Happy Hexagons
Join us for a celebration of shapes at Storytime! This week, listen to stories and discuss works of art related to hexagons. Afterward, create your own work of art while enjoying cookies and lemonade. No reservations are required.
During each Storytime, participating children will be registered to win that week’s featured books. A drawing will be held at the end of each program; those chosen do not need to be present to win.
This program is best for families with children ages eight and under and their adult companions. If you work for a summer school or daycare, we offer a customized experience for your students on a different day. Please call 817.989.5036 or email schooltours@cartermuseum.org for more information.
Storytime is held every Wednesday, June 12 through July 31, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Sharing the Past Through Art
Designed for adults with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, program participants discuss artists, exhibitions, and themes and use artworks to connect to past experiences. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors@cartermuseum.org to receive helpful instructions and parking information. No reservations are required.
There is a designated barrier-free entrance near accessible parking for vehicles displaying the appropriate disability permits on Lancaster Avenue (the museum’s south side). If these spaces are full, you may drop participants off at the museum’s Lancaster entrance and park personal vehicles and minibuses for free in the museum’s lot located off of Camp Bowie Boulevard on the museum’s east side.
Art and Music: Romare Bearden
Enjoy a lively afternoon of music inspired by the works featured in the exhibition Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey with local ensemble Of Many Colors.
Because seating is limited, reservations are required. Registration for this program opens June 1. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors@cartermuseum.org to register.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Outgoing Ovals
Join us for a celebration of shapes at Storytime! This week, listen to stories and discuss works of art related to ovals. Afterward, create your own work of art while enjoying cookies and lemonade. No reservations are required.
During each Storytime, participating children will be registered to win that week’s featured books. A drawing will be held at the end of each program; those chosen do not need to be present to win.
This program is best for families with children ages eight and under and their adult companions. If you work for a summer school or daycare, we offer a customized experience for your students on a different day. Please call 817.989.5036 or email schooltours@cartermuseum.org for more information.
Storytime is held every Wednesday, June 12 through July 31, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
In America: A Novel
Prior to the program read Susan Sontag’s In America: A Novel (2000). Readers and museum educators gather in the galleries and discuss the connections between the book and the exhibition We the People: Picturing American Identity. Refreshments will be provided after the discussion.
The first twenty registrants receive a free copy of the book. Because seating is limited, registration is required. Registration for this program opens June 1. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors@cartermuseum.org to register and get information on receiving your book.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Radical Rectangles
Join us for a celebration of shapes at Storytime! This week, listen to stories and discuss works of art related to rectangles. Afterward, create your own work of art while enjoying cookies and lemonade. No reservations are required.
During each Storytime, participating children will be registered to win that week’s featured books. A drawing will be held at the end of each program; those chosen do not need to be present to win.
This program is best for families with children ages eight and under and their adult companions. If you work for a summer school or daycare, we offer a customized experience for your students on a different day. Please call 817.989.5036 or email schooltours@cartermuseum.org for more information.
Storytime is held every Wednesday, June 12 through July 31, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Sunset Cinema: The Great Muppet Caper
Lawn opens at 6 p.m. Tours from 6:30–7:45p.m. Film starts at 8 p.m.
Pack a picnic, grab some friends, and watch Jim Henson’s family classic The Great Muppet Caper (1981; G) on the museum’s lawn. Come early and enjoy a tour of the museum before the film. No reservations are required.
Lawn chairs, blankets, and coolers are welcome (lawn only). No glass bottles, please.
New Parents Tour
Explore a new aspect of the museum each month during an adult tour for parents, grandparents, and other caregivers with little ones in tow. The tour begins at the Information Desk. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors@cartermuseum.org to receive helpful instructions and parking information. No reservations are required. This program is best for adults accompanied by children two years old or younger.
Free parking is available in the museum’s lot, which is east of the museum off Camp Bowie Boulevard. Participants are encouraged to park in this lot and follow the sidewalk along the north side of the museum, where an accessible lift is available for your stroller. A museum representative will be there to assist you.
Peppy Polygons
Join us for a celebration of shapes at Storytime! This week, listen to stories and discuss works of art related to polygons. Afterward, create your own work of art while enjoying cookies and lemonade. No reservations are required.
During each Storytime, participating children will be registered to win that week’s featured books. A drawing will be held at the end of each program; those chosen do not need to be present to win.
This program is best for families with children ages eight and under and their adult companions. If you work for a summer school or daycare, we offer a customized experience for your students on a different day. Please call 817.989.5036 or email schooltours@cartermuseum.org for more information.
Storytime is held every Wednesday, June 12 through July 31, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.