Join us for five days of engaging activities that explore creativity and the natural world.

Program:

Interactive Spaces:

Deep Field
by Tin&Ed
Floor 6, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Recommended for ages 4–14

The world of plants is strange and wondrous, full of secrets growing in plain sight. Deep Field invites children to co-create a vibrant digital ecosystem using an iPad to draw botanical life that instantly blooms into 3D structures and transforms the Museum’s space. Accompanied by an immersive soundscape of forgotten sounds recorded by The Listening Planet, the work encourages audiences of all ages to explore the unseen worlds of plants.

A Soft Place to Land
by Lexy Ho-Tai
Mezzanine Level, Cullman Education and Research Building, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Recommended for ages 2–12

The world can feel hard. Being human is strange. Let’s create a soft place to land. Welcome to this ever-changing squishy world, lovingly stitched from upcycled textiles. Come play, create, and rest among strange, yet familiar creatures, including the debut of a new giant collaborative cuddle monster. Loosen up your human suits—all creatures, beings, and parts of you are welcome and celebrated here!

Cardboard City
Gallery 414, Floor 4, 10:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Recommended for ages 4–14

What to do with all this cardboard—make a cardboard city! Create a world with soaring skyscrapers, bustling cars, and busy streets all made from paper and cardboard recycled by the Museum.

Family Films: The World Around Us:

Titus Theater 2, Floor T2
Films presented on loop
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Enjoy two programs of short films that take us on a sensory adventure. Through stunning visuals and curious characters, explore how we can interact with, shape, and transform our environment.

This program was developed in collaboration with Maria-Christina Villaseñor, Guest Curator and New York International Children’s Film Festival Director of Programming.

Viewers are welcome to enter and exit screenings at any point. Please respect other guests while moving around the cinema.

Program A:

Runtime: 33 min
Recommended for ages 4–7

10:00 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
1:45 p.m.

Outdoor Cinema. 2014. Russia/Australia. Directed by Tatiana Poliektova and Filippo Rivetti. What would we see if we stopped to notice the world around us, instead of experiencing it through technology? 3 min.

Acorns (ep 3). 2020. USA. Directed by Bradley Furnish, Tonko House. Three small acorns are on a journey to find a new home. 1 min.

A Lynx in the Town. 2019. France. Directed by Nina Bisiarina. A curious lynx leaves the safety of its forest, attracted by the lights of the nearby town. What happens when the locals discover this strange creature asleep in the snow? 7 min.

Sum of Its Parts. 2020. USA. Directed by Alisa Stern. Follow the journey of mysterious forest creatures as they move to the beat of the music. 3 min.

The Last Day of Autumn. 2019. Switzerland. Directed by Marjolaine Perreten. Animals prepare for a great race through the forest on the last day of autumn. 7 min.

Bottle. 2010. USA. Directed by Kirsten Lepore. Objects in a bottle lead to a conversation across an ocean. 5 min.

Some Thing. 2015. Germany. Directed by Elena Walf. When you’re just a little mountain, it’s hard to keep up with your giant oil, gold, and fire rich neighbors. But what if you have something special too? 7 min.

Program B:

Runtime: 33 min
Recommended for ages 4–7

10:35 a.m.
11:50 a.m.
1:05 p.m.
2:20 p.m.

Outdoor Cinema. 2014. Russia/Australia. Directed by Tatiana Poliektova and Filippo Rivetti. What would we see if we stopped to notice the world around us, instead of experiencing it through technology? 3 min.

Daybreak Express. 1953. USA. Directed by D.A. Pennebaker. A sensational journey on an old-fashioned New York elevated subway, edited to a lively Duke Ellington composition. 6 min.

Pillow Flight. 2024. USA/Argentina. Directed by Fernando Livschitz. A whimsical dreamscape, where cars, trains, and buildings gently float and collide like soft pillows. 1 min.

Stems. 2012. UK. Directed by Ainslie Henderson. Puppet making, made to music. 2 min.

Bridgehampton. 1998. USA. Directed by John Canemaker. A lyrical, personal study of the filmmaker’s Long Island garden through the seasons. With an original jazz score by Fred Hersch. 7 min.

Orgiastic Hyper-Plastic. 2020. Denmark/UK. Directed by Paul Bush. An animated extravaganza of plastic collected from beaches, roadsides, attics, and junk shops. 7 min.

Phonos. 2021. Mexico. Directed by Gabriela Badillo. After her grandpa passes away, Cloe shuts out her feelings and stops listening to the world around her. But one day, something happens that brings back a memory, and Cloe has to face how she feels. 9 min.

Racoon and the Light. 2019. USA. Directed by Hanna Kim. What happens when a raccoon finds a flashlight in the woods? 4 min.

Workshops:

Crown Creativity Lab, Floor 2
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Recommended for ages 5–12

Join Field Meridians for a different drop-in workshop every day, designed to connect us more deeply with the natural world.

Field Meridians is a Crown-Heights based artist collective committed to creating tools for ecological resilience and deepening relationships between humans and the natural world.

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Natural Colors: Plant Rubbings and Earth Pigment Mural

Create a communal painting with colors derived from nature and foraged materials such as beeswax, marigold, crushed rocks, tea paints, and more. Learn how color comes from the environment and respond to prompts to create and connect to the natural world.

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Seeding New Worlds + Great Backyard Bird Count!

Decorate seed packets with potato prints and fill them with our favorite seeds inspired by what’s growing at the Museum and at our local community gardens. At our seed-bomb making station, we’ll prepare for the spring season using northeast native pollinator seeds.

12:30 p.m. Join a special storytime with poet and birder Indigo Goodson-Fields and help contribute to the Great Backyard Bird Count! We’ll also learn about the birds that call New York City home.

Monday, February 17, 2025

Caring for Kraut: Fermentation and the Microbiome

Learn about the importance of fermentation by using your hands-and your microbiomes-to make sauerkraut. Discover the transformative power of salt and preservation, and leave with a personalized sauerkraut jar along with instructions on how to nurture and enjoy it at home.

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Patchwork Your World

How would you construct the world of your dreams? Be inspired by the nature that surrounds us in the city to create your own ecosystem. Draw on fabric and collage squares to make your own patchwork using recycled fabrics and materials. Come back and visit our communal quilt as it grows throughout the day!

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Becoming a Flower: Posters as Pollination

Imagine the perspective of a flower, how flowers relate to pollinators, and their larger role in our ecosystems. Through a series of prompts and a poster-making exercise, we’ll explore how flowers actively communicate while considering messages we would spread as flowers. Participants will take home copies of their posters to “plant” in their own neighborhoods.

Gallery activities:

Explore MoMA’s collection through drop-in, hands-on activities! Choose the ones that interest your family, and move at your own pace.

Accessibility: Participants sit on the floor in front of artworks during these programs. Folding stools without backs are available upon request.

Fest Date: February 15 - 19, 2025

Time: 10am - 4pm

Location: Museum of Modern Art - 11 West 53rd Street New York, NY 10019

Ticket Pricing
Adults - $35
Children (ages 2-17) - $5
Members - $5

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