Families
The Art & Nature Center closed July 8 for renovations. An interim space, the Pop-Up Art & Nature Center, opened July 14, 2012. The Art & Nature Center is scheduled to reopen fall 2013 with the special exhibition Artist–Animal Collaborations.
Where else can you fold an origami penguin, meet a live wolf and make your own finger puppets? At PEM, we’ve got plenty of ways for you to discover new adventures in art with your family and friends. Pick up a family-friendly Gallery Discovery Kit and search for animals or explore life at sea. Get swept up in the excitement of an Atrium Alive weekend festival and make new friends in our PEM Pals and Story Trails programs. Come experience PEM — together.
Drop-in Art Activities
Saturdays and Sundays, 1-3 pm.
Pop-Up Art & Nature Center
Included with museum admission
Come create! Explore art, nature and more. Monthly schedule available in the Pop-Up Art & Nature Center.
Art Investigations
Saturdays and Sundays, 1-3 pm, ask for cart's location at the information desk.
Get hands-on in the galleries! Each month, look for our interactive Art Cart and explore more. Touch objects, experiment with art-making techniques and discover the stories about the art around you.
Family-friendly Resources
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Ships Ahoy!: Gallery Discovery Kit
Download this family-friendly Gallery Discovery Kit and explore life at sea. PDF Format.
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Support for Family Programs provided in part by the Lowell Institute, American Dental Partners and Target.
Related events For families
Included with museum admission
Meet award-winning author/illustrator Marit Menzin and hear her read Song for Papa Crow. Then get ready for Father's Day by creating your own collage artwork inspired by Menzin's vibrant art.
Made possible by Target
Head up to A Legacy of Change: Native American Art to explore clay with a museum educator. Take a closer look at the works of artist William Andrew Pacheco.
Made possible by American Dental Partners
$220 members, $250 non-members
Arts Adventurers
Are you a budding comic artist? Is performance art your thing? Do you just love making art? Then Art Adventurers is for you! Learn about the delicate art of Fabergè egg design and create your own intricate patterns. Create your own soundsuit and participate in a performance based on the work of Nick Cave (soundsuitshop.com). We'll visit PEM's galleries to see In Conversation: Modern African American Art and the luxurious Fabergé exhibition. Please visit www.pem.org/aac for more information and registration forms.
$220 members, $250 non-members
Art Majors
Back by popular demand, Art Majors is expanding to two sessions! Each session again offers an in-depth art studio experience for the dedicated artist. Students will build an art portfolio and practice creative writing throughout sessions. Session I focuses on figure drawing, architecture and Adobe Photoshop. Session II includes printmaking, clay work and graphic novel illustration. Sign up for one or both weeks! We'll visit PEM's galleries to see In Conversation: Modern African American Art, Golden Light and the luxurious Fabergè exhibition. Please visit www.pem.org/aac for more information and registration forms.
(see also Art Majors Session II: August 12-16)
$220 members, $250 non-members
Art Majors
Back by popular demand, Art Majors is expanding to two sessions! Each session again offers an in-depth art studio experience for the dedicated artist. Students will build an art portfolio and practice creative writing throughout sessions. Session I focuses on figure drawing, architecture and Adobe Photoshop. Session II includes printmaking, clay work and graphic novel illustration. Sign up for one or both weeks! We'll visit PEM's galleries to see In Conversation: Modern African American Art, Golden Light and the luxurious Fabergè exhibition. Please visit www.pem.org/aac for more information and registration forms.
(see also Art Majors Session I: August 5-9)
