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Week of 05/31/2020–06/06/2020

THIS WORKSHOP IS POSTPONED. THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED SHORTLY WITH THE NEW PROGRAM DATE. New Museum First Saturdays for Families are free of charge. This program is designed and recommended for families… Workshops POSTPONED: First Saturdays for Families Saturday 06/06/2020 10AM-12PM

Week of 04/26/2020–05/02/2020

New Museum First Saturdays for Families are free of charge. This program is designed and recommended for families with children three to twelve years old and includes free New Museum admission for up to… Workshops CANCELLED: First Saturdays for Families Saturday 05/02/2020 10AM-12PM

Week of 03/29/2020–04/04/2020

New Museum First Saturdays for Families are free of charge. This program is designed and recommended for families with children three to twelve years old and includes free New Museum admission for up to… Workshops CANCELED: First Saturdays for Families Saturday 04/04/2020 10AM-12PM

Week of 03/01/2020–03/07/2020

Jordan Casteel often depicts her friends and community members in informal and domestic settings. Taking inspiration from the portraits in the exhibition “Jordan Casteel: Within Reach,” participants… Workshops First Saturdays for Families: Familiar Portraits Saturday 03/07/2020 10AM-12PM

Week of 01/26/2020–02/01/2020

“Daiga Grantina: What Eats Around Itself” features a mixed-medium installation that mimics the growth of lichen. Grantina uses synthetic materials with vibrant colors and textures in her large sculptures,… Workshops First Saturdays for Families: Synthetic Nature Saturday 02/01/2020 9AM-10:30AM

Week of 12/29/2019–01/04/2020

Drawing inspiration from the way Hans Haacke uses familiar symbols to critique institutions, families will consider how Haacke alters the American flag in his artwork “State of the Union” (2005) to… Workshops First Saturdays for Families: Raise a Flag Saturday 01/04/2020 10AM-12PM

Week of 12/01/2019–12/07/2019

Join us to create a collaborative kinetic installation inspired by “Hans Haacke: All Connected.” Families will use materials such as balloons, fabric, and trim to create and install a sculptural element… Workshops First Saturdays for Families: Wind-Powered Sculptures Saturday 12/07/2019 10AM-12PM

Week of 10/27/2019–11/02/2019

Join us for a workshop inspired by Carmen Argote’s avocado paintings from “As Above, So Below.” Drawing from Carmen Argote’s work, which often features natural materials, families will explore… Workshops First Saturdays for Families: Edible Paint Play Saturday 11/02/2019 10AM-12PM

Week of 09/29/2019–10/05/2019

Families will draw inspiration from Lubaina Himid’s series of paintings titled Metal Handkerchiefs, in which the artist combines language from health and safety manuals with imagery that both reflects… First Saturdays for Families: Word of Advice Saturday 10/05/2019 10AM-12PM

Week of 09/01/2019–09/07/2019

Join us in creating a collaborative mural inspired by “Diedrick Brackens: darling divined,” on view at the New Museum through September 15. Taking inspiration from the exhibition, families will create… First Saturdays for Families: Composite Capacities for Love Saturday 09/07/2019 10AM-12PM

Week of 05/26/2019–06/01/2019

Join us for a Family Day drawing inspiration from the exhibition “Jeffrey Gibson: The Anthropophagic Effect,” on view at the New Museum from February 13 to June 9, 2019. Learning and employing techniques… First Saturdays for Families: Intricate Formations Saturday 06/01/2019 10AM-12PM

Week of 04/28/2019–05/04/2019

For the past twenty-five years, Ward’s sculptures have highlighted the material textures of Harlem. In his more recent work, he has turned to language and architecture as ways to reflect on memory and… First Saturdays for Families: Signs of the Times Saturday 05/04/2019 10AM-12PM

Week of 03/31/2019–04/06/2019

Join us for a Family Day drawing inspiration from the exhibition “Nari Ward: We the People” on view at the New Museum from February 13 to May 26, 2019. Characterized by the use of found materials,… First Saturdays for Families: Transformers and Transitions Saturday 04/06/2019 10AM-12PM

