Kids Day is an educational program designed to introduce children between 4 and 10 years of age to modern and contemporary art and to make their visit to the museum more comprehensible. Kids Day occurs every SUNDAY from 3.00 to 4.30 pm at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
The program begins with a brief tour of the museum centred
on the theme of the day, introducing children to ideas
and concepts presented in museum and focusing on an artistic
movement, a technique, a particular artist, etc. Afterwards,
the children participate in a workshop to have the opportunity
to put into practice what they saw during the tour.
The program is primarily conducted in Italian, but the
numerous foreign interns at the museum make the activities
often available in other languages. The workshops are
generally held in the museum library, in the Nasher Sculpture
Garden or in the temporary exhibition galleries.
The main aim of the program is to assist our youngest
visitors to understand the artworks in the Peggy Guggenheim
Collection by using simple concepts from everyday life
and allowing them direct contact with the artworks. The
approach attempts to make the abstract or complex concepts
more comprehensible. It also intends to involve children
in examining the works of the museum through fun activities
that stimulate their creativity. The educational workshops
not only allow children to view artworks in ways that
are suited to their needs and attention span, but they
allow the parents to enjoy their visit to the museum while
their children are engaged in the workshops.
Workshops:
Sunday, February 28, 3 p.m.
Shapes and Colours in Charles Pollock’s Style
Sunday, March 7, 3 p.m.
Dadaist Mechanisms, Engines, and Machinery!
Sunday, March 14, 3 p.m.
Exploring Ibram Lassaw's Sculptural Mazes and Labyrinths
Sunday, March 21, 3 p.m.
Max Ernst's Love for Techniques!
Sunday, March 28, 3 p.m.
Alexander Calder's Stabiles
For information and bookings, please contact:
Elena Minarelli
Manager of Education, Grant and Special Programs
tel. +39.041.2405.401
e-mail: eminarelli@guggenheim-venice.it
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