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CU Museum Field Trips
CU Museum of Natural History field trips provide interactive tours, hands-on workshops, and self-guided visits for K–2, 3–5, and 6–8 groups.
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MoMA In-Gallery Looking Guides
The Museum of Modern Art’s kid-focused looking guides pair gallery prompts with short audio explanations to help children explore modern and contemporary art.
CU Museum Discovery Corner
Discovery Corner is a hands-on children’s exhibit at CU Museum where young visitors can investigate fossils, Colorado animals, bones, artifacts, puzzles, puppets, and books.
Denver Museum Virtual Programs
Denver Museum of Nature & Science offers scheduled virtual field trips for grades 3–8 plus free Scientists in Action videos that bring museum science to learners at home or school.
Elman W. Campbell Museum Online Learning Activities
The Town of Newmarket museum offers a collection of games, curriculum-linked activities, scavenger hunts, coloring pages, and printable learning materials for children and families.
History of Science Museum Families
The University of Oxford’s History of Science Museum Families page is a gateway to family-friendly museum activities and events that invite children and adults to explore science, technology, and collections together.
Dallas Museum of Art Free Family Fun
The Dallas Museum of Art’s family resource page combines gallery guides, Art to Go totes, Arturo’s Library Totes, toddler programming, Open Studio, and Pop-Up Art Spot activities.
Children’s Museum Houston FLIP
Children’s Museum Houston’s Family Literacy Involvement Program (FLIP) is an outreach program that supports family literacy through museum-led learning and community connections.
Ashmolean Family Trails & Explorer Packs
The Ashmolean Museum offers free gallery trails, Explorer Kits, and age-targeted activity packs that help families investigate objects and artworks together.
Whitney Kids Art Challenge
The Whitney Museum of American Art’s Kids Art Challenge offers art-making prompts for kids and grown-ups inspired by works in the museum’s collection.
Museum of the City of New York Family and Community
The Museum of the City of New York’s Family and Community page presents family learning opportunities that use the city’s history, people, and collections as starting points for conversation and creative exploration.
Draper Spark!Lab
The National Museum of American History’s Spark!Lab invites children to create, collaborate, test, experiment, and invent through hands-on STEM and art activities.
Asian Civilisations Museum Object Hunt Cards
The Asian Civilisations Museum’s object hunt cards turn a gallery visit into a playful search for animals, shapes, colours, textures, and household objects, with follow-up activities.
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