Week of 02/24/2019–03/02/2019

Join us for a Family Day inspired by the exhibition “Jeffrey Gibson: The Anthropophagic Effect,” on view at the New Museum from February 13 to June 9, 2019. Using Indigenous handcraft techniques learned… First Saturdays for Families: Intertwined Forms Saturday 03/02/2019 10AM-12PM

Week of 01/27/2019–02/02/2019

Join us for a Family Day drawing inspiration from the exhibition “Mariana Castillo Deball: Finding Oneself Outside,” on view at the New Museum from January 22 to April 14, 2019. Often drawing from… First Saturdays for Families: Mapping the Outside Saturday 02/02/2019 10AM-12PM

Week of 12/30/2018–01/05/2019

Join us for a Family Day drawing inspiration from the exhibition “Sarah Lucas: Au Naturel,” on view at the New Museum from September 26 to January 20, 2019. Often drawing inspiration from found and… First Saturdays for Families: Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral Saturday 01/05/2019 10AM-12PM

Week of 11/25/2018–12/01/2018

Join us for a Family Day drawing inspiration from the exhibition “MOTHA and Chris E. Vargas: Consciousness Razing,” on view at the New Museum from September 26 to February 3, 2019. Families may visit… First Saturdays for Families: Monumental Landscapes Saturday 12/01/2018 10AM-12PM

Week of 10/28/2018–11/03/2018

Join us for Family Day presented in conjunction with the exhibition “MOTHA and Chris E. Vargas: Consciousness Razing,” on view at the New Museum from September 26 to February 3, 2019. Employing a scale… First Saturdays for Families: Monumental Materials Saturday 11/03/2018 10AM-12PM

Week of 09/30/2018–10/06/2018

Join us for Family Day presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Asli Çavuşoğlu: The Place of Stone,” on view at the New Museum from September 18 to January 13, 2019. Interested in the origins… First Saturdays for Families: Color Me Blue Saturday 10/06/2018 10AM-12PM

Week of 08/26/2018–09/01/2018

Join us for Family Day presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Thomas Bayrle: Playtime,” on view at the New Museum from June 20 to September 2, 2018. Influenced by consumerism and advertising… First Saturdays for Families: Playtime Fun Saturday 09/01/2018 10AM-12PM

Week of 04/29/2018–05/05/2018

On Saturday, May 5, celebrate Lower East Side History Month with the New Museum by commemorating the Bowery Artist Tribute, the Museum’s digital archive of artists who have lived and worked on or near… First Saturdays for Families: Lower East Side Stories Saturday 05/05/2018 10AM-12PM

Week of 04/01/2018–04/07/2018

Join us for Family Day presented in conjunction with 2018 Triennial: “Songs for Sabotage,” on view at the New Museum through April 27, 2018. Families will explore the work of Wilmer Wilson IV, in which… First Saturdays for Families: Pattern Play Saturday 04/07/2018 10AM-12PM

Week of 02/25/2018–03/03/2018

Join us for Family Day presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Alexandra Pirici: Co-natural,” on view at the New Museum from February 6 to April 15, 2018. Pirici’s exhibition uses live performance… First Saturdays for Families: Memory, Movement, and Space Saturday 03/03/2018 10AM-12PM

Week of 01/28/2018–02/03/2018

Join us for Family Day presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Anna Craycroft: Motion into Being,” on view at the New Museum from January 17 to May 13, 2018. Families will physically enter the… First Saturdays for Families: Tales of Animation Saturday 02/03/2018 10AM-12PM

Week of 12/31/2017–01/06/2018

Join us for a Family Day presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Petrit Halilaj: RU,” on view at the New Museum through January 7, 2018. In “RU,” Petrit Halilaj draws inspiration from the… Family Day: Alternative Migrations Saturday 01/06/2018 10AM-12PM

