Workshops | Family Days

Family Day

  • March 12, 2022 | 11 am–3 pm

MCA admission is free for Family Day attendees. For everyone’s health and safety, masks (age 2+) are required for all visitors.

people sit waiting at a desk with typewriters as an adult and a child lean over to fill out paperwork

Family members wait to receive a poem written for them by Poems While You Wait during Family Day.

Photo © MCA Chicago

Enjoy free admission while taking part in workshops and performances all designed and led by Chicago artists.

Schedule

  • 11 am–3 pm

    • Move to the Art
      Engage in movement activities with Teaching Artists from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago inspired by the current exhibitions at the MCA.
    • Upcycled Art
      Create artwork out of recycled materials connected to Andrea Bowers’s exhibition with Chicago artist Miriam Bahena-Cardona Bisby.
  • 1–3 pm

    • Ask For A Poem
      Receive a typewritten poem on a theme of your choosing from poets with Poems While You Wait.

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Family Days

Join us every Saturday, October–May, for some free family fun!