for a box inspired by Korean lacquer art.

Seek and find gallery books to read together! See artworks come to life in two storybooks perfect for kids and their grownups.

And with the touchable story box, you can flip through the panels to spot key scenes and discover more about the incredible stories!

Martin Building, Level 6

Visit the Thread Studio to for hands-on activities related to fashion and textiles.

Martin Building, Level 7

Use the Family Labels to explore the Western American Art galleries through artists’ creations and your own imagination. Also look for a board book about a bunny who hops in and out of artworks.

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Free for Kids is presented by Bellco Credit Union with additional support from Cathedral Fund in honor of Rand Ningali.

Youth and Community programs are supported by the William Randolph Hearst Endowment for Education Programs, Nancy Benson Education Endowment Fund, CenturyLink Endowment, and Jim Kelley and Amie Knox Education Endowment Fund.

Funding is also provided by Tuchman Family Foundation, The Stevinson Fund for Excellence, the Lorraine and Harley Higbie Endowment, Crown Family Philanthropies, Taylor Kirkpatrick, the Berger Collection Education Trust, Genesee Mountain Foundation, PNC Foundation, The Virginia W. Hill Foundation, Michael and Meg Horton, Colorado Creative Industries, Margulf Foundation, Sidney E. Frank Foundation – Colorado Fund, and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).