For Kids
Plan Your Visit
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
New York, NY 10128-0173
Hours & Ticketing
Museum Hours
Sun–Wed 10 am–5:45 pm
Fri 10 am–5:45 pm
Sat 10 am–7:45 pm
Closed Thurs
Some galleries may close prior to 5:45 pm Sun–Wed and Fri (7:45 pm Sat)
Admission
Adults $18
Students and Seniors (65 years +) with valid ID $15
Children under 12 Free
Members Free
Audio Tours
Audio tours are free with admission.
Further visitor information, including directions to the museum, group sales, and information about the café, can be found on the Visit Us page.
Family Visits
Visit any time with your family and enjoy our treasure chest of activities!
Programs
for children at the Guggenheim are developed to encourage a deep
connection to works of art and artistic expression. Children are
invited to participate in conversations, sketch in the galleries, and
create a variety of individual and collaborative art projects, as well
as learn about artistic processes and expressing their ideas. Programs
are taught by artists and museum educators who use a wide range of
mediums in order to allow experimentation and foster creativity.
Programs include: Art After School, Spring Break
Camp, and Summerscapes.
Art After School
Fall 2009
8 Tuesdays: beginning October 6, (no classes on November 3) 4 pm–6:15 pm
Spring 2010
8 Tuesdays: beginning Apr 6, 4 pm–6:15 pm
For ages 8–11
Afternoons are filled with discovery and fun as kids tour the museum’s spectacular Frank Lloyd Wright–designed architecture and explore the museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions Kandinsky: A Retrospective in the fall and Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance in the spring. Children participate in interactive gallery visits and hands-on workshops experimenting with techniques from clay to digital media in individual and team projects. The program culminates with a showcase where students invite their families to view their work.
Fee: $300 ($250 for members). Fee includes 8 sessions, all art materials, snacks, a family pass, and a CD Rom with photos documenting the program.
For information or to register, call 212 423 3637.
Midwinter Break Camp
February 15–19, 2010, 9:30 am–4 pm
For ages 8–11
Through gallery and studio explorations, your child will focus on building and improving drawing and painting skills with our teaching artists. In the galleries, they explore works of art in our permanent collection and special exhibitions through a variety of drawing exercises. In our studio, the children are introduced to new approaches and techniques as they develop their painting skills and personal artistic style.
Fee: $500 ($400 for members). Fee includes 5 sessions, all art materials, snacks, a family pass, and a CD Rom with photos documenting the program.
For information or to register, call 212 423 3637.
Spring Break Camp
March 29–April 2, 2010, 9:30 am–4 pm
For ages 8–11
This exciting and creative camp will spark your child’s imagination and foster his/her critical thinking skills while exploring the Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance exhibition. Led by museum educators, each session includes guided gallery explorations followed by hands-on workshops where participants create their own works of art. Various mediums and methods including painting, sculpture, collage and digital media in individual and collaborative projects are carefully designed to provide age-appropriate projects.
Fee: $500 ($400 for members). Fee includes 5 sessions, all art materials, snacks, a family pass, and a CD Rom with photos documenting the program.
For information or to register, call 212 423 3637.