A special thanks to my friends at the High Museum for sponsoring this post and giving me the opportunity to be an ambassador. All thoughts, opinions and photographs are my own.
Happy Thursday friends! I hope you are having a wonderful week! Yesterday Robinson and I ventured over to the High Museum to check out their newest interactive exhibit, the Greene Family Learning Gallery. If you have a busy toddler like I do, you know how tough it is to keep them entertained when it’s cold and rainy outside!! That’s why I was so excited to visit the new exhibit at the High Museum! It’s perfect for children of ALL ages because it’s interactive and fun! Keep reading to learn more!
New Greene Family Learning Gallery
In October 1968, the High introduced its first dedicated space for families to learn, play and explore. To mark the 50th anniversary of the High’s commitment to family spaces, the High Museum debuted a total redesign of the Greene Family Learning Gallery with all-new interactive environments created in collaboration with Roto design firm.
Located adjacent to the Robinson Atrium {ironic, right? I think so!} in the Stent Family Wing, the Greene Family Learning Gallery has expanded to include a 2,000-square-foot space across the hall from its previous footprint.
- Expanded and Enhanced. The totally redesigned Greene Family Learning Gallery features two distinct spaces designed based on a set of guiding goals informed by years of visitor observation, community expert input and research.
- The first space, “CREATE,” is a bright and open studio devoted to developing young visitors’ art-making abilities and centered on the creative process. This was Robinson’s favorite because it had SO many fun things to do and to touch. I especially loved the “gated” area because he was able to run around and feel safe in the small space. While we were there another little girl came into the space and played with Robinson for a while!
- The newly created second space, “EXPERIENCE,” is a deeply immersive gallery that enables visitors to explore what art means, how it feels and where it can take us. This space was super neat! It had more “sounds” and interactive pieces to play with.
- Fun and Engaging. Each space is a welcoming, safe and fun environment that is child-centered and child-directed with age-appropriate activities for infants through age 8. Each gallery space features a “quiet room” with activities designed for reflection as well as an area specifically for toddlers.
- High Tech and Hands On. The open-ended, intuitive, multi-sensory elements of the spaces were designed to be inclusive and combine cutting-edge technology with hands-on activities.
Toddler Thursdays at the Museum
Want to get even more out of your time at the the High museum? Then try out Toddler Thursdays which happens EVERY Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. These activities are FREE with Museum Admission. Explore a new theme each month, with related artworks, art projects, stories, and tours.
Let me know what you think of the new gallery and toddler Thursdays!
Xo,
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