High Museum 2018 Event - Toddler Thursdays

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vent Details

Every Thursday 
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Price

Free with Museum Admission

Location

High Museum of Art

Toddler Thursdays occur every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. These activities are FREE with Museum Admission. Explore a new theme each month, with related artworks, art projects, stories, and tours.

Toddler Thursday hours have been extended! New program times: 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

August 2018: Tales and Tails#August_2018:_Tales_and_Tails

Fuel your imagination this summer with the power of reading! Immerse yourself in Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic. This playful, multisensory exhibition explores the magical world of Winnie-the-Pooh, one of the most adored fictional characters of all time.

August 2
Featured Artwork

Bill Traylor (American, 1854–1949), Snake, ca. 1939–1942, gouache and graphite on cardboard, lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, promised gift of Charles E. and Eugenia C. Shannon.

Art Project
Circular Snake
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Taylor Lobby, Wieland Pavilion

Story Times
Hide and Snake, by Keith Baker
10:30 and 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m.
Meet on the Second Level of the Wieland Pavilion

August 9
Featured Artwork

Henri Rousseau (French, 1844–1910), Tropical Forest with Monkeys, 1910, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Hay Whitney Collection.

Art Project
Colorful Leaves
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Taylor Lobby, Wieland Pavilion

Toddler Tours
10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m.
Meet on the Second Level of the Wieland Pavilion
Join us for an interactive gallery tour designed just for toddlers and their caregivers. Tours are offered on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.

August 16
Featured Artwork

Howardena Pindell (American, born 1943), Untitled, 1977, mixed media on canvas, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Broughton.

Art Project
White Texture
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Taylor Lobby, Wieland Pavilion

Story Times
Mina’s White Canvas, by Hyeon-Ju Lee
10:30 and 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m.
Meet on the Second Level of the Wieland Pavilion

August 23
Featured Artwork

Joseph Yoakum (American, 1886–1972), Briar Head Mtn of National Park Range of Bryce Canyon National, ca. 1969, ballpoint pen and colored pencil on white paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Art Project 
Texture Landscape

Toddler Tours
10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m.
Meet on the Second Level of the Wieland Pavilion
Join us for an interactive gallery tour designed just for toddlers and their caregivers. Tours are offered on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.

August 30
Featured Artwork

Nancy Shaver (American, born 1946), In the Wings, 2015, hand-loomed wool with natural dyes by Emi Winter, metal armature, wooden block, dress fabric, paper, Flashe acrylic, house paint, and oil pastel, Courtesy of the Artist and Derek Eller Gallery.

Art Project
Collaged Boxes

Story Times
What a Treasure, by Jane and Will Hillenbrand
10:30 and 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m.
Meet on the second level of the Wieland Pavilion

Family Fun at the Woodruff Arts Center is sponsored by the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation, which is part of the family of foundations that also includes the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation. The Lettie Pate Evans Foundation is an independent private foundation that invests primarily in education, arts, and culture.