Location Second Floor
June
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
Program details
Try out this easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique that reveals a rainbow of colors.
The Art Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
June 1, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely. The STEAM
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely.
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
June 1, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely. The STEAM
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely.
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
June 4, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 4, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely. The STEAM
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely.
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
June 5, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 5, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely. The STEAM
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely.
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
June 6, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 6, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Our seastars and crabs have some things in their home that don’t belong! Design and build a tool that can help remove the trash and
Program details
Our seastars and crabs have some things in their home that don’t belong! Design and build a tool that can help remove the trash and keep their home clean.
Time
June 6, 2025 1:30 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely. The STEAM
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely.
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
June 7, 2025 10:00 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 between 11:30am
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
June 7, 2025 10:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Time
June 7, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Fenway Farms at Boston Children's Museum, 2nd floor
Program details
Join us for a special artmaking workshop lead by a guest teaching artist Katya Popova!Find out what Monorpint is all about—from simple messages and
Program details
Join us for a special artmaking workshop lead by a guest teaching artist Katya Popova!
Find out what Monorpint is all about—from simple messages and mark making on plexiglass to prints on paper! We will use stencils, recycled textures, our hands and inks.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the Art Lab.
Time
June 7, 2025 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Program details
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to conduct an orchestra? A conductor’s job is to keep the music together, and to bring out the best sounds
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Have you ever wondered what it feels like to conduct an orchestra? A conductor’s job is to keep the music together, and to bring out the best sounds of the musicians performing. It is something very few people ever get the opportunity to do. Conduct Us! is your chance to experience leading a small orchestra, and no experience is necessary – you set the tempo!
Time
June 7, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 2nd floor
Program details
Join us for a special artmaking workshop lead by a guest teaching artist Katya Popova!Find out what Monorpint is all about—from simple messages and
Program details
Join us for a special artmaking workshop lead by a guest teaching artist Katya Popova!
Find out what Monorpint is all about—from simple messages and mark making on plexiglass to prints on paper! We will use stencils, recycled textures, our hands and inks.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the Art Lab.
Time
June 7, 2025 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
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
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
June 8, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely. The STEAM
Program details
Engineer a parachute that falls slowly so that it can bring a person or a package to the ground safely.
The STEAM Lab typically closes for one hour between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Please check with staff in the Museum for details.
Time
June 8, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 11, 2025 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
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
June 11, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Celebrate Play
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What’s your favorite play memory? Riding a bike outside? Camping out in a fort that you constructed? With blocks or dolls or games? Celebrate Play at Boston Children’s Museum!
Create with big blocks, dress up and dance, or have a pretend tea party on World Play Day.
Time
June 11, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The Common, 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
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
June 12, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 12, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Observe real flowers and use paint sticks to represent the colors and shapes you notice! Be curious and make new discoveries as
Program details
Observe real flowers and use paint sticks to represent the colors and shapes you notice!
Be curious and make new discoveries as you step into school. Play is one of the best ways to build school readiness skills! Activity changes monthly.
Time
June 12, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Countdown to Kindergarten, 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
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
June 13, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 13, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 14, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Time
June 14, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Fenway Farms at Boston Children's Museum, 2nd floor
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
June 14, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
June 14, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
June 14, 2025 2:30 pm - 3:30 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 between 11:30am
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
June 15, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
June 15, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
June 15, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft. This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is
Program details
Experiment with various wood burning tools to create your own wood craft.
This workshop is recommended for visitors ages 6+ and their grown-ups. Space is limited – please sign up in front of the STEAM Lab.
Time
June 15, 2025 2:30 pm - 3:30 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 between 11:30am
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
June 18, 2025 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
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
June 18, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 19, 2025 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
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
June 19, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Observe real flowers and use paint sticks to represent the colors and shapes you notice! Be curious and make new discoveries as
Program details
Observe real flowers and use paint sticks to represent the colors and shapes you notice!
Be curious and make new discoveries as you step into school. Play is one of the best ways to build school readiness skills! Activity changes monthly.
Time
June 19, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Countdown to Kindergarten, 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 between 11:30am
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
June 20, 2025 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
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
June 20, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM 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
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
June 21, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 21, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Time
June 21, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Fenway Farms at Boston Children's Museum, 2nd floor
Program details
Don’t let anything stop you from speaking up for yourself and others! Join us in the STEAM Lab for an engineering activity that challenges you
Program details
Don’t let anything stop you from speaking up for yourself and others! Join us in the STEAM Lab for an engineering activity that challenges you to build a structure to help a tiny figure speak into a microphone.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment outlawed the practice of enslaving people in America. For 246 years, generations of African American families were viewed as property, to be owned by another human being. Enslaved African Americans were bought, sold, separated from loved ones, forced to work without wages, and suffered inhumane conditions.
Juneteenth honors the “freedom fighters” and generations who came before us, as much as it recognizes their persistence towards freedom and restitution.
Boston Children’s Museum celebrates Juneteenth with a variety of music, dance, and artmaking activities developed in collaboration with community organizations, independent artists, museum educators, and local creatives. Through these partnerships, the Museum highlights the ingenuity of African American artistic traditions born out of resistance. These practices continue to flourish and fuel modern day movements which advocate for the importance of speaking out against injustices of any kind.
At Boston Children’s Museum we affirm, value, and support all identities. We also understand that sometimes people have to be invited into a space to know that they belong there. That means we offer events and programs intentionally created to uplift specific communities, and all are welcome to join in the celebration.
