On the second Sunday of each month, Bard Graduate Center Gallery hosts a family-friendly open house. Inspired by the exhibitions currently on view, educator-led Gallery explorations, discussions, and hands-on workshops are designed to foster creative exchange between children and their adult partners. Bring a picnic lunch, and spend some time outside in Central Park after your visit!
Second Sundays is a monthly program that takes place from 11am-4pm. The next Second Sunday is on April 9th. Admission to the Gallery is free and hands-on workshops are $20 per family.
Bard Graduate Center is a graduate research institute in New York City. Our Gallery exhibitions, MA and PhD programs, research initiatives, and public programs explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture.
Bard Graduate Center Gallery’s unique focus on objects as a window into the past offers school groups exciting opportunities to make curricular connections and inspire interdisciplinary learning. Our educators take a tactile approach to teaching history through objects, focusing on artistic materials and production techniques as well as on objects’ broader cultural contexts and meaning.
K-12 groups receive customized tours tailored to the needs and focus of each classroom. Tours and workshops are free for New York City public schools.
History, Social Studies, Cultural Connections, Design Thinking, Art
60 students
300 min.
Field Trip
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
$20.00 per Person for Free