Family Day & Tiny Traders Art Market

Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of creativity and art exploration at the Muscarelle Museum of Art’s Family Day! We will have art activities, a scavenger hunt, docent-guided tours, and youth art vendors from the local community. This event is free and open to all.

Before heading in, show your support for young artists from the local community at the Tiny Traders Art Market taking place on the front lawn of the museum.

After strolling through the art market, head inside the museum and take part in a range of creative and fun art activities for the whole family.
+ Make a construction paper hat for a selfie at the photo booth and then make a picture frame for your masterpiece.
+ Make a mosaic with air dry clay, beans, and beads.
+ Make a foil art fish.
+ Make a toilet paper roll spyglass for the scavenger hunt or use it on one of the docent-guided tours of the exhibits on display (12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30).

Exhibitions on display:
18th-20th Century American Paintings
James Sullivan: Thinking Sculpture/Sculpture Thinking
First Looks & Favorites from the Permanent Collection
Where Late the Sweet Birds: Selected Works of Morgan Bulkeley, 1984-2025
Founding the Alma Mater of the Nation

About the Tiny Traders Art Market:
Tiny Traders Market is a kid-centered community market designed to encourage creativity, confidence, and entrepreneurial learning. The event gives children a chance to bring their ideas to life by creating handmade products, offering services, and sharing their talents with the community. It’s a supportive space where young participants can showcase their creativity, receive feedback, learn what resonates with others, and gain hands-on entrepreneurial experience in a fun and welcoming environment.

Interested in getting involved in the market? Email tinytradersmarket@gmail.com.