I love visiting museums—art museums, natural history museums, even sports museums. You name it—there’s something interesting to learn and discover. What’s exciting in today’s digital world is that many museums offer online ways to experience their collections…and many fun programming ideas can be uncovered in this manner. Let’s take a closer look!
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Create a Kids Art Program with Inspiration from Museum Websites
Are you planning a family painting day, an art scandal mystery event or turning your children’s room into an ancient Egyptian maze? Finding new ways for creative kid programs are just clicks away at your favorite museum. You might be surprised by a new update, an added blog, or an interactive art activity. I recently followed an alien through the MoMA, popped yellow and red balloons through the Met and discovered William the blue hippo from Egypt is not very friendly. (All of this online.) Be part of art history through interactive museum websites. The Smithsonian, J. Paul Getty Museum, Museum of Modern Art, and the National Gallery of Art are just a few amazing art websites filled with kids, family and teacher resources. My new favorite art museum website to explore is #metkids at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. MET Kids is a new feature launched in September with multi-media…