Arts events for curious kids

Sunday, October 11

This weekend

11:00 AM

• Arts
• Ages 13+
• Free
• New

Spotlight Tour: Un/Settled, with Leandra Bautista ’28

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour of three artworks that explore the idea of home as a place of comfort or discomfort.

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2:00 PM

• Arts
• Ages 13+
• Free
• New

Spotlight Tour: Thresholds, with Jane Lilly ’27

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour looking at boundaries and in-between states in works of art.

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Thursday, October 15

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

• Arts
• Ages 3+
• Free
• New

Free Little Art Gallery Craft Day

Community Center, Lexington Indoor

A free drop-in craft session at the community center. Open to people of all ages.

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Saturday, October 17

11:00 AM

• History
• Ages 13+
• Free
• New

Spotlight Tour: Coloring the Past, with Jide Anekwe ’28

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour exploring how the past has been coloured and represented in artworks.

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2:00 PM

• Nature
• All ages
• Free
• New

Nature in the City Festival: Head of the Charles

Magazine Beach Park Nature Center, Cambridge Outdoor

A fall festival at Magazine Beach Park with food, music, art, nature activities and climate action displays for visitors of all ages.

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2:00 PM

• Arts
• Ages 13+
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• New

Spotlight Tour: Thresholds, with Jane Lilly ’27

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour looking at boundaries and in-between states in works of art.

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Sunday, October 18

11:00 AM

• Arts
• Ages 13+
• Free
• New

Spotlight Tour: Un/Settled, with Leandra Bautista ’28

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour of three artworks that explore the idea of home as a place of comfort or discomfort.

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Thursday, October 22

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

• Arts
• Ages 13+
• Free
• New

2026 Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception

MIT List Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames Street, Building E15, Cambridge, MA 02139, Cambridge Indoor

An opening reception with an artist talk for two contemporary art exhibitions, one of sculpture and drawing and one of moving-image installations. Light refreshments are served.

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Saturday, October 24

11:00 AM

• Arts
• Ages 13+
• Free
• New

Spotlight Tour: Contained, with Priya Allen ’27

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour exploring works of art that deal with containment.

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Sunday, October 25

11:00 AM

• Arts
• Ages 13+
• Free
• New

Spotlight Tour: In the Blink of an Eye, with Jade Xiao ’27

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour of artworks that capture fleeting moments.

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2:00 PM

• Arts
• Ages 13+
• Free
• New

Spotlight Tour: Child’s Play, with Ricardo Fernandes Garcia ’27

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour exploring play and childhood in works of art.

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Monday, October 26

All day

• Arts
• Adults
• Free
• New

The Great Library Bakers

Belmont Public Library, Belmont Indoor

A monthly group for home bakers who each make a recipe to share at the meeting, with this month's theme being yeasted bread.

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Saturday, October 31

11:00 AM

• Arts
• Adults
• Free
• New

Spotlight Tour: Disavowed, with Julianne Wu ’28

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour examining instances of disavowal in three artworks.

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2:00 PM

• Arts
• Adults
• Free
• New

Spotlight Tour: Model as Muse, with Giselle Acosta ’27

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour exploring the figure of the model as muse in art, with limited space.

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Sunday, November 1

11:00 AM

• Arts
• Adults
• Free
• New

Spotlight Tour: Coloring the Past, with Jide Anekwe ’28

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Indoor

A student-led gallery tour on color and the past in artworks, with limited space.

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Friday, November 6

6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

• Arts
• Adults
• Free
• New

Evan Mirapaul | In Concert: Photography and the Violin

Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester Indoor

A presentation by collector Evan Mirapaul on his collection of photographs depicting the violin and what the instrument has symbolized across cultures.

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Saturday, November 7

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

• Arts
• Adults
• Free
• New

Common Time : American Musicality Artist Reception

Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester Indoor

A reception celebrating the artists of the Common Time exhibition, following a panel conversation, with a toast to the photographers whose work documents American music.

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Saturday, November 14

2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

• Arts
• Adults
• Free
• New

Closing Reception of ReFrame

Old Schwamb Mill, Arlington

A closing reception for the ReFrame sculpture exhibition at the Old Schwamb Mill, marking the final chance to view the show.

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