Winter/Spring Programs for Families, Kids, Teens, and Educators at the Guggenheim Museum

This season, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum offers programs for families, kids, teens, and educators in conjunction with exhibitions on view, including Countryside, The Future; The Fullness of Color: 1960s Painting; and Marking Time: Process in Minimal Abstraction.

Information below is subject to change. 

FOR FAMILIES

Second Sunday Family Tours
Sundays, February 9, March 8, April 12, and May 10, 10:30 am–12 pm
For families with children ages 5 and up
Explore the museum with an interactive, family-friendly tour that includes creative, hands-on gallery activities. Each tour is organized around a single theme and highlights artworks on view from the permanent collection and special exhibitions. 

February 9: KISS: Keep It Simple, Silly
See what happens when artists put limits on themselves.

March 8: Color Fields
Investigate different ways artists use color in their work.

April 12: Is It Art?
Visit artworks that stretch our ideas of what art can be.

May 10: Art Getaway
Explore portraits in the Guggenheim’s collection.

$25 per family, free for Family Members and Cool Culture families. Includes admission and tour for two adults and up to four children. Space is limited. 

Stroller Tours
Tuesdays, March 10, April 14, and May 12, 3–4 pm
For families with children up to 24 months
Enjoy a stroller-friendly tour designed for small children and their caregivers. Led by museum educators, this interactive exploration of current exhibitions includes touchable objects, art-making, and adult conversation.

$25 per stroller, free for Family Members and Cool Culture families. Includes tour plus museum admission for one stroller (single strollers and front baby carriers only) and up to four adults. Registration required.

Little Guggs
Sundays, February 23, March 29, April 26, and May 24, 11 am–12 pm
Wednesdays, February 5, March 4, April 1, and May 6, 11 am–12 pm
For families with children ages 2–4
In this program designed for young art lovers and their caregivers, participants explore works of art on view and then create their own art in the studio. Each program includes a short story, a trip to the galleries, and art-making activities.

$30 per family, $15 for members. Includes admission, art materials, and snacks. Registration required at guggenheim.org/familyprograms.

A Year with Children 2020
May 8–June 16
Learning Through Art (LTA), the Guggenheim’s pioneering arts education program, presents A Year with Children 2020.This annual presentation showcases select artworks by students in grades two through six from twelve public schools that participated in the LTA program during the 2019–20 school year. More than one hundred creative and imaginative works, including collages, drawings, found objects, installations, paintings, and prints, will be on display. Participating from the Bronx is PS 86 (Kingsbridge Heights); from Brooklyn, PS 8 (Brooklyn Heights), PS 9 (Prospect Heights), and PS 188 (Coney Island); from Manhattan, PS 28 (Washington Heights), PS 38 (East Harlem), and PS 145 (Harlem); from Queens, PS 219 (Flushing), PS 130 (Bayside), PS 144 (Forest Hills), and PS 317 (Rockaway Park); and from Staten Island, PS 48 (Grasmere).

Free with museum admission. For more information visit guggenheim.org/ywc2019.

Guggenheim for All: Sensory Sundays in Support of Autism Acceptance Month
Every Sunday in April 2020
1–4 pm
Stop by the special sensory-friendly Open Studio during the month of April. Participate in art-making activities connected to the exhibitions on view and relax in the nearby sensory room. Direct access to the Studio Art Lab will be available via the ramp at 88th Street and 5th Avenue.

Free with museum admission. Through the Guggenheim for All initiative, we are able to offer reduced admission for families of children with autism. To request, please visit our website.

Guggenheim for All: Art for Families with Children on the Autism Spectrum
Sunday, March 8, 11 am–1 pm
For families with children ages 6 and up.
In this drop-in program designed for children on the autism spectrum and their families, explore works of art in sensory-friendly experiences in the galleries and create your own art in the studio.

Free. Capacity is limited, registration required. 

FOR KIDS

Spring Art After School
8 Sessions starting February 25, 4–6 pm
Ages 8–11
This after-school program offers art-making activities and in-gallery exploration led by museum educators. Participants experience the museum’s spectacular Frank Lloyd Wright–designed architecture and permanent collection as well as special exhibitions during gallery visits, which serve as inspiration for in-depth art projects in the studio. Students learn about a wide range of art mediums and techniques, including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, collage, and photography. The program concludes with a mini-exhibition for family and friends.

