Art Cart: Paint the Plaza
Celebrate the Hirshhorn’s birthday by painting the Plaza with us at this week’s water-inspired Art Cart! Young artists will explore the properties of water, explore how artists use water in their art, and use water to paint their own work of art on the Hirshhorn Plaza.
Find the Art Cart on the Plaza near the Fountain. In case of inclement weather, check in the Museum Lobby for our indoor locations.
Do this at home! Explore how artist Jiha Moon paints water in our Layered Landscapes project. Instructions here.
ABOUT THE ART CART
Want to make art inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn works on view? The Art Cart offers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit to the Hirshhorn. Each week’s Art Cart offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an art making activity to do at the Museum, and kids’ projects to extend the fun at home!
The Art Cart is free; no registration required. Drop in any Saturday between 10am and 1pm.
Maker Morning: Big, Beautiful Earth
For kids (and adults!) of all ages
Sustain your creativity with earth-friendly making at Maker Morning: Big, Beautiful Earth! Join us, the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum, the National Postal Museum, and DC Public Library to explore the transformative power of art by remaking everyday materials into something new, discovering the possibilities of a simple piece of paper, and taking a scavenger hunt of nature-inspired artworks.
Find us on the Plaza and in the Museum.
Stroller parking is available in the Lobby and Lower Level.
In case of inclement weather, check in the Museum Lobby for our indoor locations.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Hands-on maker stations with reused materials and nature-inspired themes
10 am–1 pm | Museum and Plaza
12:30 – 2:05 pm | Film: The Lorax (Registration recommended)
Do this at home! Transform used cardboard materials into futuristic sculptures! Create.
Do this at home! If you could be anything from nature, what would you be? Inspired by artist Thierry de Cordier, create a self-portrait using natural items. Create.
Do this at home! Shape your clothes to create a composition as colorful as Rufino Tamayo’s prints. Your wardrobe is your paint palette! Create.
Join us again next month! Maker Morning is the Hirshhorn’s free series held on a select Saturday of each month that invites kids of all ages to experience contemporary art through interactive hands-on making activities. Each month, we’ll introduce you to new activities and ideas, focused on this year’s theme of Be Transformed. Drop in and explore the Museum through engaging interactives, kids tours, and more. Activities take place throughout the Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Maker Morning: Build Day
For kids (and adults!) of all ages
Do you know a budding architect? Let’s build! Join Hirshhorn Kids and our friends from the District of Columbia Public Schools- Arts, Boolean Girl, District of Columbia Public Library, and children’s author Andrea Beaty for a hands-on exploration of design and building. We’ll celebrate student artists from DCPS, and feature activities to get everyone building and dreaming.
Find us on the Hirshhorn Plaza and throughout the Museum. In the event of inclement weather this event may be modified.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
- Large Scale Map featuring artwork from DCPS student Build Day projects
- Hands-on Maker Stations including sculpture design and more!
- Storytime with Andrea Beaty featuring Iggy Peck, Architect and Aaron Slater, Illustrator in the Lerner Room at 10:15 am, 10:45 am, and 11:45 am
- Circuitry workshops with Boolean Girl
- DC Public Library Storytimes and family resources
- Tot Building Zone
Want to explore architecture before or after this event? Try these activities in the classroom or at home!
Bundtshaft Cake-Off: Bake a Mini Hirshhorn
Join us again next month! Maker Morning is the Hirshhorn’s free series held on a select Saturday of each month that invites kids of all ages to experience contemporary art through interactive hands-on making activities. Each month, we’ll introduce you to new activities and ideas, focused on this year’s theme of Be Transformed. Drop in and explore the Museum through engaging interactives, kids tours, and more. Activities take place throughout the Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Maker Morning: Illuminate the Season
For kids (and adults!) of all ages
During the darkest month of the year, brighten up your weekend at the Hirshhorn! Makers of all ages are welcome to join us to mix light and color, play with shadows, and create their own LED light sculpture with Boolean Girl.
Find us throughout the Museum.
Stroller parking is available in the Lobby and Lower Level.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Hands-on maker stations throughout the Museum including color and light mixing, flashlight play, and light sculpting.
