Get creative with your family at the Morgan! On select dates, join us for family-friendly gallery tours, storytime, performances, artmaking, and more! Pick up a Family Guide [link] and explore galleries and exhibitions at your own pace.
Admission to the Morgan is free for children 12 and under (must be accompanied by an adult). Certain programs include a fee for children.
Families with children of all ages and abilities are welcome. Questions? Contact us at familyprograms@themorgan.org.
Family First Saturdays
Select Saturdays, 11 AM–12 PM
Recommended for children ages 3–7.
Leap off the page with an hour-long family program geared towards younger visitors. Explore the Morgan with a picture book storytime and a related tour or art activity.
Family Afternoons
Select weekend afternoons, 1–4 PM
Recommended for children ages 5–10.
Drop in anytime throughout the afternoon for artmaking, gallery activities, and storytelling! Families explore exhibition themes through multisensory family-friendly experiences including tours, artmaking workshops, and performances.
Resources for Families
- Enjoy free Family Guides, which include prompts for sketching, closer looking, and other activities. Available with pencils at the Admissions Desk upon request.
- Visit our Book Nook, a welcoming corner located in the South Court where young visitors can explore picture books and enjoy storytime, sparking their imagination.
- Family-friendly bathrooms with changing tables and water fountains with a built-in bottle-filling station are available on the Lower Level.
- Strollers are welcome in the museum, but they cannot be checked.
- Food is available at the Morgan Café. Food and drink are not permitted in the galleries.
- Download the Bloomberg Connects app to learn more about the Morgan and its exhibitions, or listen on our website.
- Sign up for The Morgan, Connected newsletter to receive program information in your inbox every other week.
- Social Narrative (PDF)