Please visit https://bostonchildrensmuseum.org/juneteenth/ for the full schedule of Juneteenth programs.
Time
June 22, 2025 10:30 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Freedom began with a dream! This workshop celebrates the culmination of nearly 250 years of dreams that were spoken, shouted, sung, written, and illustrated, until
Program details
Freedom began with a dream! This workshop celebrates the culmination of nearly 250 years of dreams that were spoken, shouted, sung, written, and illustrated, until people all over the country became allies in our collective fight for freedom. Join us in the Art Lab to draw YOUR dreams for a better future and share them with your community.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment outlawed the practice of enslaving people in America. For 246 years, generations of African American families were viewed as property, to be owned by another human being. Enslaved African Americans were bought, sold, separated from loved ones, forced to work without wages, and suffered inhumane conditions.
Juneteenth honors the “freedom fighters” and generations who came before us, as much as it recognizes their persistence towards freedom and restitution.
Boston Children’s Museum celebrates Juneteenth with a variety of music, dance, and artmaking activities developed in collaboration with community organizations, independent artists, museum educators, and local creatives. Through these partnerships, the Museum highlights the ingenuity of African American artistic traditions born out of resistance. These practices continue to flourish and fuel modern day movements which advocate for the importance of speaking out against injustices of any kind.
At Boston Children’s Museum we affirm, value, and support all identities. We also understand that sometimes people have to be invited into a space to know that they belong there. That means we offer events and programs intentionally created to uplift specific communities, and all are welcome to join in the celebration.
Please visit https://bostonchildrensmuseum.org/juneteenth/ for the full schedule of Juneteenth programs.
Time
June 22, 2025 10:30 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Freedom began with a dream! This workshop celebrates the culmination of nearly 250 years of dreams that were spoken, shouted, sung, written, and illustrated, until
Program details
Freedom began with a dream! This workshop celebrates the culmination of nearly 250 years of dreams that were spoken, shouted, sung, written, and illustrated, until people all over the country became allies in our collective fight for freedom. Join us in the Art Lab to draw YOUR dreams for a better future and share them with your community.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment outlawed the practice of enslaving people in America. For 246 years, generations of African American families were viewed as property, to be owned by another human being. Enslaved African Americans were bought, sold, separated from loved ones, forced to work without wages, and suffered inhumane conditions.
Juneteenth honors the “freedom fighters” and generations who came before us, as much as it recognizes their persistence towards freedom and restitution.
Boston Children’s Museum celebrates Juneteenth with a variety of music, dance, and artmaking activities developed in collaboration with community organizations, independent artists, museum educators, and local creatives. Through these partnerships, the Museum highlights the ingenuity of African American artistic traditions born out of resistance. These practices continue to flourish and fuel modern day movements which advocate for the importance of speaking out against injustices of any kind.
At Boston Children’s Museum we affirm, value, and support all identities. We also understand that sometimes people have to be invited into a space to know that they belong there. That means we offer events and programs intentionally created to uplift specific communities, and all are welcome to join in the celebration.
Please visit https://bostonchildrensmuseum.org/juneteenth/ for the full schedule of Juneteenth programs.
Time
June 22, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Don’t let anything stop you from speaking up for yourself and others! Join us in the STEAM Lab for an engineering activity that challenges you
Program details
Don’t let anything stop you from speaking up for yourself and others! Join us in the STEAM Lab for an engineering activity that challenges you to build a structure to help a tiny figure speak into a microphone.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment outlawed the practice of enslaving people in America. For 246 years, generations of African American families were viewed as property, to be owned by another human being. Enslaved African Americans were bought, sold, separated from loved ones, forced to work without wages, and suffered inhumane conditions.
Juneteenth honors the “freedom fighters” and generations who came before us, as much as it recognizes their persistence towards freedom and restitution.
Boston Children’s Museum celebrates Juneteenth with a variety of music, dance, and artmaking activities developed in collaboration with community organizations, independent artists, museum educators, and local creatives. Through these partnerships, the Museum highlights the ingenuity of African American artistic traditions born out of resistance. These practices continue to flourish and fuel modern day movements which advocate for the importance of speaking out against injustices of any kind.
At Boston Children’s Museum we affirm, value, and support all identities. We also understand that sometimes people have to be invited into a space to know that they belong there. That means we offer events and programs intentionally created to uplift specific communities, and all are welcome to join in the celebration.
Please visit https://bostonchildrensmuseum.org/juneteenth/ for the full schedule of Juneteenth programs.
Time
June 22, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 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 between 11:30am
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
June 25, 2025 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
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
June 25, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 26, 2025 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
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
June 26, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
STEAM Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Observe real flowers and use paint sticks to represent the colors and shapes you notice! Be curious and make new discoveries as
Program details
Observe real flowers and use paint sticks to represent the colors and shapes you notice!
Be curious and make new discoveries as you step into school. Play is one of the best ways to build school readiness skills! Activity changes monthly.
Time
June 26, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-04:00)
Location
Countdown to Kindergarten, 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
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
June 27, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 27, 2025 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
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
June 28, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 28, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Program details
Check out Fenway Farms at Boston Children’s Museum! Meet an educator from Green City Growers, learn about the garden, and help us grow greens and more!
Time
June 28, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Fenway Farms at Boston Children's Museum, 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
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
June 29, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 29, 2025 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
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
June 30, 2025 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 between 11:30am
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
June 30, 2025 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Art Lab, 2nd floor