Sunday Family Zone & Studio at MFAH: Delicate Suspense: Exploring a Sculpture by Alexander Calder

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Sunday Family Zone & Studio: Delicate Suspense: Exploring a Sculpture by Alexander Calder. Sundays July 13, 20 & 27, 1pm-4pm.

Every Sunday, it’s ArtTime—FamilyTime at the MFAH. Look for signs in the main lobbies to tell you which gallery the Family Zone is located in that day. In the Family Zone, spend some time with our friendly family educators—sit on a pillow and read, sketch a work of art, and play a variety of gallery games and looking activities. In the studio, create an art project inspired by original works of art on display in the Family Zone.

Known as the inventor of the mobile, American artist Alexander Calder created works of art suspended in the air, freely moving above. Families are invited to look up to the sky and explore a kinetic work of art hanging high above their heads.

This suite of programs includes:

• Sunday Storytime Make connections between a storybook and a work of art in the galleries. Begins at 1:30 p.m.
•  Creation Station At this family-friendly workshop, an MFAH teaching artist encourages families to create art using materials or ideas similar to those used by the artist who created the featured work of art on display in the Family Zone.
•  Gallery Adventures Visit the Family Zone, where an MFAH educator has looking games, books, and hands-on activities for families to use in the galleries.

Pictured: ALEXANDER CALDER, The Crab, 1962, Painted steel.