Drop-in Art Making
This weekly program series allows people of all ages and abilities to get creative and make a work of art inspired by our collection. Join us for a little while or stay the whole time!
Families and Kids
Explore, play, and create together during your next visit to the Walters Art Museum. Pick up sketching supplies at the Visitor Experience desk. Play a game of chess in the Great Hall. Read family-friendly books in Across Asia: Arts of Asia and the Islamic World and Latin American Art / Arte Latinoamericano. Get a close look at the critters in the Chamber of Wonders. There are so many things to discover together at the Walters!
Family Days
Family Days create a space where families and kids can make meaningful memories together through art. Gather, explore, and create at this monthly program series.
Lunar New Year
Following the 12-year lunar calendar cycle, each year we celebrate the new year and its zodiac animal. At our annual festival, visitors of all ages enjoy a day of art making, photo booth fun, local food, and performances.
Upcoming Events for Families and Kids
Resources for Families and Kids
Engage with virtual resources from the Walters Art Museum in the comfort of your own home, including coloring pages, art-making videos, and downloadable activity packets.
Marvelous Masks
Explore masks from around the world and make a mask of your own.
Kaleidoscopes
Explore pattern and symmetry while creating a unique kaleidoscope.
Flower Petal Suncatchers
Connect with your natural surroundings and gather materials to create a suncatcher.
Storytelling Crankies
Learn about the history and art of storytelling and make a crankie (scrolling story).
Mucha’s Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli
Write your own story on these pages featuring designs from Alphonse Mucha’s illustrations for Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli, published in 1897.
Patterns in Ancient Egypt
Design a pattern of scarabs like those found in ancient Egyptian art.
Homes in Ancient Greece
Color a scene from a home in ancient Greece.
Fashion in Ancient Greece
Design an outfit that might have been worn in ancient Greece.
Coat of Arms
Illustrate your own coat of arms.
Local Artist Pablo Machioli’s Baltimore
Color a whimsical set of pages designed by local artist Pablo Machioli for Latin American Art / Arte Latinoamericano.
Art-Making Videos
Watch a playlist of videos that show you how to make art at home, step by step.
Thanks to Our Partners
Early childhood and family programs are partly supported by the Ruth T. Rauch Early Childhood Program Fund and Partners like you.