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Family Programs

Explore fun and interactive activities to do as a family
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Always Free for Kids

General admission is always free for youth 18 and under at the Denver Art Museum, thanks to the Free for Kids program.

For more than 10 years, Free for Kids has been supported by Bellco Credit Union. Bellco believes the arts are fundamental to a healthy community and should be accessible to all. Their support has ensured that more children than ever can experience the transformative power of art.

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Ongoing Programs

Plan your next visit around one of our upcoming family-friendly programs.

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About Ongoing Family Programs

Create & Play

Create & Play at the Denver Art Museum is an early-childhood program for families with children ages 0–5. The program offers a range of experiences for families to enjoy inside the museum, including a performance, artmaking, and in-gallery activities.

Create & Play is offered from 10 am to 12 pm every third Thursday of the month from October through May. The program is on hiatus from June through September. Learn more.

This program was created by Xinyue Zhang and Lindsay Genshaft, and stars Brian Kusic and Karen Slack.

Foxy and Shmoxy: Art Detectives

Foxy and Shmoxy: Art Detectives is an interactive performance-based program at the Denver Art Museum. Using a humorous storytelling format, two witty foxes named Foxy and Shmoxy solve mysterious cases in the galleries with the help of the audience. These performances help young children access and experience artworks in new and unique ways.

Foxy and Shmoxy perform on the second of the Sunday of the month at 10:30 am and 11:30 am from October through May. The program is on hiatus from June through September. Learn more.

This program was created by Jessica Robblee, Mitch Slevc, and Lindsay Genshaft and stars Mitch Slevc and Jose Zuniga.

Demo Artist Program

The Demo Artist program at the Denver Art Museum connects visitors with an artist from the local Denver community. On Studio Saturdays, an artist will set up their practice in the Studio (level 1 of the Hamilton Building) to demonstrate their own unique artistic process and inspire visitors to explore their own creativity through guided hands-on activities.

These demos take place from 12 pm to 3 pm on Saturdays throughout the year. Find an upcoming demo by browsing our online calendar.

Sensory-Friendly Mornings

Sensory-Friendly Mornings at the Denver Art Museum are an opportunity for kids with neurodiversity or sensory processing disorders and their families to visit the museum in a safe and fun way. The museum opens early at 9 am, dims the lights, and provides tools to guide a sensory-friendly experience for the whole family. General admission to the event is free for all visitors, with registration.

Sensory-Friendly Mornings take place quarterly on the second Sunday of the month (January, April, July, and October annually). Learn more.

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Family & Learning Spaces

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The Studio

Hamilton Building, Level 1

The Studio is a place for families to spark their creativity, connect with Denver’s creative community, and gain a new perspective on the artistic process. On Studio Saturdays, local artists lead guided hands-on artmaking demonstrations.
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Wonderscape

Martin Building, Lower Level

The Wonderscape serves as the entrance for school groups as well as the home for Youth Community Showcases. These showcases display artworks created by students in the Denver metro area and beyond throughout the year.
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Creative Hub

Martin Building, Level 1

The Creative Hub is a 5,000+ square foot space intended for gathering, connection, and community. Spark your imaginations through a variety of hands-on artmaking exercises and guided prompts.
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Sensory Garden

Martin Building, Level 1

The Sensory Garden is an outdoor space that engages the senses and explores the link between creativity and nature. Enter through the Creative Hub from May through October annually. Guides are stationed in the garden on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Design Studio

Martin Building, Level 2

The Design Studio is an interactive space created with the idea that design is everywhere. Building design awareness, the studio explores design as both a process and an outcome. Connect with designers and cultivate their own design thinking and skills.
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Thread Studio

Martin Building, Level 6

The Thread Studio is an interactive artmaking space with hands-on textile-based activities to enjoy, inspired by the museum's fashion and textile exhibitions.
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Summer Camps

The Denver Art Museum's annual weeklong Summer Camps encourage kids ages 5-11 to get inspired by the museum's vast collection to create their own works of art.

Registration for Summer Camps opens in early February annually. Camps take place in June through the first week of August. Denver Art Museum members get the opportunity to register first. Not yet a member? Join today.

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Teen Studio

Teen Studio offers a dynamic, museum-based art experience at the Denver Art Museum for youth ages 12-17. Through guided exploration and hands-on studio projects, participants build skills while developing their own artistic voice.

Registration for Teen Studio opens in early February annually. Studios take place in July. Denver Art Museum members get the opportunity to register first. Not yet a member? Join today.

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Youth Community Showcases

Throughout the year, the Denver Art Museum's Youth Community Showcases display artworks by youth from across the Denver metro area and beyond. These showcases give children and teens the opportunity to feel seen, celebrated, and valued.

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

Funding is also provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, The Stevinson Fund for Excellence, Crown Family Philanthropies, Taylor Kirkpatrick, the Berger Collection Education Trust, Genesee Mountain Foundation, Aegon Transamerica Foundation, The Virginia W. Hill Foundation, U.S. Bank Foundation, Michael and Meg Horton, Sidney E. Frank Foundation – Colorado Fund, Riverfront Park Community Foundation, Margulf Foundation, and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).