Week of 12/03/2017–12/09/2017

Join us for Family Day presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon,” on view at the New Museum from September 27, 2017, to January 21, 2018. Several works throughout… Family Day: Weaving Together Saturday 12/09/2017 10AM-12PM

Week of 10/29/2017–11/04/2017

Join us for Family Day presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon,” on view at the New Museum from September 27, 2017, to January 21, 2018. Families will get… First Saturdays for Families: Costume Remix Saturday 11/04/2017 10AM-12PM

Week of 10/01/2017–10/07/2017

Join us for a special Family Day in conjunction with the exhibition “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon,” on view at the New Museum from September 27, 2017, to January 21, 2018. Families will get… First Saturdays for Families: Secret Place Saturday 10/07/2017 10AM-12PM

Week of 08/27/2017–09/02/2017

Join us for a special Family Day in conjunction with “Paul Ramírez Jonas: Half-Truths,” on view at the New Museum through September 17, 2017. Relying on the open-endedness of a one-on-one exchange,… First Saturdays for Families: Santa Claus is Real Saturday 09/02/2017 10AM-12PM

Week of 07/30/2017–08/05/2017

Join us at Summer Streets for an offsite art-making workshop inspired by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Under-Song For A Cipher, on view at the New Museum through September 3, 2017. Often immersed in indistinct,… First Saturdays for Families: Summer Streets Saturday 08/05/2017 8AM-1PM

Week of 05/28/2017–06/03/2017

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Under-Song For A Cypher,” on view at the New Museum through September 3, 2017. Often immersed in indistinct,… First Saturdays for Families: Trading Places Saturday 06/03/2017 10AM-12PM

Week of 04/30/2017–05/06/2017

To celebrate Lower East Side History Month, volunteers are encouraged to chalk drawings, stories, and historical accounts in front of their places of work, play, and residence on sidewalks throughout the… First Saturdays for Families: Chalk Day Saturday 05/06/2017 10AM-12PM

Week of 03/26/2017–04/01/2017

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Raymond Pettibon: A Pen of All Work,” on view at the New Museum through April 9, 2017. For over thirty years, Raymond Pettibon… First Saturdays for Families: Wave Your Flag Saturday 04/01/2017 10AM-12PM

Week of 02/26/2017–03/04/2017

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Raymond Pettibon: A Pen of All Work,” on view at the New Museum through April 9, 2017. For over thirty years, Raymond Pettibon… First Saturdays for Families: Time Travel Saturday 03/04/2017 10AM-12PM

Week of 01/29/2017–02/04/2017

Join New Museum educators for a special First Saturdays for Families, which will reimagine the cityscape around us. Families will explore a variety of questions focused on the city and city life. If streets… First Saturdays for Families: Talking Streets Saturday 02/04/2017 10AM-12PM

Week of 01/01/2017–01/07/2017

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest,” on view at the New Museum through January 15, 2017. Over the past thirty years, Rist has achieved… First Saturdays for Families: Crafting Eternity Saturday 01/07/2017 10AM-12PM

Week of 11/27/2016–12/03/2016

Join us for our second annual family “Science Fair,” an interactive showcase of projects from NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator for practices at the intersection of science, art, and technology.… First Saturday for Families: Science Fair Saturday 12/03/2016 10AM-12PM

Week of 10/30/2016–11/05/2016

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “My Barbarian: The Audience is Always Right”, on view at the New Museum through January 8, 2017. Working at the intersection… First Saturday for Families: Heap of Costumes Saturday 11/05/2016 10AM-12PM

Week of 09/25/2016–10/01/2016

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “The Keeper,” on view at the New Museum through September 25, 2016. With over 4,000 works on view, “The Keeper” tells the… First Saturday for Families: Pocket-size Planets Saturday 10/01/2016 10AM-12PM

Week of 08/28/2016–09/03/2016

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “The Keeper,” on view at the New Museum through September 25, 2016. With over 4,000 works on view, “The Keeper” tells the… First Saturday for Families: The Teddy Bear Project Saturday 09/03/2016 10AM-12PM

