Play, Games and Tricks — sensory-friendly workshop for families with children aged 7–12

The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw invites you to a family workshop where art becomes an experience for all the senses. The meeting is designed with the comfort and needs of children in mind, including those with sensory hypersensitivity and those on the autism spectrum.

Our inspiration will be the exhibition “Misterioso”. We will view works by the artist Nadia Markiewicz and consider what we enjoy playing most: which games bring us joy, what makes them interesting, and which rules matter to us. Like the artist, can we design our own playing cards or even create our own game?

In the second part of the session, using a variety of materials — for example foam and fabrics — we will create our own props to use during the imagined play.

Sensory-friendly workshops take into account the needs of children with sensory hypersensitivity and those on the autism spectrum. They are run in small groups by appropriately trained staff. We also welcome siblings of children with different needs and all families who want to explore art in friendly conditions. The sessions assume active participation of caregivers; paired tasks strengthen the bond between parent and child.

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muzeumdostepne@artmuseum.pl

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577 006 290

Event accessibility:

• A flexible program allows children with different needs to engage.
• Before the workshop we send an illustrated schedule of activities.
• At the start of the meeting we discuss the plan and duration.
• We limit distracting stimuli (e.g. sounds, light).
• We care about participants' sensory sensitivity.
• Difficult concepts are explained with concrete examples.
• We use illustrations and pictograms.
• We work in a small group.

The meeting will be led by Anik Radzimińska — a visual artist and educator, a graduate of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. She has been collaborating with the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw since 2024. Her practice focuses on painting and collective processes. She conducts workshops for children and adults, including sensory-friendly workshops and tours for parents of young children.

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Entrance through the cinema tower. Group gathers on level -1 at the workshop room.