Enjoy free admission and activities at the Museum and participate hands-on art projects and storytelling.

SCHEDULE

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Relief Printing Patterns
10 am – 4 pm | Japanese Koi Kites
10:30 & 11 am | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham
1:00 pm | Public Tour (adult focus) – 2nd Floor
2:30 & 3 pm | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham

Lead sponsorship for the Hands ON! program through 2024 is provided by the Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation with additional support from the Leonette Foundation, the Sato Foundation, Art4Moore and the City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission. Second Saturdays is sponsored exclusively by the Nightingale Family Foundation.

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

Celebrating the Mexican tradition of Día del los Muertos, participants will enjoy a cultural presentation, interactive performance, storytelling and hands-on art activities. Participants will be invited to contribute to a group altar honoring the souls of loved ones and will explore the Mexican tradition of papel picado.

SCHEDULE
10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Calavera Skull Masks
10 am – 4 pm | View and add to a community Altar
10 am – 4 pm | Papel Picado
10:30 & 11 am | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham
1:00 pm | Performance: Aztec Dancing and Folklorico with Danza Azteca Aztlán 
1:00 pm | Public Tour (adult focus) – 3rd Floor
2:30 & 3 pm | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham
2:30 – 4 pm | Film Screening: Book of Life

Lead sponsorship for the Hands ON! program through 2024 is provided by the Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation with additional support from the Leonette Foundation, the Sato Foundation, Art4Moore and the City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission. Second Saturdays is sponsored exclusively by the Nightingale Family Foundation. Additional support for the Museum’s El Arte Initiative is provided by NV Energy.

E.L. CORD MUSEUM SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE

Children and families will be enjoy faculty demonstrations in the E.L. Cord Museum School, free hands-on art activities, a visit from Santa, storytelling and a docent guided tour. Come to the Open House and register on-site for a Museum Class to save 20%!

SCHEDULE

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Museum School Pottery Demonstrations
10 am – 4 pm | Make a Snowflake Ornament
10 am – 4 pm | 3-D Paper Ornaments
10 am – 4 pm | Drop-in Drawing with Museum School Faculty
10:30 & 11 am | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham
10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm | Watercolor Holiday Cards
11 am – 1 pm | Visit with Santa
11:30 am | Van Gorder Honors Choir – Holiday Performance
12 – 3 pm | Museum Store: Made in Tahoe Pop-up Shop
1 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
1 – 4 pm | Woodblock Printed Holiday Cards
2:30 & 3 pm | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham

Lead sponsorship for the Hands ON! program through 2024 is provided by the Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation with additional support from the Leonette Foundation, the Sato Foundation, Art4Moore and the City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission. Second Saturdays is sponsored exclusively by the Nightingale Family Foundation.

Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class along with light refreshments. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. These monthly sessions are held on the second Friday of each month. Registration is available online or day of.

Sponsored in part by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment

Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon in the E.L. Cord Museum School. Enjoy a studio art class creating bas-relief clay garden stones along with light refreshments. Art projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. These monthly sessions are held on the second Friday of each month. Registration is available online or day of. Please note, this month’s session of Art Afternoon will not include a tour as the galleries are closed for the installation of Tahoe: A Visual History.

Sponsored in part by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment

Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class along with light refreshments. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. These monthly sessions are held on the second Friday of each month. Registration is available online or day of.

Sponsored in part by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment

Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class along with light refreshments. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. These monthly sessions are held on the second Friday of each month. Registration is available online or day of.

Sponsored in part by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment

Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class along with light refreshments. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. These monthly sessions are held on the second Friday of each month. Registration is available online or day of.

Sponsored in part by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment

Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class along with light refreshments. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. These monthly sessions are held on the second Friday of each month. Registration is available online or day of.

Art Afternoon: Workshop and Social for Seniors is sponsored in part by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment

Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class along with light refreshments. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. These monthly sessions are held on the second Friday of each month. Registration is available online or day of.

Sponsored in part by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment