Tuesday, July 18 – Thursday, July 20 | 10am – 12pm | $60 ($48 members) Anyone can be an artist, all you have to do is create! Learn about different forms of art and unleash your creativity! Register for Ages 5 – 6 | Register for Ages 7 – 10
Saturdays, July 22 – August 12 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Instructor: Kathy Laybourn | $76 ($95 non-members) | Register Here Be enchanted with texture and color in acrylic paint. Students will learn how to construct a painting by determining basic composition, blocking in the underlying dark, middle, and light values, and layering color. Students […]
Join a painter represented in the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and see the annual exhibition, now in its 47th year, through the eyes of an artist. earn techniques, discuss composition, and ask any questions you have about the art form.
Tuesday, August 1 – Thursday, August 3 | 10am – 12pm | $60 ($48 members) Catch the Hogwarts Express from Platform 9 3/4 straight to the Kenosha Public Museum where we’ll be hosting all your favorite wizarding classes and exploring topics like biology, chemistry, art, and sports! Register for Ages 5 – 6 | Register for Ages […]
Sensory Friendly Days give visitors of all ages with complex developmental disabilities, sensory sensitivities, or on the autism spectrum a safe, comfortable environment to explore the museum exhibits during special hours before the museum opens to the general public. Where possible, our lights will be dimmed and the sound turned off. Signage will be posted […]
Tuesday, August 8 – Thursday, August 10 | 10am – 12pm | $60 ($48 members) Our backyards are amazing ecosystems filled with all sorts of wildlife! From the birds in the trees to all the creepy, crawly insects on the ground, come explore the amazing world of your backyard and beyond! Register for Ages 5 […]
Friday, August 11 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Rob Girardi Camp Douglas, located on the south side of Chicago, was Illinois’ largest Civil War training camp. More than 40,000 Union volunteers mustered here. In February 1862, the camp was converted to accommodate Confederate prisoners of war. About 24,000 Confederates were held there during the […]
Saturday, August 12 | 10:00am – 4:00pm | Instructor: Sandy Bulgrin | $76 ($95 non-members) | Register Here This slope-sided basket is woven with natural reed for the base and dyed reed is woven for the sloped sides, separated with twined rows. A beautifully wrapped handle finishes off this basket. Several color choices will be available. […]
Saturday, August 12 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Instructor: Tiffany Knopow | $44 ($55 non-members) | Register Here Use the beauty of nature to make these special prints. Hapazomes are prints made directly from the natural pigments in the flowers and leaves. Students will create at least 2 prints that will be ready to frame using […]
Wednesday, August 16 – Friday, August 18 | 10am – 4pm Register for all three days: $180 ($144 members) | Register for Days 2 & 3 (experienced players only): $125 ($100 members) Day 1 – Making a character, learning the basics Days 2 & 3 – Running an adventure, miniature painting Storytelling is an integral part of every […]
Opening day for the Kenosha Public Museum's "Planet or Plastic?" exhibit, running through January 14, 2023. "Planet or Plastic?" shines a spotlight on the fragility of the natural environment due to the global plastic waste crisis. The exhibition endeavors to raise awareness of society's dependence on plastic by visually depicting the crisis through 70 photographs […]
Sunday, August 20 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm | Free Have you ever wished you could dig for dino fossils, hunt a Woolly Mammoth, create your own unique art, and compete in a potato sack race all at one location? Well, at the Kenosha Public Museums Museum Mash Up, you can do all that and more. […]
