Family Day
Join us for our free monthly event for families, kids, and the young at heart. On the second Sunday of every month, the museum is filled with hands-on art activities, storytelling, artist demonstrations, gallery hunts, self-guided tours, and more—all inspired by Mia’s incredible collection.
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Upcoming Family Day Themes
September 14 | Extraordinary Gifts (Year of Tibet)
Join us to celebrate Mia’s one-year anniversary of the “Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection.” This Family Day features a Shrine Room Stop and Chat with Mia Guides, a Tibetan Shrine gallery hunt, and the WOW Mobile Metal Lab. Experience and appreciate Tibetan culture, history, and community at Mia!
Create your own metal piece of jewelry with WoW Mobile Metal Lab
Engage with Mia guides to learn about the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine room
Eat at Amazing Momo food truck
October 12 | Yo Soy!
Take time this fall to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Mia Family Day! Contribute to a community mosaic in our studios with Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts, learn about Colombian folklore through dance with performances by Colombia Live, experience traditional Aztec drumming and dance with Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue, and grab lunch at El Jefe food truck. You don’t want to miss a chance to engage with this vibrant community!
Artmaking with Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts
Learn about Colombian folklore with Colombia Live dance group
Experience traditional Aztec dancing and drumming with Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue
Eat at El Jefe food truck
November 9 | Listen Closely
When the temperatures get cooler and the seasons start to turn, spend some time at Mia with Heart of the Beast as they lead an artmaking activity in our studios. Then join them in a puppet parade through the galleries and get ready for Indigenous story time.
Artmaking led by Heart of the Beast Theater
Parade about with Heart of the Beast puppets
Experience Indigenous storytelling
December 14 | Celebration
Celebrate the last month of 2025 and the Cambodian Bronzes exhibition with a visit to Mia Family Day. We’ll host a metal stamping workshop in our studios with Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center and celebrate Cambodian culture with performances by Wattanak Dance Troupe in Pillsbury Auditorium.
Artmaking with Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center
Dance with Wattanak Dance Troupe