Tips for Families | deCordova

Tips for your visit:

Check in at Museum Front Desk to get oriented, find out about the day’s programs and opportunities, or to check out a Family Activity Kit

Please be sure everyone knows that there is no touching or climbing on the artwork inside or out, unless specified otherwise on the label

Enjoy running outside–but be sure to walk in the Museum galleries and on the stairs

Most of the Scultpure Park and Museum galleries are stroller friendly

Bathrooms with changing stations are located at deCordova | Store and on the Museum 3^rd floor

Hungry? Visit deCordova | Café (located on the Museum 4^th floor)

Shopping abounds at deCordova | Store

Don't miss the Rappaport Roof Terrace on the 6^th floor with awesome views of the pond and Park.

Tips to engage with the art:

To encourage thinking and group discussion ask questions such as:
What do you see?
What does it remind you of?
How does it make you feel?
Gain perspective by looking at the artworks from all angles:
Crouch or lie down
Stand far away
Look up close
Circle around
Use your body to imitate the shapes of artworks.
Invent a title for an artwork– then check out what the artist calls it at the nearby label.
Check out a Family Activity Kit at the Museum Front Desk to explore through activities, questions, and materials.
Draw what you see in the Museum or Sculpture Park–sketchbooks are definitely allowed!
Visit the Process Gallery on the Museum 3^rd floor, an interactive space where kids and adults can enjoy and learn together.
Continue the conversation and exploration in the car and at home:
What artwork or area did you like the most?
What new art words did you learn?
What can you make in your house or yard inspired by the art you have seen?
What new art materials can you find at home to use?