# Things to do with kids at Milwaukee Art Museum > 5 upcoming family events and 2 ongoing programs and visits at Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202, in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24. Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 25, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/milwaukee-art-museum ## Events ahead - [Community Ofrenda at the Milwaukee Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/community-ofrenda-at-the-milwaukee-art-museum--listing-e76ab7fc0e333ee50a090045) — Sat, Oct 24 (+6 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Milwaukee Art Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Día de los Muertos ofrenda created by Mexican Folk Art Collective artists Gabriela Marván and Yesica Coria. Visitors learn about the altar's traditional elements and can honor… - [Free Day + Celebration: Makers MaKE](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/free-day-celebration-makers-make--listing-b81cb5080d472c6b14fd1853) — Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM · Milwaukee Art Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free-admission day at the Milwaukee Art Museum celebrating local artists, makers and storytellers. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. youth nonprofit Neu-Life leads hands-on maker… - [Play Date with Art: Vases with Faces](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/play-date-with-art-vases-with-faces--listing-b723a21f1fe52e70379432b1) — Fri, Nov 20 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Milwaukee Art Museum · With admission · checked Oct 24. A drop-in morning for young children and their grown-ups. Kids turn a plain vessel into a face, learning about facial features as they decorate a vase with colorful mouths, eyes… - [Winter Break Fun! at the Milwaukee Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/winter-break-fun-at-the-milwaukee-art-museum--listing-4a11654d8c37376d959341e9) — Sat, Dec 19 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Milwaukee Art Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Winter-break art making for kids at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Two special Saturday Play Dates with Art run 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with sing-alongs at 11 and noon: on December 19 kids… - [Play Date with Art: Time for Art](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/play-date-with-art-time-for-art--listing-ca08c75f090fbf4a151bf55e) — Fri, Jan 22 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Milwaukee Art Museum · With admission · checked Oct 24. January's Play Date with Art has young children make their own clock inspired by 17th-century decorative pieces, learning about the times of day and counting to 12 while… ## Ongoing programs and visits - [Art Studio at the Milwaukee Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/art-studio-at-the-milwaukee-art-museum--listing-003503db5276390fc862fe07) — Saturday–Sunday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Current project runs through Jan 3, 2027. · Milwaukee Art Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A weekend drop-in studio where visitors of all ages and abilities make art together. This fall's Studio Artist Project, designed by Milwaukee muralist and community artist Isa… - [Milwaukee Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/milwaukee-art-museum--listing-403150941c89b8d3a7c38714) — Wednesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Friday–Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed… · Milwaukee Art Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The lakefront art museum known for the Quadracci Pavilion and its moving Burke Brise Soleil 'wings'. Admission covers the collection and exhibition galleries and the drop-in Art… ## Nearby - More venues in Milwaukee: [Schlitz Audubon Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/schlitz-audubon-nature-center) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/schlitz-audubon-nature-center.md), [Milwaukee Public Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/milwaukee-public-museum) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/milwaukee-public-museum.md), [Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/discovery-world) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/discovery-world.md), [Milwaukee County Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/milwaukee-county-zoo) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/milwaukee-county-zoo.md), [Urban Ecology Center – Menomonee Valley](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-menomonee-valley) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-menomonee-valley.md), [Mitchell Park Domes](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/mitchell-park-domes) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/mitchell-park-domes.md), [Urban Ecology Center – Riverside Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-riverside-park) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-riverside-park.md), [Betty Brinn Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/betty-brinn-children-s-museum) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/betty-brinn-children-s-museum.md), [Urban Ecology Center — Washington Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-washington-park) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-washington-park.md), [UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/uw-milwaukee-panther-arena) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/uw-milwaukee-panther-arena.md), [UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/uwm-manfred-olson-planetarium) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/uwm-manfred-olson-planetarium.md) - [Things to do with kids in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee.md) - [This weekend in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend.md) Venue pages are listed once a venue has 3 current listings.