{"id":3459,"date":"2013-12-09T11:38:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T17:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2014-12-02T14:02:40","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T20:02:40","slug":"3459","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/2013\/12\/3459\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum Holiday Hours and Family Activities for 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Museum outlines holiday activities, hours<\/strong>
\nFamily-friendly events take the chill, boredom out of school breaks\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Milwaukee, Wis<\/strong>. \u2013 The Milwaukee Art Museum announced its holiday hours for 2013<\/a>, in addition to a wide variety of free family activities for the season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the holidays, the Museum will be open its usual hours, plus open on two additional days, Monday, December 23 and December 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Museum will be closed on Wednesday, December 25. The Kohl\u2019s Art Generation Studio will have extended hours, open from December 26 through January 1.<\/p>\n

Regular Museum hours are Tuesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and until 8 p.m. on Thursdays.\u00a0As always, kids age 12 and under receive free admission to the Museum every day.<\/p>\n

The Museum offers an array of family-friendly activities for the holiday season and year-round, including three galleries devoted just to its youngest visitors, as well as kid-friendly tours, art projects, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love to see families spending time together in our galleries,\u201d said Milwaukee Art Museum Director Daniel Keegan. \u201cThe Museum\u2019s commitment to creating a family-friendly environment, complete with fun and educational experiences, is at the heart of what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Located in the center of the Museum galleries is the Kohl\u2019s Education Center, designed to inspire and entertain kids of all ages. Inside the Kohl\u2019s Education Center are three family-friendly areas for kids to play, learn, create, and be themselves.<\/p>\n

Currently on view in the Kohl\u2019s Art Generation Gallery is \u201cIllusions: Near and Far<\/a>,\u201d showcasing the magic behind optical illusions. In this hands-on, interactive space, families can build, draw, create, and learn together. For a messier activity, kids of all ages can make their own unique art in the Kohl\u2019s Art Generation Open Studio<\/a>. Open every weekend during Museum hours, the Studio is a fun environment for kids to create a handmade holiday creation and for parents to learn crafty ideas for projects at home.<\/p>\n

Available in the Kohl\u2019s Education Center, the iPod Touch Tour<\/a> is a family-friendly interactive tour that utilizes games, videos, and more to educate about the Museum\u2019s collection. Families can take this self-guided tour together to curate their own artful adventure. Also available are sketchbooks<\/a> for families to draw their own masterpieces in the Museum\u2019s galleries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Museum is a perfect environment to spend time together as a family,\u201d said Keegan. \u201cThere\u2019s so much to do here, for every age level, plus there\u2019s shopping<\/a>, food<\/a>, and of course, breathtaking art and architecture.\u201d<\/p>\n

HOURS AND ADMISSION<\/strong>
\nMonday, December 23 \u2013 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nTuesday, December 24 \u2013 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
\nWednesday, December 25 \u2013 Closed<\/a>
\nThursday, December 26 \u2013 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
\nFriday, December 27 \u2013 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nSaturday, December 28 \u2013 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nSunday, December 29 \u2013 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nMonday, December 30 \u2013 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nTuesday, December 31 \u2013 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nWednesday, January 1 \u2013 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nThursday, January 2 \u2013 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Target Free First Thursday<\/a>)
\nFriday, January 3 \u2013 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nSaturday, January 4 \u2013 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nSunday, January 5 \u2013 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Museum is open Tuesday\u2013Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursdays until 8 p.m. Admission is $17 for adults; $14 for students, seniors, and active military; and free for Members and for children age 12 and under.<\/p>\n

The first Thursday of each month is Target Free First Thursday and admission is free for individuals (does not apply to groups).<\/p>\n

ABOUT MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM<\/strong>
\nThe Milwaukee Art Museum houses a rich collection of over 30,000 works, with strengths in 19th- and 20th-century American and European art, contemporary art, and American decorative arts, and is the world\u2019s leading repository for work by untrained creators. The Museum campus is located on the shores of Lake Michigan and spans three buildings, including the Santiago Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion and the Eero Saarinen-designed Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. For more information, please visit mam.org.<\/p>\n

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