Fabulous Faces

Come face-to-face with great art and explore picture-perfect portraits at this Family Day. Play I-Spy in the galleries, paint a portrait, or snap a selfie at the MIA photo booth. Free.

Program

Sunday, September 8
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free!

Art-Making: Painted Portraits
11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Paint a picture-perfect portrait in this drop-in studio.

Art-making: Wire Sculpture
11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Create a mini masterpiece out of a unique material.

Interactive Storytelling: Masks
11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2 p.m.
Meet teaching artist, mask maker, and mask collector, Rhonda Lund and discover incredible masks from around the world.

Gallery Hunt: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
11 a.m.–4:30 p.m
Search high and low, head to toe for great works of art in the MIA’s galleries.

Art-Making: Make-A-Face
11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Make faces – silly or serious – with marvelous magnets.

Art-Making: Photo Booth
11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Snap a selfie at the MIA photo booth.

Preschool Tour: Feelings
11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Explore feelings and facial expressions on a tour specially designed for young children.

Art Carts
Japan, Noon–4 p.m.
Photography, Noon–2 p.m.
Ancient Greece and Rome, 2–4 p.m.

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