10 am–1 pm | Museum
Do this at home! Have you ever seen a rainbow? Maybe you’ve noticed one refracted through a glass prism or while playing in a sprinkler on a sunny day. This project will give you the power to make your own rainbow! Create.
Do this at home! Have you ever wondered about where the moon gets its light? Find out and create your own “lunar” sculpture inspired by Isamu Noguchi. Create.
Play at home! Discover the science of light, shadows, and reflections through artful play. Bonus: you’ll only need a few materials to set the stage for extended play. Create.
Join us again next month! Maker Morning is the Hirshhorn’s free series held on a select Saturday of each month that invites kids of all ages to experience contemporary art through interactive hands-on making activities. Each month, we’ll introduce you to new activities and ideas, focused on this year’s theme of Be Transformed. Drop in and explore the Museum through engaging interactives, kids tours, and more. Activities take place throughout the Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Art Cart: Suspend a Sculpture!
Have you ever heard the word suspended? Suspend means to hang something (like a light or a fan from the ceiling). Artist Eva Hesse liked to think outside the box and she came up with the idea to suspend a sculpture. She called the work Vertiginous Detour. At this week’s Art Cart, young artists will be able to see her sculpture and then suspend their own works of art.
Find the Art Cart on the Third Level to pick up your suspension materials.
Do this at home! Build and suspend your own sculpture inspired by Eva Hesse. Instructions here.
ABOUT THE ART CART
Want to make art inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn works on view? The Art Cart offers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit to the Hirshhorn. Each week’s Art Cart offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an artmaking activity to do at the Museum, and kids projects to extend the fun at home!
The Art Cart is free; no registration required. Drop in any Thursday between 10am-12pm.
Stroller Parking is available in the Lobby and the Lower Level.
[CANCELLED] Art Cart: Shadow Play
Play with light and shadow during the darkest month of the year! Young artists will look closely at Carlotta Corpron’s photographs in Put It This Way, create their own shadows and experiment with opaque, translucent, and transparent materials.
Find the Art Cart in the Third Level Lerner Room to experiment with shadows.
Do this at home! Brighten up the darkness with this colorful and playful Mini Art Lesson exploring light. Discover the science of light, shadows, and reflections through artful play. Create.
ABOUT THE ART CART
Want to make art inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn works on view? The Art Cart offers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit to the Hirshhorn. Each week’s Art Cart offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an artmaking activity to do at the Museum, and kids projects to extend the fun at home!
The Art Cart is free; no registration required. Drop in any Thursday between 10am-12pm.
Stroller Parking is available in the Lobby and the Lower Level.
Art Cart: All About Water
Beat the heat this summer with a water inspired Art Cart! Young artists will explore the properties of water, experiment with creating miniature water fountains, and explore how artists use water in their art.
Find the Art Cart outside on the Plaza near the fountain.
Note: Young artists may get wet with hands-on projects! Please pack a towel to dry off your little ones if you choose to enter the museum after the Art Cart.
Make art at home! Explore how artist Jiha Moon paints water in our Layered Landscapes project. Instructions here.
ABOUT THE ART CART
Want to make art inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn works on view? The Art Cart offers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit to the Hirshhorn. Each week’s Art Cart offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an artmaking activity to do at the Museum, and kids projects to extend the fun at home!
The Art Cart is free; no registration required. Drop in any Thursday between 10am-12pm.
Stroller Parking is available in the Lobby and the Lower Level.
Art Cart: Shadow Show
Play with light and shadow! Find the Art Cart in the Third Level Lerner Room. Young artists will look closely at Hat Rack by Marcel Duchamp. Self-guided materials will encourage experimentation with opaque, translucent, and transparent materials.
Do this at home! Brighten up the darkness with this colorful and playful Mini Art Lesson exploring light. Discover the science of light, shadows, and reflections through artful play. Create.
A light is projected through a green, red, purple and yellow square plastic box onto the white wall beyond.
Until we can gather for Storytime again, the Art Cart offers young artists themed sets of materials. Each week’s Art Cart offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an art making activity to do at the Museum, and kids projects to extend the fun at home! The Art Cart is free; no registration required. Every Thursday, 10 am–12 pm.
Stroller Parking is available on the Lower Level.
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