Kids + Families

Overview

Kids + Families

New Family Memberships

SFMOMA now offers a Family membership providing a year of access to our exhibitions and family-friendly programming, plus exclusive benefits and special treats designed just for families.

SFMOMA invites children and adults to get creative!

  • Look around you and discover art is everywhere.
  • Think about line, color, and shape.
  • Create your own art.

Activities take place throughout the museum, but our Family Program H.Q. is the Koret Visitor Education Center on the second floor, which offers interactive materials and information for all ages on a daily basis.

See the Related Events list below for details on all of our upcoming family events.

The Fine Print: Family programs are designed for families with children ages 4 to 12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited and available first-come, first-served.

Family Programs

Photo: Orange Photography
Photo: Orange Photography
 

Family Sundays

Every Sunday
Kids get in FREE!
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Family tour at 1:00 p.m.

Explore art, create your own, travel to virtual worlds, get hands-on, discover special places, be inspired. That’s just a hint at the fun we have in store for you on Family Sundays. Moderators guide participatory art projects, and docents lead family-friendly gallery tours. Special programs like book readings and movie screenings round it all out. Look. Think. Create. That's the plan for Family Sunday. See the Family Sundays page for details.

Program and museum admission are free for children 12 and under. Regular admission applies for adults and students.


Free Family Days

Families get in FREE!

Welcome to our open house! Offered three times a year, Free Family Days provide a personal gateway to the entire museum and all its resources. Uncover the features of our exquisite building and immerse yourself in the art around you. Hands-on activities, performances, exhibitions, films, and book readings for the whole family await you. On Free Family Days you can also join the Mods, a new club for kids. What a way to spend the day! See the Free Family Days page for upcoming dates and details.

Online Resources for Families

Photo: Orange Photography

The Country Dog Gentlemen Travel to Extraordinary Worlds

Come romp with our two canine celebrities in SFMOMA's interactive feature The Country Dog Gentlemen Travel to Extraordinary Worlds. Our ever-expressive guide dogs will lead you on a magical journey of artworks in SFMOMA's collection. Then, it's your turn to create art in the styles you just explored. Expect much tail wagging at the results!

Detail Detective

Get out your magnifier. It's time to investigate art the modern way by playing Detail Detective, an interactive visual literacy game. Your job as Super Sleuth is to uncover the hidden clues in famous artworks from SFMOMA's painting and sculpture collection. You'll find yourself amazed at the intricate detail and covert layers that normally escape the untrained eye. (Is that you Watson?) Leave no stone unturned. The game is afoot!

Family Guide Activity Cards

Check out our Family Guide activity cards and learn more about a featured artist and a famous artwork. Download Family Guides on Alexander Calder, Roy DeForest, Frida Kahlo (PDF, also available in Spanish), Henri Matisse, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, or Andy Warhol and try the activities at home or bring the guide with you on your next visit to the museum. (Additional guides on Georgia O'Keeffe and Rene Magritte are available at the museum.) Be prepared for many admiring glances as you exude all that new expert knowledge.

Not Your Ordinary Treasure Hunt Activity Cards

The hunt is on! Explore the museum with two treasure hunts that guide you through the galleries in fun and quirky ways. Your adventure is never the same (unless you want it to be)!

Not Your Ordinary Treasure Hunt leads you and your family through the galleries with questions and activities that guarantee your museum visit will be anything but ordinary. The Keep an Eye Out for Line, Shape & Color family guide asks you to keep your eyes peeled for line, shape, and color as you make your own works of art along the way.

Family Resources at the Museum

Upcoming Family Events

Related Events

For Families
Mobile Game for Families Country Dog Gentlemen Gallery Game 12/14/10 - 06/02/13
Family Tours Collection Highlights Tours for Families Multiple Dates
Family Sunday TIME to Move 04/07/13 - 04/28/13

 

Yerba Buena Family Day is presented by Target.

 

Wells Fargo Foundation JPMorgan Chase Foundation

 

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

 

Major support for school, youth, and family programs is provided by the Wells Fargo Foundation and the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. Generous support is provided by the Carlson Family Foundation, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and Dana and Bob Emery. Additional support is provided by Gap Inc.; S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation; The McGraw-Hill Companies; McKesson Foundation; The Morrison & Foerster Foundation; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Lisa and John Pritzker; Restoration Hardware; Vodafone Americas Foundation; Bingham McCutchen; and Loomis, Sayles & Company, LP.