# Things to do with kids at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

> 5 upcoming family events and 2 ongoing programs and visits at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64111, in the Kansas City area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Día de los Muertos Festival at the Nelson-Atkins](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-festival-at-the-nelson-atkins--listing-8c10e9c5c573731826f3a318) — Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Free festival honoring Latin American Day of the Dead traditions with folkloric dance performances, live music, artist demonstrations, artmaking activities and traditional…
- [Teen Drop-In Art Making at the Nelson-Atkins](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/teen-drop-in-art-making-at-the-nelson-atkins--listing-7c8c52cceb86d1ebfcb792a8) — Thu, Nov 5 (+1 more date) · 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Free · checked Oct 16. Teen Drop-In Art Making is a casual monthly after-school studio for teenagers at the Nelson-Atkins. Members of the museum's Teen Council set a theme and lead projects, but teens…
- [Tiny Explorers Stroller Adventures at the Nelson-Atkins](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/tiny-explorers-stroller-adventures-at-the-nelson-atkins--listing-201ea0beabc6e4a059d52579) — Fri, Nov 13 (+1 more date) · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Ages 0–2 · Free · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. Tiny Explorers Stroller Adventures is a gallery tour built for the museum's youngest visitors: children two and under and their grown-ups. Families roll through the galleries…
- [Artful Tales: Storytelling at the Nelson-Atkins](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/artful-tales-storytelling-at-the-nelson-atkins--listing-672469de42a2411897bec966) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Free · checked Oct 16. Artful Tales is a storytelling session at the Nelson-Atkins in which a storyteller leads children and their caregivers through tales inspired by artworks in the museum's…
- [Low Sensory Morning at the Nelson-Atkins](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/low-sensory-morning-at-the-nelson-atkins--listing-af70933db16f806dd1e6a326) — Sat, Nov 21 · 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Free · checked Oct 16. Low Sensory Morning opens the Nelson-Atkins an hour before the public arrives so that families and care partners of children with autism or sensory sensitivities can explore in a…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Free Weekend Fun: Bach to Nature at the Nelson-Atkins](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/free-weekend-fun-bach-to-nature-at-the-nelson-atkins--listing-3c1ba7c80303c4c273791662) — Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.; the museum calendar lists sessions every weekend… · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Free · checked Oct 16. Every Saturday and Sunday this fall the Nelson-Atkins runs a free, drop-in family art station called Free Weekend Fun. The current theme, Bach to Nature, is inspired by Farhad…
- [The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/the-nelson-atkins-museum-of-art--listing-6b61e6515d8fa865825e2aca) — Mon 10 am–5 pm; Tue–Wed closed; Thu–Fri 10 am–9 pm; Sat–Sun 10 am–5 pm. Closed Nov 26… · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Encyclopedic art museum with more than 5,000 years of art and free general admission, plus the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park (free, sunrise to sundown). Collections span African…

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