Family Programs at the Bard Graduate Center make design and the decorative arts more accessible to young people and their adult companions from our Upper West Side neighborhood and beyond. All programs highlight the BGC's current exhibitions and are led by respected professionals and BGC educators.
Family Tours promote intergenerational interaction while bringing the objects on view to life and encouraging the development of critical visual and analytical skills. Interacting with BGC educators, participants learn about our current exhibitions through looking, conversing, and sketching intriguing objects. Family Tours are free with museum admission.
Our annual Community Days take place in the spring and include family-friendly exhibition tours, hands-on design activities, artist demonstrations, storytelling, and musical performances.
For further information about Family Programs at the BGC and to register, please contact us:
By Phone: 212-501-3011
By Fax: 212-501-3097
By TTY: 212-501-3012
By E-mail: programs@bgc.bard.edu
photo: Master woodworker demonstrating at Bruno Mathsson Community Festival, spring 2007.
Community Festival
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Discover the maritime and trade culture of early New York City as revealed in a collection of intriguing objects like those purchased and sold by Flatbush shopkeeper Margrieta van Varick. See the premiere performance of a new shadow puppet play about the adventures of Margrieta, a Dutch merchant, created by master puppeteer Caroline Borderies. Make your own shadow puppet inspired by one of the treasures you find as you navigate the exhibition with a tour guide.
| Sponsor: | Bard Graduate Center |
| Time: | 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
| Location: | Bard Graduate Center, 18 West 86th St, NY, NY |
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Family Day
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Thriving merchant and shipping fleets made the Dutch prosperous, exposing them to goods from around the world and spreading their influence to distant lands. On Family Day, explore the culture and craft of the Dutch Golden Age on a tour of the exhibition Dutch New York Between East and West: The World of Margrieta van Varick with BGC educator Stephanie Stern. Then enjoy activities including map-making, designing pottery, and a scavenger hunt.
| Sponsor: | Bard Graduate Center |
| Time: | 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
| Location: | Bard Graduate Center, 18 West 86th St, NY, NY |
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