NEW for Families at the Cantor

There is so much fun in store for families at the Cantor! Take a journey exploring art from all around the world. Enjoy free family tours and art-making activities with a new theme each week. Art Packs and Family Guides allow exploring on you own any day the Cantor is open. Choose your activities and the amount of time you spend at the Cantor!

Learn about special family events just for Cantor Members

For more information on family programs, please contact cantorfamilyprograms@stanford.edu.

FAMILY SUNDAYS
Bring art alive for your family! Themes for tours and art-making activities change every Sunday. All ages are welcome.
Family tours at 12:30, 1, and 1:30 pm, free
Focused drawing in the galleries from 12:30 to 5 pm, free
Art-making in the studio at 1, 1:30, 2, and 2:30 pm, free

Tours Especially for Families
Docents lead family-friendly gallery tours at 12:30, 1, and 1:30 pm every Sunday. Explore the special artworks on view. Then create your own inspired art. No reservations are required.

Focused Drawing in the Galleries
Let the art in a designated gallery be your muse on Sundays from 12:30 to 5 pm. Sign out free supplies for your session and make your own drawing. Join in for 15 minutes or two hours—whatever your family's schedule allows. No reservations are required.

Art-Making in the Studio
Ignite your imagination with new adventures in art-making every Sunday. Experiment with art materials and new techniques in studio sessions taught by professional art teachers. Thirty-minute drop-in sessions are open free to all families. Check in at the table in front of the Museum Store to register for a time slot (1, 1:30, 2, 2:30pm) to drop-in for the art-making.

FREE DAILY
Explore a world of art on your own any day the Cantor is open.
Art Packs: Sign out an art pack stocked with colored pencils and sketch paper. Spend time in our galleries drawing, and start your own gallery at home! Return the Art Pack to the main lobby desk.

SUMMER STUDIO ART CLASSES, June 2-August 3, 2013
Spend a magical week making art at the Cantor! Summer classes for children, ages 5-14, are taught by professional art-teachers. Explore the museum’s galleries, experiment with art techniques, and dive into visual and performing art activities.
Registration information. Fee; members receive priority registration and a discount.

SPECIAL FAMILY EVENTS Just for Cantor Members
Free Family events and programs for members at the Cantor's Family/Dual level and above, but reservations are required. Registation and full event information

Cantor Arts Center family programming is generously underwritten by the Hohbach Family Fund with additional contributions from Mary Anne and Leonard Baker, Doris Fisher, and Pamela and David Hornik.



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Sundays:
Two art-making activities, free

Docents lead family-friendly tours at 12:30, 1, and 1:30 pm

Wednesday through Sunday:
Sign out an art pack stocked with colored pencils and sketch paper, and spend time in our galleries drawing.
Get a free family guide and explore on your own.