Youth Programs

A Space for Youth to Create and Play

Experience the museum through programs designed to encourage expression and FUN!

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Museum Moment

Every Sunday and Monday

12–12:20 p.m.

Stop by the museum for an art break! Join us for a 20-minute, close-looking experience with a work of art in our collection every Sunday and Monday in the collection galleries.

Included with FREE Sunday and Monday general admission! No registration required.

REGISTER FOR FREE ADMISSION

Questions? Contact education@taftmuseum.org.

FREE! Family Funday

Sunday, June 16

10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Explore the museum with our free Family Fundays throughout the year! These special days offer a new experience each time you visit. Music, art-making, and gallery engagements throughout the day are sure to inspire your young creators.

Celebrate the exhibition Moment in Time with art activities, food and drinks specials in the Lindner Family Café, family tours, and musical guests.

This is a free event! Registration is not required. Museum admission is free.

Questions? Contact education@taftmuseum.org.

Create & Play

Third Wednesday of the Month

10:15–11 a.m.

Explore the galleries with your young one while learning about art through guided activities and interactive games. Then get creative in the studio and make your own masterpiece to take home. This monthly program is designed for children ages 2–6 and their caregivers.

In observance of Juneteenth, Wednesday, June 19, the museum will be closed. No programs will be held.

Wednesday, May 15 | Musical Moments

Wednesday, July 17 | Moment in Time

Wednesday, August 21 | Transportation at the Taft

Questions? Contact education@taftmuseum.org.

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

Family-Friendly Performances

Sundays, June 23, July 14, July 21
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 1:30–3 p.m.

In this topsy turvy explosion of movement, music, and whimsical mayhem, you will tea party like you’ve never tea partied before with this immersive, 90-minute interactive theater experience. As a guest in Wonderland, we’re placing you right alongside Alice. You will help Alice wind her way through the adventures of Wonderland to get back home. Along the way, you will adorn yourself in tea party hats, play croquet with the Queen, and dine on the most delectable array of treats with the March Hare and Mad Hatter!

Ticket price includes a delicious assortment of sweet and savory bites alongside a selection of Churchill’s Fine Teas.

$45 Taft members; $55 non-members; $35 children (12 and under). Reservations required. Price includes tax and gratuity. Alcoholic beverages are available for additional purchase (ages 21+). Please note: the café may adjust service offerings on these days.

FAMILY-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCES

Questions? Contact welcome@taftmuseum.org.