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General Admission (All Ages): 10AM - 6PM
Under 5s Drop In Class: 10:45AM - 12PM
Pay-As-You-Wish: 4PM - 6PM
General Admission (All Ages) 10AM - 6PM
Under 5s Drop In Class 10:45AM - 12PM
Pay-As-You-Wish 4PM - 6PM
From Andy Goldsworthy to Alice Aycock, artists throughout time have used natural materials to make their work. Young artists and environmentalists will love this chance to create art with everything from leaves and sticks to natural dyes and handmade paper!…
Spring is approaching and that means many of our tiny bug friends will be appearing outdoors more often! Let's welcome them back with mini homes for them to live in! This week CMA artists will be using recycled materials to…
April Showers bring May flowers! Spring is just around the corner, so April rains are welcoming brand new plants by prviding tons of rain! Let's make our own umbrellas out of paper and other materials to welcome in spring!
Create a miniature animal who loves the hot tropics such as a monkey, parrot, lizard, toucan, panther, or tree frog. How many tropical animals can you think of?
Quilling is the process of using stiff paper and attaching it to a surface to make a 3D design. By using different colors and curling the paper, it's easy to make a floral-feeling arrangement inspired by Cara Barer's work in…
Makiko Hattori creates ceramic containers and sculptures that have highly detailed textures on their surfaces. They are motivated to create new forms that have never existed before, while sometimes borrowing inspiration from the human body and clothing. Today in the…
Create a story using simple shapes and patterns. Use triangles, squares, circles, construct characters and moving parts.
View installation images here. Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA) is pleased to announce A Way With Words: The Power and Art of the Book, an exhibition that presents artworks which draw attention to the long and remarkable history of the…
Create a collaborative track with your friends! Learn the basics of sound engineering software and what goes into making a hit song!
stART Studio is an exploratory, stimulating, and inviting studio for ages 5 and under. The space allows young children to become familiar with basic art materials, while nurturing creativity, curiosity and developmental growth. Play with our homemade play-dough and flubber,…
Visiting artists Julia Rich and Stefan Skripak invite artists of all ages to their interactive artwork! Garden is a tactile display full of other-worldly textures, plants and animals meant to be explored and discovered using your hands. Hidden amongst the beautiful elements are four…
The summer semester of stART Studio begins on July 1st! Enroll your child in one of the city's best early childhood art classes focused on nurturing your child’s creativity, curiosity and developmental growth.
This month’s digital challenge is Plastic Bottle Challenge. Last year, the average American used 167 disposable water bottles, but only recycled 38. What else can we do with this pesky yet ubiquitous piece of trash? Show us your creativity as you transform your bottle, then tag it with #CMACIVICKIDS!
Spend the summer with Children’s Museum of the Arts! CMA’s week-long summer camps run from June through September at the museum in SoHo and on Governors Island. Your child can dive into photography, explore the arts of ancient times, learn how to animate their own film, illustrate their own story, and so much more!
Spend the summer with CMA at our newest outpost in Prospect Park! We're offering half day camps for children ages 5-6 over two weeks in July. Children will complete outdoor-motivated art projects as well as exploring the history and wildlife of the park!
Join CMA on Sunday, May 5 for a celebration of Japanese culture! CMA is partnering with Taikoza, an NYC-based musical group of players and educators, and Tenri Cultural Institute to present workshops inspired by traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.
During this spring’s school vacation days, children can harness their creativity in immersive, hands-on arts camps offered all day at the museum. Led by CMA’s Teaching Artists, camps introduce a range of art-making techniques and mediums, from animation, to painting, to sculpture, to 3D printing, and so much more!
This spring, we're bringing free art-making to libraries in all five boroughs!