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Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside? The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside?
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside? The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside?
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside? The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside?
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside? The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside?
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside? The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between
Program details
See what you can create using a bag of mystery materials. What will you find inside?
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and
Program details
Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and many more!
Don’t forget to visit the Japanese House exhibit – an authentic 140-year-old house. It was a very special gift from Kyoto to Boston on the 20th Anniversary of their Sister Cities relationship in 1979.
Activities (Please note that some programs have limited seating available)
- All day – Display of Haiku Expressions about My Family!, by Boston Public School Students & Japan Airline Foundation, the Common (Floor 2)
- 11:00 – Shishimai Lion Dance by Steve Long & Ako Hiratsuka, the Japanese House (3rd floor)
- 12:30 – Taiko Drumming workshop with Odaiko New England, the Common (2nd floor)
- 1:30 – Taiko Drumming Performance by Odaiko New England, the Common (2nd floor)
- 1:50 – Shishimai Lion Dance by Steve Long & Ako Hiratsuka, the Common (2nd floor)
- Visit the Japanese House! – See the Japanese House exhibit sign for opening hours (3rd floor)
Special thanks to our guests from Kyoto – Rotary Club of Kyoto South!
Time
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and
Program details
Join us to celebrate the Boston Kyoto Sister Cities 65th Anniversary through Taiko drumming performance, Shishimai lion dance & parade, Shikishi art making, Origami, and many more!
Don’t forget to visit the Japanese House exhibit – an authentic 140-year-old house. It was a very special gift from Kyoto to Boston on the 20th Anniversary of their Sister Cities relationship in 1979.
- All day – Display of Haiku Expressions about My Family!, by Boston Public School Students & Japan Airline Foundation, the Common (2nd floor)
- 10:00 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)
- 11:00 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)
- 12:00 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)
- 1:00 – Message from Boston to Kyoto on a Giant Paper Crane with Guest Artist and Teacher Tim Nagaoka, the Common (2nd floor)
- 2:00 – Taiko Drumming Performance by Odaiko New England, the Common (2nd floor)
- 2:30 – Shikishi Art – Japanese Calligraphy & Watercolor Workshop with Megumu Mabuchi, Art Lab (2nd floor)
- Visit the Japanese House! – See the Japanese House exhibit sign for opening hours (3rd floor)
Special thanks to our guests from Kyoto – Rotary Club of Kyoto South!
Time
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Museum
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Monday) 10:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Tuesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera Stories, an interactive performance of Cinderella for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12.
Program details
Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera Stories, an interactive performance of Cinderella for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12.
Learn how we can bring the story of an opera to life through music, acting, and movement. In this dynamic, 35-minute presentation, two professional singers, a pianist, and a teaching artist engage audiences in this interactive introduction to opera.
Time
(Wednesday) 10:00 am - 10:35 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
KidStage, 1st floor
Program details
Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera Stories, an interactive performance of Cinderella for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12.
Program details
Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera Stories, an interactive performance of Cinderella for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12.
Learn how we can bring the story of an opera to life through music, acting, and movement. In this dynamic, 35-minute presentation, two professional singers, a pianist, and a teaching artist engage audiences in this interactive introduction to opera.
Time
(Wednesday) 1:00 pm - 1:35 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
KidStage, 1st floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera Stories, an interactive performance of Cinderella for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12.
Program details
Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera Stories, an interactive performance of Cinderella for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12.
Learn how we can bring the story of an opera to life through music, acting, and movement. In this dynamic, 35-minute presentation, two professional singers, a pianist, and a teaching artist engage audiences in this interactive introduction to opera.
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm - 12:35 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
KidStage, 1st floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Join us for a special art making workshop exploring color, texture, and patterns in this special print and collage workshop. This 45-minute
Program details
Join us for a special art making workshop exploring color, texture, and patterns in this special print and collage workshop.
This 45-minute workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the Art Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Join us for a special art making workshop exploring color, texture, and patterns in this special print and collage workshop. This 45-minute
Program details
Join us for a special art making workshop exploring color, texture, and patterns in this special print and collage workshop.
This 45-minute workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the Art Lab.
Time
(Sunday) 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Wednesday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing. The Art Lab typically closes for one hour
Program details
Discover the magic of watercolor pencils and explore the best of both worlds – painting and drawing.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor