It's Museum Season The holidays can be a busy time of year, so make the North Carolina Museum of Art your destination to keep the family entertained and inspired!
Take a Tour! Weekend Family Tours start December 4
Saturdays and Sundays | 2 pm and 3 pm Join us in the galleries for a lively discussion and activity created for families with children ages 5 and up.
No reservations necessary. Sign up at West Building Information Desk. Limited space.
Each month is a new theme, so visit often!
December: Focus on Storytelling
January: Focus on Color
See a Show!  The Children’s Performance Series has kicked off its 2010–11 season. These lively shows feature puppetry, music, and theater one Saturday a month through April. Performances are Saturdays at 11 am and 1 pm in the Museum Auditorium in East Building. Tickets ($3; free for Family-level members and above) are available through the Museum Box Office. Free tickets must be held at Will Call until the day of the performance.
December 11
Everybody’s in the Band with Billy Jonas
Be part of this high-spirited concert of buckets, broom handles, and more! Discover the music that lies within everyday objects as well as yourself. (Parents' Choice Award winner.)
January 22
The Owl and the Turtle with Rags to Riches Theatre for Young Audiences
Find out what happens when two unlikely animal playmates don’t listen to their friends’ advice.
Make some Art! Drop-In Crafts
Education Lobby, 11 am–3 pm Stop by the Education Lobby before, during, or after a Children’s Performance to make a little art. Projects are related to the theme of each show.
Free and open to the public on Children’s Performance days.
Come Play!  The popular program What's in the Box? continues through the winter for 2- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers. If you are looking for ways to help preschoolers experience the Museum, check out What’s in the Box?. Children meet a new work of art twice a month. Through play they learn about the Museum and collect pictures of new art “friends.” Space is limited. Sign up on the day of the program; first come, first served.
Creative Movement
December 2
Come join us in the studio for a wiggly good time as we create our own movements and rhythms to help us meet and greet art.
Mix and Match Me
December 9
Discover a world of objects, all mixed up, that might just make it into your own art.
Snowy Days
December 16
The weather may be chilly, but there’s still so much to explore.
It’s Alive
January 6
Can a painting speak? Can a sculpture dance? Come find out.
Wild about Paint
January 20
Big brush, little brush—whichever should I choose? Dip the brush and mix a color—red, yellow, and blue.
Family Fun Saturdays 
10 am and 1 pm
Ages 4–84+
Sign up now for December and January programs. Call to register: (919) 664-6785.
December 4: A Sense of Place
December 18: Round We Go
January 8: What Time Is It?
January 15: Capture Me
January 29: Read and Repeat
The Front Porch Front Porch Music Exploring Latin American Rhythms
Saturday, December 4
11–11:30 am, noon–12:30 pm, and 1–1:30 pm
Experience the richness of Latin American culture with Ana Lucia Divins, a bilingual singer who is passionate about sharing her voice and culture with all audiences. Bluegrass and Folk Music
Saturday, January 29
11–11:30 am, noon–12:30 pm, and 1–1:30 pm
Sit back and enjoy a delightful blend of bluegrass and toe-tapping traditional folk music as Charles Pettee entertains on mandolin, guitar, and harmonica. Front Porch Stories Family Stories
December 18
11–11:40 am and 1–1:40 pm
Experience Mabinti Shabu’s stories that cross continents and link African and American culture.
 Fins and Feathers on the Front Porch
January 8
11–11:30 am, noon–12:30 pm, and 1–1:30 pm
Gather around to hear an engaging selection of children’s stories as Ron Jones retells some all-time animal favorites. Original illustrations from these stories are exhibited in Fins and Feathers.
Family-Friendly Events in the Community  Museum on the Move
The Art Hour
Free
Inspired by the Fins and Feathers and American Chronicles exhibitions, children and their families will learn about the art in stories and the stories in art, and then create a picture-book-inspired masterpiece. Ages 4 and up. To register call Cameron Village Regional Library at (919) 856-6723 or East Regional Library at (919) 217-5316. Saturdays, December 4, January 15
2:30 pm, Cameron Village Regional Library
1930 Clark Ave., Raleigh Saturdays, December 11, January 8
2 pm, East Regional Library
946 Steeple Square Court, Knightdale
| A "Looking Together" Activity Explore an d have fun with art from the Museum's collection.
Families looked at Sawfish Headdress in the African Galleries during the “What’s in the Box?” Something Fishy program in November. On your next visit, take a closer look at this work of art.
Tip for caregivers:
Sculptures are pieces of art that can be viewed from the front, back, and sides.
This sculpture was worn on a person’s head during a special dance. The dance was performed to make sure the people had plenty of fish to catch and eat.
Walk around the sculpture, and describe what you see from all sides.
What might it feel like to wear this sculpture on your head?
What could you make to wear on your head?
What material would you use? When would you wear it?
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Family programs are sponsored by: WakeMed Children’s
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Images
Main body:
Billy Jonas
What's in the Box?
Family Fun Saturday
Leo Lionni, Parade, 1970, from Fish is Fish (Random House, 1970), colored pencil, oil stick, and graphite on illustration board, 14 ¼ x 20 in., The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Leo Lionni Collection, Gift of the Lionni Family, © 1970 Leo Lionni
Storyteller Ron Jones Sidebar: Artist unknown, Sawfish Headdress, Nigeria, 20th century, wood, mirrors, nails, and paint, H. 24 1/2 x W. 18 3/4 x L. 89 3/8 in., Purchased with funds from various donors, by exchange
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