Family Programs

All families are welcome at the museum! We hope these tips on how to talk about and observe art help your family have a safe and enjoyable visit.

Ask questions.

• What is the first thing you see in the painting?
• Does this artwork remind you of any place you have been?

Have fun!

• Pose like the people, shapes, or lines you see.
• Make up a story.
• Imagine what you would hear, smell, or feel if you were in the art.

Create memories.

• Let your children choose what interests them.
• Take time exploring. You don’t have to see the entire museum in one visit!
• It’s ok if you don’t know much about art.

For more tips, browse our floor-by-floor family guide for fun activities to do and places to explore to get the most out of your next visit.

General admission is free to all youth age 18 and under every day, granting more kids access to art than ever before. The Free for Kids program funds general admission for all children annually and enables the museum to offer $5 youth pricing for ticketed exhibitions.

Drop in to Family Central for hands-on activities! Act out stories in colorful costumes, build sculptures with wooden blocks, and create artworks to fit in a miniature museum.

Videos of fun activities you can do at home inspired by artwork in the museum's collection. Perfect for kids and kids at heart.

And you can even download games, phone and computer backgrounds, and coloring sheets related to museum artworks and exhibitions.

Find artistic inspiration at Creativity Resource, our online home for classroom teachers, home-school educators, and families with children.

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Bellco believes the arts are fundamental to a healthy community and should be accessible to all. That’s why since 2016, Bellco has been a sponsor of the Denver Art Museum's "Free for Kids" program, ensuring that more children can experience the transformative power of art.

To celebrate our sponsorship of the Free for Kids program, Bellco and the Denver Art Museum commissioned an outdoor wall mural, by renowned Denver muralists Jaime Molina and Pedro Barrios.