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Hands-On Activities

Workshop Series: Seeding Joy

Museum of Black Joy, in collaboration with Drexel Writers Room and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, presents a series of interactive workshops for all ages. Workshops will reflect a multimedia approach to engage with the permanent collection. Using collage, genre-expansive writing, visual poetry, creative journaling, and zine-making, participants will respond to prompts and activities that consider culturally specific themes of beauty, representation, self-expression, and mindfulness.

Funded by the Creative Catalyst Fund from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

Upcoming Workshop Dates:

  • Saturday, March 29 – SOLD OUT
    Women's Work: A writing workshop centered on Black women's hands as a symbol of beauty, nurturing, healing, and justice using images from The PMA collection, Museum of Black Joy, and local artists to spark memory and excite joy. All are welcome and the workshop is appropriate for all ages. No experience is necessary.
  • Saturday, April 26
  • Saturday, May 31
  • Saturday, June 28

Learning & Engagement Center

Main Building

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Free; tickets/reservations required

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Educational Classrooms, Main Building
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Educational Classrooms, Main Building
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South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
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Free with museum admission
Young child painting.
Little Art Kids
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Education Classrooms 1&2, Main Building
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Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
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South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Adult handing a child art materials.
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South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
April 19, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST,
South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
April 20, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST,
South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
April 26, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST,
South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
“La Famille” Printed Textile, designed 1952 by Ted van de Ven
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April 26, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST,
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Sold Out
Untitled XXI, 1982, by Willem de Kooning
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April 26, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST,
Educational Classrooms, Main Building
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Sold Out
The City, 1919, by Fernand Léger
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Join our series of interactive workshops for all ages.
RSVP now
Untitled XXI, 1982, by Willem de Kooning
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Educational Classrooms, Main Building
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The Merry Jesters, 1906, by Henri-Julien-Félix Rousseau
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Educational Classrooms, Main Building
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Sold Out
The City, 1919, by Fernand Léger
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April 26, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST,
Educational Classrooms, Main Building
Saturday art classes for kids aged 7-8 years old, February through April 2025.
Sold Out
Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
April 27, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST,
South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Young child painting.
Little Art Kids
April 27, 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. EST,
Education Classrooms 1&2, Main Building
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Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
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South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
May 10, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST,
South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
May 11, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST,
South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Young child painting.
Little Art Kids
May 11, 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. EST,
Education Classrooms 1&2, Main Building
Toddlers and their grown-ups get to know the museum through art-making and creative play.
Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
May 17, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST,
South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
May 18, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST,
South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
May 24, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST,
South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
May 25, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST,
South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Young child painting.
Little Art Kids
May 25, 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. EST,
Education Classrooms 1&2, Main Building
Toddlers and their grown-ups get to know the museum through art-making and creative play.
Adult handing a child art materials.
Art Kids Studio
May 31, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST,
South Vaulted Walkway, Main Building
​Drop in on Saturdays and make art as a family. Artists of all ages welcome.
Free with museum admission
Overhead view of an elder person preparing fresh green beans.
Workshop Series: Seeding Joy
May 31, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST,
Learning & Engagement Center, Main Building
Join our series of interactive workshops for all ages.
RSVP now
Overhead view of an elder person preparing fresh green beans.
Workshop Series: Seeding Joy
June 28, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST,
Learning & Engagement Center, Main Building
Join our series of interactive workshops for all ages.
RSVP now

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