Museum timed tickets available now!

We're open Thursday through Sunday to our entire community with reduced capacity and timed tickets. Online ticket reservations currently required.

NOTE: Members, please log into your accounts to access timed tickets. Visitors, check out our welcome back pricing!

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Virtual Programs

Enjoy a virtual field trip, earn a Girl Scout badge or take home some creative activities via our i.d.e.a. Bag. Learn more on our Classes page.

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Can’t make it to the museum?

Can’t make it to the museum? Create some fun at home with 90+ ideas from our Museum staff, volunteers and other supporters. We post new activities most Wednesdays!

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See it again!

Embark on a storytelling adventure that nurtures creative thinking. Check out new activities.

Note: Materials packaged separately.

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Museum FAQs

Thank you for making plans with us! Before your visit, check out our Museum FYIs to help prepare for a fun experience!

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Please keep up with us on our social media – Facebook, Instagram & Twitter – for creative activities and content for supporting early learning, nurturing creative thinking and engaging as a family.

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Timed Tickets

We’ve reopened the museum at a limited capacity. Please purchase timed tickets for your family online for a contactless experience.

10 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 2 p.m
Thursdays – Saturday

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12 p.m. | 2 p.m.
Sundays

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What to Expect

We’ve made a few enhancements for our reopening – including requiring masks, reducing capacity, adding low-touch activities, implementing temperature checks upon entry and enhancing cleaning protocols.

Please read our admission policy for details.

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Health & Wellness

If you are feeling ill, we respectfully ask you to reschedule your visit.

Face covering are required for everyone ages 6+ and recommended for children between ages 2-6.

We’ve added more hand sanitizer stations and limited capacity. Learn more about our cleaning protocols in our FAQs.

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Welcome to the i.d.e.a. Museum.

Our activities and exhibitions for kids of all ages are developed not only for them but also – most importantly – for the whole family. The museum inspires children to experience their world differently. Therefore – in addition to art, creativity and imagination – we focus on supporting early learning, nurturing creative thinking and engaging families in quality experiences.

NOTE: We are now open Thursday through Sunday with reduced capacity. Please check out these common questions about our reopening to prepare for your next visit. We also offer virtual school tours, Girl Scout workshops and take-home activity kits. Please visit our Classes page to learn more.

Please note: Our website is best viewed on Chrome or Safari.

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Field Trips & Tours - virtual only for now

Take your class or group on an artful journey that nourishes young minds and sparks creativity.

We have launched two virtual programs through our Learning ReimaginED initiative. Details online.

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Plan a Visit

Now open at limited capacity with timed entries Thursday through Sunday. Also, face coverings are required for everyone ages 6 and up and recommended for visitors between the ages of 2 and 6.

Closed Presidents Day, Feb. 15

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Membership

Entertain your family with creative experiences; a great value that pays for itself in as little as two regular-price visits.

Members receive early access to timed ticket registration.

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Take-home Activities

Bring home activities that inspire imagination, design, experience and art with our i.d.e.a. Bag. More activity kits – including Skill Builders – are in development, too. Please check back for details.

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Girl Scouts

We are pleased to now offer your Daisies, Brownies and Juniors in your troops the opportunity to learn, explore and create virtually with our Art in the Outdoors workshop.

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Gifts: Make a Difference

Your donation funds educational programs that support early learning, nurture creative thinking and engage families. Change lives!

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Mission

We inspire nearly 90,000 children of all ages annually by providing art exhibitions and STEAM activities that support early learning, nurture creative thinking and engage families.

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Art of the Story exhibition

Join us on a journey featuring art and hands-on activities that embrace the storyteller within us all!

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Experiment & Learn: Classes

Messy Creation classes, camps and other workshop aim to spark curiosity & a love for learning. Virtual options coming soon! Check our iArt page for at-home activities.

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