KIDS + FAMILIES

February 6 is a Family Day at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. 

As part of Family Day at MFAH, the museum’s education department plans an array of art activities, performances, films, and refreshments from 1 pm to 4 pm designed to give families an interactive experience, with an emphasis on current exhibitions.

Admission to the museum is $7 for adults and $3.50 for children and seniors. All Family Day activities are free with the price of general admission..

Come discover the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston inside and out!   Enjoy family flicks, sketching, storytime tours, and refreshments.  The family flicks are shown in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building.   Art activities are held in both the Law and Beck buildings, and refreshments are provided.

Sunday, February 6, 2011:  Build It!

Explore and make art, see a performance, hear a story, watch a family film, and much more!

Explore architecture and creativity at the Build It! MFAH Family Day. Create a 3-D model of a museum gallery and fill it with art, look high and low to sketch the museum’s two distinct buildings or learn about their histories on a family gallery experience, and listen to a fun storybook in the galleries.

Catch the cool jazz sounds of Kim Prevost and Bill Solley as they “build” songs and melodies during a family-friendly performance.

For the little ones, animated Storybook Films at 1:30 will bring picture books Roberto the Insect Architect and This Is the House that Jack Built to life on screen.

Don’t miss the Reel Kids film screening of the Oscar®-winning film WALL-E at 2:30 p.m.

Detailed Schedule:

Beck Building Activities
Performance by Kim Prevost and Bill Solley
Gallery 214
2:00 p.m.
Enjoy the cool sounds of jazz vocalist Kim Solley and guitar player Bill Solley as they “build” songs and melodies during this gallery performance.

Sketching in the Galleries
Lobby
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Sketch the architectural sights of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Pick up pencils, a clipboard, and a stool from the MFAH Teaching Artist and sketch wherever you wish. Let the buildings inspire you!

Lemonade Stand
Lobby
Build It! A Family Gallery Experience
Meets in Beck Lobby
1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Explore the breathtaking architecture of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on this family gallery experience, led by an MFAH Educator.

Storytime: A House is a House for Me
Gallery 218
1:30 and 3:00 p.m.
Enjoy a beautiful picture book in the gallery. A House is House for Me, winner of a National Book Award, tells a story about different kinds of houses in unexpected ways. Then, have fun exploring the gallery you are sitting in that was made to “house” works of art.

Design Your Own Museum Gallery
SW Bell Studio and Farish Classroom
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Build a model of your own art museum gallery, and fill it with mini sculptures and paintings! MFAH Teaching Artists are on hand to get you started with materials in both SW Bell Studio and Farish Classroom.

Law Building Activities
The Construction Site at the Kinder Foundation Education Center
Lower Level
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Visitors from ages 1-100 will have fun building at the Construction Site using all types of classic building materials. Inside the Kinder Foundation Education Center (KFEC), your family will discover a variety of books and suggestions for works of art to visit, and tips to help families have fun at the museum. With art, poetry, and storybooks, as well as a selection of MFAH publications, there is something for everyone to explore, interact and learn!

Storybook Films
Brown Auditorium Theatre
Lower Level
Free with General Museum Admission
1:30 p.m.
Families with young ones will enjoy these two animated films based on celebrated children’s storybooks. First, Roberto the Insect Architect tells of a termite who dreams of becoming an architect. Then enjoy the classic nursery rhyme This Is the House That Jack Built, a story that shows how one house is connected to many parts of life! (18 minutes total)

Reel Kids Film: WALL-E
Brown Auditorium Theatre
Lower Level
Free with General Museum Admission
2:30 p.m.
In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. Critically acclaimed and award-winning, WALL-E made numerous “Best of 2008” film lists and won the Oscar® for Best Animated Film that year. (98 minutes)

Related Exhibition: Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color in Space and Time.