Family and Youth | Family Days

Family Day | Create

  • March 11, 2023 | 11 am–3 pm

Admission is free to Family Day attendees; use promo code FAMILYDAY.

Two children and an adult sit around a square table deeply focused on an art project.

Family Day: Uplift, Dec 10, 2022

Photo: Ricardo Adame

Designed and led by Chicago artists, Family Day is a monthly program at the MCA for all families and youth. Enjoy FREE admission while taking part in workshops, open studio sessions, gallery tours, and performances.

Schedule

  • 11 am–3 pm

    The Commons

    Join 826CHI for a literary arts and collaging workshop connected to Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today.

  • 1–2 pm

    4th-floor lobby

    Join Bomberxs D’Cora for a live bomba performance! Families are invited to dance to the music.

    Bomberxs D’Cora of La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón is a collective of Bomba practitioners committed to the preservation of Bomba. Bomba is Puerto Rico’s oldest surviving music and dance form established by the island’s African descendants.

Related Exhibition

Family Days

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

Funding

Support for Family Programs is provided in part by the MCA Women’s Board Family Education Initiative.