Family Day: ‘Tis the Season
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Family Day, Dec 11, 2010
Photo: Jonathan Sommers © MCA ChicagoAbout
Shared art experiences. New every time.
It is a season of many celebrations. Using contemporary art and your ideas as inspiration, explore what it means to celebrate!
Activities
- Creation Station: Intertwined
Discover colorful and textured fabrics that evoke holiday memories. Artist Kristin Sabatino helps your family create a collaborative artwork that ties together all that you share this season.
2nd-floor atrium
- Creation Station: Treasure in a Bottle
Capture what is special for you about your favorite holidays by creating a glass capsule of treasured images with artist Dominique Enriquez.
1st floor, Education Center
- Performance: Taiko Drummers
Is music a part of your family’s holiday celebration? Experience a 30-minute performance of Taiko drummers at 1 pm. Listen as their rhythms fill the museum space.
4th-floor lobby
- Look & Learn
Celebrations are filled with ornaments. Look at an artwork by contemporary artist Kim MacConnel, think about how decorations make things special, and create your own design.
4th floor lobby
- Scavenger Hunt
Solve riddles as you look at artworks that have festive elements. Once your search is complete, stop by one of the registration tables to claim your prize.