Fee: $500, $400 for members.  Includes all art materials, snacks, a family pass, and photos documenting the program. 

Midwinter Break Camp
February 17–21, 9:30 am–4 pm
Ages 8–11
This five-day camp features conversation and activities that foster creativity and critical thinking. Each session includes guided explorations of the museum’s Frank Lloyd Wright building and special exhibitions, followed by hands-on, interactive workshops where campers make their own works of art. These individual and collaborative art-making projects encourage participants to experiment with various mediums and methods, including painting, sculpture, collage, and digital media. The week concludes with a mini-exhibition for kids to share their creations with family and friends.

Fee: $700, $600 for members. Includes all art materials, snacks, a family pass, and photos documenting the program. Registration is required at guggenheim.org/kids. Scholarships are available upon request. For more information, call 212 360 4254 or email Carolyn Keogh, Manager, School and Youth Programs, at ckeogh@guggenheim.org..

Spring Break Camp
March 16–20, 9:30 am–4 pm
Ages 8–11
This five-day camp features conversation and activities that foster creativity and critical thinking. Each session includes guided explorations of the museum’s Frank Lloyd Wright building and special exhibitions, followed by hands-on, interactive workshops where campers make their own works of art. These individual and collaborative art-making projects encourage participants to experiment with various mediums and methods, including painting, sculpture, collage, and digital media. The week concludes with a mini-exhibition for kids to share their creations with family and friends.

Fee: $700, $600 for members. Includes all art materials, snacks, a family pass, and photos documenting the program. Registration is required at guggenheim.org/kids. Scholarships are available upon request. 

Summerscapes Art Camp for Grade Schoolers
Week 1: June 22–26
Week 2: July 20–24
Week 3: July 27–31
Week 4: August 3–7
Week 5: August 10–14
9:30 am–4 pm
Students grades 3–5
In this exciting five-day vacation camp, children will focus on building and improving their creative skills with teaching artists through gallery and studio explorations. In the galleries, campers will discover works of art in our permanent collection and special exhibitions. In the studio, they will experiment with new approaches and techniques while developing a personal artistic style through a variety of mediums.

Fee: $700, $600 for members. Includes all art materials, snacks, a family pass, and photos documenting the program. 

FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND TEENS

Middle School Summerscapes Art Camp
July 6–10, 2020, 9:30 am–4 pm
Students grades 6–8
Exclusively for middle school students, this five-day camp features conversations and activities that foster creativity and critical thinking. Each session includes guided explorations of the museum’s Frank Lloyd Wright building and special exhibitions, followed by hands-on, interactive workshops where campers make their own works of art. These individual and collaborative art-making projects encourage participants to experiment with various mediums and methods, including painting, sculpture, collage, and digital media. The week concludes with a mini-exhibition for kids to share their creations with family and friends.

Fee: $700, $600 for members. Includes art materials, snacks, a family pass, and photos documenting the program.

Grades 9–12
We are looking for energetic and outgoing high school students to participate in the Guggenheim Teens program. Guggenheim Teens assist adult staff and volunteers by acting as liaisons for families at the Family Activity Kiosk and facilitating gallery activities in the Open Studio programs. Throughout the year, they also participate in a series of workshops to learn more about working in a museum environment, and receive a stipend for their work each semester. Applications for the 2020–2021 academic year are due April 20. To apply, please fill out and send the application form along with a resume or list of related skills and coursework to Carolyn Keogh, Manager, School and Youth Programs, at ckeogh@guggenheim.org with your full name and “Guggenheim Teens” in the subject line of the email.

FOR EDUCATORS

Connecting Collections Summer Institute
July 13–17
Applications due May 15
For educators of grades 3–12, all subject areas
Learn techniques for analyzing and interpreting modern and contemporary art in New York City’s premier art museums. This week-long institute is cohosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Up to forty participants will be accepted.

Teaching Modern and Contemporary Asian Art
Teaching Modern and Contemporary Asian Art is a resource that features 27 artists in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s collection. The artists in this resource are from countries across East Asia and Southeast Asia, but many live and work between two or more cities around the world. Intended to introduce students to the contemporary history, art, and culture of China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, the resource provides discussion questions, activity prompts, and historical context for K–12 educators.

