A new kids’ space at an art museum is actually about science

Photo caption: Most art museums have education programs but the Met’s 81st Street Studio space is something new. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Article by Jennifer Vanasco. NPR – September 16, 2023.

Education is part of the mission of most art museums. Programs usually help kids learn things like how to look at a painting, how to draw or the biographies of certain artists. But the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is trying something new: a 3,500-foot science play space that helps children understand the materials used to make art. […]

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