FAMILY PROGRAMS

Download and print this guide to our sculpture garden, or pick up a copy at the front desk. It contains several fun activities designed for all ages!

The Meadows Museum welcomes families with children to explore art together in our galleries. Drop in and check out an Activity Bag from the Visitor Services Desk to enjoy during your visit. These bags are filled with materials that will make your family visit to the Meadows Museum even more engaging. Come talk, make, and write about works of art together.

Free with regular museum admission on a first-come, first-served basis.

Activity Bags are in English and Spanish.

Each fall, spring, and summer, a new Art-on-the-Go Kit is released. The kit includes all of the materials required to complete a project designed for all ages. Families can pick up their complimentary art kit from the Meadows Museum front desk or Highland Park Harvey R. “Bum” Bright Library.

Art-on-the-Go Kits can also be requested for distribution at your organization. A limited number of kits will be made each fall, spring, and summer semester and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Third Weekend of the Month (Fourth weekend of the month,* starting Fall 2024)

1–4 p.m.

Drop by the Studio each month for the opportunity to explore materials and create art projects inspired by works on view at the museum. Each month will feature a new project and all materials will be provided.

This program is free but does not include museum admission. Designed for all ages. No advance registration required.

* Open Studio and Sensory Cart programs will not take place on days when SMU is playing a home football game. Please check the SMU football schedule.

Second Weekend of the Month (Third weekend of the month,* starting in Fall 2024)

1–3 p.m.

Stop by the Sensory Cart in the galleries to explore art through multiple senses. Visitors are invited to feel a variety of materials, experience specific scents, and listen to recordings that evoke a work of art. Each month, the cart will highlight a different work on view.

This program is free with museum admission. Advance registration is not required. Designed for all ages.

* Open Studio and Sensory Cart programs will not take place on days when SMU is playing a home football game. Please check the SMU football schedule.

Third Sunday of the Month

3:30–4:30 p.m.

Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artist and elementary art teacher Ian O’Brien. Each session provides children ages 5-12 with the opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing skills.

Drawing materials will be available, but participants are encouraged to bring their own sketchpads and pencils.

Free with regular museum admission. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 65 and over, $4 for non-SMU students. Members are free. Active military and their families are free. Free museum admission for youth 18 and under is made possible by a grant from Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee.

This is not a drop-off program; children must be accompanied by at least one adult over the age of 18.