Designed for flexible use, these materials can easily be woven into interdisciplinary lesson plans to provide additional insight or context and establish foundational knowledge of modern and contemporary Asian art.

This program is supported by a grant from The Freeman Foundation.

FOR SCHOOL GROUPS

These guided programs are facilitated by museum educators. All programs accommodate students with special needs. Discounted tour rates of $1 per student are available for NYC public schools that receive Title I funding. 

Gallery Tour
Grades K–12
60- or 90-minute interactive gallery tour
$225 or $300 per 30-student group. .

Tour and Workshop
Grades K–12
2.5-hour interactive gallery tour and hands-on workshop
$400 per 30-student group. For more information, call 212 423 3637 or email Emma Jones, Education Associate, School, Youth, and Family Programs, ejones@guggenheim.org..

Guggenheim for All: Reaching Students on the Autism Spectrum
All grade levels
This three-part program (pre-visit, museum visit, post-visit) is uniquely developed to engage schools and classes with students on the autism spectrum in gallery and art-making activities.

$1 per student.

ONGOING

Open Studios
Sundays, 1–4 pm
For families with children ages 3 and up
Stop by the Sackler Center Studio Art Lab and create a work of art inspired by themes and techniques from the Guggenheim’s current exhibitions. Free with museum admission.

Family Activity Guides
Daily, 10 am–4 pm
For families with children ages 4 and up
Pick up a Family Activity Guide from the Admissions desk to engage the whole family in fun gallery activities and discussions. Free with museum admission.

Family Activity Kiosk
Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am–4 pm
For families with children ages 4 and up.
Borrow a Family Activity Pack with materials featuring fun conversation and activity ideas that will captivate the entire family.

Saturday Sketching
Saturdays, 10 am–4 pm
Sketching materials are available for loan at the Family Activity Kiosk to explore, by hand, Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural shapes and spaces.

FUNDERS

The Sackler Center for Arts Education is a gift of the Mortimer D. Sackler Family. Endowment funding is provided by The Engelberg Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, The Elaine Terner Cooper Foundation, the Esther Simon Charitable Trust, and the Goldring Education Endowment Fund.

Educational activities and/or public programs are made possible in part by Ornellaia; The Freeman Foundation; JW Marriott; Stavros Niarchos Foundation; Katherine and Peter Kend, Annie and Gaines Wehrle, and Michael Wehrle in honor of Ebersole Gaines and Peter Lawson-Johnston; The Pinkerton Foundation; The Hilla von Rebay Foundation; The Kate Cassidy Foundation; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Funding is also provided by Guggenheim Partners, LLC; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation; Gail May Engelberg and The Engelberg Foundation; The Keith Haring Foundation; Jacadi Paris; The Barker Welfare Foundation; Credit Suisse; CBRE; Cindy Chua-Tay; Dorothy and Elihu Modlin; and an anonymous donor.

Additional support from the Sidney E. Frank Foundation; Peter Bentley Brandt; Con Edison; JPMorgan Chase; Peggy Jacobs Bader and John Bader; Margarita and Ari Benacerraf; Bobbi and Barry Coller; Lisa and Jeffrey Thorp; the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Inc.; Maria and Valentin Fuster; The Kibel Foundation; and the Henry E. Niles Foundation, Inc.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation thanks the members of the Education Committee and the Middle Eastern Circle for their support.

ABOUT THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation was established in 1937 and is dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary art through exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives, and publications. The international constellation of museums includes the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice; the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; and the future Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. An architectural icon and “temple of spirit” where radical art and architecture meet, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is now among a group of eight Frank Lloyd Wright structures in the United States recently designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. To learn more about the museum and the Guggenheim’s activities around the world, visit guggenheim.org.

VISITOR INFORMATION

Admission: $25, $18 for students and seniors (65+), free for members and children under 12. Learn about Frank Lloyd Wright’s landmark building and the Guggenheim’s collection and exhibitions at guggenheim.org/guide.

Museum Hours: Open daily from 10 am–5:30 pm, Tuesdays and Saturdays extended hours until 8 pm. On Saturdays, beginning at 5 pm, the museum hosts Pay What You Wish.