The second Saturday of every month is free for families with school-aged children from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Join Museum staff at these drop-in programs to explore and discover the art, history and culture of Cape Ann. With themed tours in the galleries and projects in the Activity Center. It’s all about FUN!

This month we dig into the history of Dogtown to learn all about Gloucester’s oldest settlement. Activities include an amateur archeological dig, examining artifacts and making art inspired by the landscape.

Image: Detail of John Sloan’s (1871–1951) Dogtown, Ruined Blue Fences (1916). Oil on canvas. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum. Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Hollon W. Farr, 1991. ©2015 Delaware Art Museum/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.