Tour the featured exhibition with one of the Museum’s trained docents during a regularly scheduled Guided Tour offered Thursdays at 6pm (except First Thursdays); Saturdays at 1pm; and Sundays at 1pm. Reservations are not needed.

FREE with admission

Tour the featured exhibition with one of the Museum’s trained docents during a regularly scheduled Guided Tour offered Thursdays at 6 pm (except First Thursdays); Saturdays at 1 pm; and Sundays at 1 pm. Reservations are not needed. 

FREE with admission

Tour the featured exhibition with one of the Museum’s trained docents during a regularly scheduled Guided Tour offered Thursdays at 6 pm (except First Thursdays); Saturdays at 1 pm; and Sundays at 1 pm. Reservations are not needed. 

FREE with admission

Tour the featured exhibition with one of the Museum’s trained docents during a regularly scheduled Guided Tour offered Thursdays at 6 pm (except First Thursdays); Saturdays at 1 pm; and Sundays at 1 pm. Reservations are not needed.

FREE with admission

Tour the featured exhibition with one of the Museum’s trained docents during a regularly scheduled Guided Tour offered Thursdays at 6 pm (except First Thursdays); Saturdays at 1 pm; and Sundays at 1 pm. Reservations are not needed.

FREE with admission

Bring the whole family to Hands On! Second Saturday. Hands On! Second Saturday provides free activities, cultural performances, and engaging art and storytelling experiences for children and families each month.

SCHEDULE

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 2 pm | Trunk Show: Jewelry by Arielle de Pinto
10 am – noon | Christmas Wishes with Santa and Friends
10 am – 4 pm | Museum School Ceramic Wheel Throwing Demonstrations
10 am – 4 pm | Drop-in Drawing in the Studio
10 am – 4 pm | Art Project: Sculpt a Snowman
10 am – 4 pm | Art Project: Paint Star Ornaments
10 am – 4 pm | Art Project: Make Hand-felted Ornaments
10 am – 12 pm | Meet Santa and Friends!
10:30 & 11 am | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham
11:30 am | Art Investigators: Kid Detectives Look at Art
12:00 pm | In-Tune Tales Presents spoken and sung stories inspired by Dr. Seuss’s “The Grinch”
1:00 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
1:00 pm | Illustrator, Brian Crane of the comic strip “Pickles” will read his newest children’s book “Grampa, Will You Tell Me a Story”
1:30 pm | In-Tune Tales Presents spoken and sung stories inspired by Dr. Seuss’s “The Grinch”
2 pm | Art Investigators: Kid Detectives Look at Art
2:30 & 3 pm | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham

Title Sponsor: Thomas P. Raley Foundation

Lead sponsorship for the Hands ON! program through 2024 is provided by the Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation.

Sponsor: Renown Health

Additional sponsors: The City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission; Mercedes-Benz of Reno, an AutoNation Company; US Bank

Media sponsorship by Ahora Latino Journal, Entravision, and El Sol de Nevada.

The Hands ON! on Second Saturdays program offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at artwork while engaging in a dialogue about key pieces.  New exhibitions, community collaborations, cultural explorations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs.

SCHEDULE

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Art Project: Make Your Own Birding Book
10 am – 4 pm | Art Project: Mono Printing
10:30 & 11 am | Children’s Storytelling with Washoe County Library System
11 am | Cultural Presentation: Regalia, Dance and Arts of the Great Basin Tribes with Ben and John Rupert with Drumming from the Stump Family
12 pm & 2 pm | Art Investigators: Kid Detectives Look at Art
1 pm | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
2:30 & 3 pm | Children’s Storytelling with Washoe County Library System 

Title Sponsor: Thomas P. Raley Foundation

Lead sponsorship for the Hands ON! program through 2024 is provided by the Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation.

Sponsor: Renown Health

Additional sponsors: The City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission; Mercedes-Benz of Reno, an AutoNation Company; US Bank

Media sponsorship by Ahora Latino Journal, Entravision, and El Sol de Nevada.