First Steps in the Museum | 1.5–3 years

First Steps in the Museum | 1.5–3 years

What can you do with a little one in the Museum? How can you show them the magical world of art? We invite parents and caregivers who would like their child to begin an adventure with art. The classes are intended for children aged one and a half to three years. They take place twice a month, on Tuesdays; each meeting is devoted to a different theme. We will spend the first part in the gallery and the second in the education room, where parents together with the child will make a work inspired by the viewed piece.

Date: Tuesday, 10:15 and 11:45
Meeting point: Main Building of the National Museum, Main Hall
For whom: for children 1.5–3 years with caregivers
Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Participation rules: child admission ticket PLN 25, caregiver admission ticket PLN 25; tickets available at the box office and online from Tuesday two weeks before the event from 10:00

Event accessibility: no architectural barriers, noise‑reducing headphones, induction loop in the education room.

Before deciding to participate in the educational classes, please read the regulations — participation in the classes implies acceptance of them.

• 10 February — Little Detective on the Trail of the Painting
  An investigation at the National Museum? During the class we will become detectives and conduct a museum inquiry into missing paintings. The meeting will also be full of sensory games: we will check how our senses work: touch, smell, hearing and sight. Our investigation will finally lead us to discover a special treasure. Tickets available from 27 January.
• 24 February — The Colorful Dragon and Other Wonders
  Together we will set out to find fantastic creatures hidden in the museum galleries. We will look at paintings with dragons, unicorns and strange, cheerful creatures. In the art part each child will make their own colorful creature. Tickets available from 3 February.
• 3 March — Blue like the sky, red like an apple
  We play with colors! We look for things in the museum in different hues, say what they remind us of and try to name them. At the end each child will create their own simple “color book” full of favorite shades. Tickets available from 17 February.
• 17 March — What is photography?
  During the class we will learn what photography is and what distinguishes it from painting. We will start with a walk in the 19th Century Art Gallery, where we will look for interesting frames to take pictures of. We will also stop in the Photography Cabinet to look at how old photographs look. Then in the education room we will make our own photo album. Tickets available from 3 March.
• 14 April — At the royal court. The world of princesses and knights
  Once upon a time… With the help of a magic wand we will travel back in time to live one day at the royal court: become knights and princesses, fight a dragon, defend a unicorn or dance at a special ball. Tickets available from 31 March.
• 28 April — In the world of plants
  The protagonists of the meeting will be plants. In the 19th Century Art Gallery we will look at their various depictions, especially flowers. We will feel their scents, learn how to care for a home garden, decorate pots and plant flowers in them. Each participant will take home a game that will allow further play with the artwork discovered. Tickets available from 14 April.
• 5 May — Daily rituals. How does the day pass?
  A class about how we spend our day: what brings joy and what brings difficulty. In the galleries we will look at paintings showing everyday activities and examine how artists represented the passage of time. Tickets available from 21 April.
• 19 May — What is a landscape?
  Walking through the museum galleries, we will look at landscapes captured on canvases. We will remember the most wonderful views and then compose our own landscapes from memories. Tickets available from 12 May.
• 9 June — Museum excavations
  Who is an archaeologist? Is it easy to find a real treasure? In the Faras Art Gallery we will do sensory and dexterity exercises. In the second part of the class everyone will become an archaeologist and try to find something special. At the end we will decorate our finds. Tickets available from 26 May.
• 16 June — What can you hear in the museum?
  We will listen to the sounds of nature and the city, and then look for paintings that match them. We will check how the wind rustles, how birds sing and how an elephant's footsteps rumble. At the end we will play instruments and create a small museum orchestra. Tickets available from 2 June.

Coordination: Barbara Kaliciuk / Education Department