The Kreeger Museum : Programs

STORYTIME AT THE KREEGER (AGES 3-5)

MORNING Sessions are held every SECOND THURSDAY at 10:00 am
January 10, February 14,
April 10, May 8 and June 12

AFTERNOON Sessions are held every THIRD TUESDAY at 2:00 pm
January 15, February 19, March 18, April 15, May 20 and June 17

Supply fee per child: $5
Adult companion: Free

Reservations are required and accepted no earlier than 30 days prior to each session. Please call 202-338-3552.

Listen—Explore—Make!

Stories about artists, artworks and their inspiration give the impetus for a playful exploration of the collection, leading to a creative activity for youn participants in this hour-long program. A parent or caregiver must remain with the child throughout StoryTime.

Docent Ellie Palmer leading a StoryTime.

If you are a teacher
or your child's school would
like to visit the Kreeger for a
private StoryTime, please call
202-337-3050 x24.

SATURDAY ART WORKSHOPS (Ages 8-12)

The Kreeger Museum offers a series of Saturday workshops for children ages 8-12, featuring Washington artists as instructors. The individual sessions take their inspiration from the art and architecture of the museum.

Our spring Saturday Workshops celebrate art and architecture in honor of Philip Johnson, the architect of The Kreeger Museum. The exhibition, Philip Johnson: Architecture as Art, will provide an opportunity to explore architecture through the ages, from early dwellings to the artistic creations of modern and contemporary architecture. The teaching artists leading the workshops will each examine a different aspect of our built world, as they guide students in creating their own works of art.

Supply fee per child for each workshop: $18 / Members: $15

For reservations, call 202-338- 3552.

DWELLINGS
Glenna Park

Saturday, March 29, 9:30 am - 12 pm

Reflecting on the many cultures housed in the Kreeger collection, we will look at how the first structures for homes were developed by some of these groups. Using fast drying ceramic material and acrylic paints, participants will form their own dwellings.

THE MIDDLE AGES AND BEYOND
Eileen Wold

Saturday, April 26, 9:30 am - 12 pm

After a review of the essential architectural forms of the Middle Ages, students will create an assemblage of structures by combining drawing with wood pieces.

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES
Susan Hostetler

Saturday, May 17, 9:30 am - 12 pm

Architects Frank Gehry and Antoni Gaudi created buildings by thinking “outside the box.” Using plexi-glass and mixed media, students will construct their own inventive creations.

ARCHITECTURE AS SCULPTURE
Anthony Brock and Sharon Fishel

Saturday, June 14, 9:30 am - 12 pm

This workshop will explore architects such as Philip Johnson, who also created sculptures. Participants will choose from a variety of media with which to create sculptural forms.

STORYTIME AT THE KREEGER (AGES 3-5)

SATURDAY ART WORKSHOPS (Ages 8-12)