Students will explore the textured facades that surround the exhibit’s miniature rooms and engage with the vocabulary words facade, mixed media, and texture. Museum staff will suggest ways that students can create their own mixed-media facades.

Explore replicas of Pablo Picasso’s abstract sketches and his technique of creating an entire drawing with a single line. Then create some drawings of your own!

Explore and compare the properties of glass and plastic. See art glass from the Museum's collection for inspiration, then reuse plastic containers to create your own artwork.

Learn about the rich history of shadow puppets through an examination of artifacts from the museum's collection, discover what makes shadow puppets different from other types of puppets and be inspired to create your own!

Learn about Native American soapstone carvings and how a carving differs from other types of sculpture. Then carve a bar of soap!

Discover how stop motion movies combine basic principles of animation with high-tech tools. Explore techniques that you can use to create your own stop motion movie!

Discover how glass changes states of matter when it is made. Then observe changes in states of matter as you create your own colorful suncatcher.