Week of 01/31/2016–02/06/2016

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Anri Sala: Answer Me,” on view from February 3 to April 10, 2016. Highlighting Sala’s continuing interest in how sound and… First Saturday for Families: How to See a Song Saturday 02/06/2016 10AM-12PM

Week of 12/27/2015–01/02/2016

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Barbara Rossi: Poor Traits,” which is closing on January 3. “Poor Traits” presents a selection of Rossi’s enigmatic graphite… First Saturday for Families: Unfamiliar Faces Saturday 01/02/2016 10AM-12PM

Week of 11/29/2015–12/05/2015

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Jim Shaw: The End is Here,” the artist’s first New York survey exhibition, on view from October 7, 2015 to January 10, 2016.… First Saturdays for Families: I Spy with My Little Eye… Saturday 12/05/2015 10AM-12PM

Week of 11/01/2015–11/07/2015

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Jim Shaw: The End is Here,” the artist’s first New York survey exhibition, on view from October 7, 2015 to January 10, 2016.… First Saturday for Families: Surreal Dreams Saturday 11/07/2015 10AM-12PM

Week of 09/27/2015–10/03/2015

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition Wynne Greenwood: “Kelly,” on view from September 16, 2015, to January 10, 2016, in the Fifth Floor gallery. In “Kelly,”… First Saturday for Families: More Heads Saturday 10/03/2015 10AM-2PM

Week of 08/30/2015–09/05/2015

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Leonor Antunes: I Stand Like A Mirror Before You,” which marks the Portuguese artist’s first solo exhibition in New York… First Saturday for Families: Weaving Stories Saturday 09/05/2015 10AM-12PM

Week of 07/26/2015–08/01/2015

Join us for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Sarah Charlesworth: Doubleworld,” the first major survey in New York of the artist’s work to date. How many photographs… First Saturday for Families: Doubleworld Saturday 08/01/2015 10AM-12PM

Week of 05/31/2015–06/06/2015

Join the New Museum at the “Science Fair” for an interactive family showcase and demonstration of projects from NEW INC, the New Museum’s incubator for practices at the intersection of science, art,… First Saturday for Families: Science Fair Saturday 06/06/2015 10AM-12PM

Week of 04/26/2015–05/02/2015

Join New Museum educators on May 2 for a special First Saturdays for Families leading up to the 2015 IDEAS CITY Festival, which will take place the weekend of May 28–30. This biennial initiative considers… First Saturdays For Families: Talking Streets Saturday 05/02/2015 10AM-12PM

Week of 03/29/2015–04/04/2015

Join us in the Sky Room on Saturday April 4 for a family workshop offered in conjunction with the 2015 Triennial: “Surround Audience,” on view from February 25 to May 24, 2015. A signature initiative… First Saturday for Families: Avatars Saturday 04/04/2015 10AM-12PM

Upcoming Events

Event Melvin Edwards in Conversation with Massimiliano Gioni 05/11 5PM
Event Tiona Nekkia McClodden in Conversation with Margot Norton 05/03 2PM
Event Jennie C. Jones in Conversation with Gary Carrion-Murayari 04/26 4PM
Event Okwui Okpokwasili in Conversation with Massimiliano Gioni 05/13 7PM
Event Howardena Pindell in Conversation with Margot Norton 05/20 4PM
Event Tyshawn Sorey in Conversation with Gary Carrion-Murayari 06/03 7PM
Event Sable Elyse Smith in Conversation with Margot Norton 06/01 4PM
Event Live Virtual Tour 05/06 7PM
Event Live Virtual Tour 06/02 1PM
Event Kevin Beasley in Conversation with Gary Carrion-Murayari 05/06 4PM
Event From Black Boxes to Open Systems: Rhizome ArtBase Relaunch 04/26 12PM
Event From Black Boxes to Open Systems: Ask Rhizome, a Digital Preservation Q&A 05/17 12PM
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