Morning at the Museum is a drop off program for children ages 6 to 12. Visit the Museum for art and history activities from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on select Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the summer. This program is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Space is limited. Reservations are required. Please call Liza Browning at (978) 283-0455 x16 or email [email protected].
JULY CELEBRATES THE ARTISTS WHO CAPTURED CAPE ANN!
![John Sloan (1871-1951), Sunflowers, Rocky Neck, 1914. Oil on canvas. Gift of Alfred Mayor and Martha M. Smith, 2008. [2008.14]](/media/sloan.jpg)
Tuesday, July 14
Serene Sloan
Explore our summer exhibition John Sloan Gloucester Days for inspiration to create your own painting of a Gloucester scene.
Friday, July 17
Bold Buhler
View portraits of fisherman painted by Augustus W. Buhler (1853–1920), then make your own multimedia portrait of a fisherman.
Tuesday, July 21
Hardworking Hopkinson
Explore the Museum to see the paintings of artist Charles Hopkinson (1869-1962), then create an inspired watercolor.
Friday, July 24
Humble Hancock
Discover how Walker Hancock (1901–1998) captured the likeness of Cape Ann residents through sculpture, then create your own clay sculpture.
August We Dig into History!
Tuesday, August 4
Dig in to Archaeology
Explore the Museum’s Dogtown artifact collection, get a closer look at how the residents of Dogtown lived and then create an archeologist notebook to record your findings.
Friday, August 7
Captain Elias Davis & Family
Learn more about Captain Elias Davis (1758–1821) and his family, whose house is part of the Cape Ann Museum, then create your own portrait of a house.
Tuesday, August 18
Let There Be Light!
Take a close look at the monumental Fresnel lens, learn more about the history of Thacher Island, and the science behind lighthouse lenses, then create a sculpture of a lighthouse.
Friday, August 21
Don’t Take it for Granite
Learn more about the rocks and industry that make Cape Ann so unique and craft your own rock texture painting.
Tuesday, August 25
Postcards to the Past
Discover Cape Ann summers past through the museum’s collection of postcards, then create your own watercolor postcard.
Friday, August 28
Gloucester 1910–1920
Learn about the arts in Gloucester during the period when painter John Sloan was spending his summers here, and then create your own inspired collage piece.
John Sloan (1871-1951), Sunflowers, Rocky Neck, 1914. Oil on canvas. Gift of Alfred Mayor and Martha M. Smith, 2008. [2008.14]