Art Activities for Families: Modern & Contemporary November 16, 2020

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, from above. Photo by Peter Molick / Thomas Kirk III
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Physichromie 684, 1973, extruded PVC, casein (Plaka), fumed transparent PVC inserts, mounted on wood with aluminum strip frame, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of the Cruz-Diez Foundation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. © Carlos Cruz-Diez / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Photo by Peter Molick
Celebrate the opening of the new Nancy and Rich Kinder Building—at home! Create your own masterpieces inspired by the modern and contemporary art on view in the Kinder Building galleries.
Watch the how-to videos below, download the activity guides, and you’re on the way.
Want to experience these modern and contemporary works of art in person? Visit the Kinder Building on your next trip to the MFAH. During opening week, admission to the Kinder Building is free November 21–25 with timed-entry tickets, depending on availablilty.
► Activity Guide | Making Lines & Prints
► Activity Guide | Fun with Lines & Colors
► Activity Guide | Exploring the Textures of Home
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► Find art activities from all areas of the MFAH collections.
Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Jerold B. Katz Foundation; Institute of Museum and Library Services; H-E-B; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Sharon G. Dies; Sterling-Turner Foundation; Houston Junior Woman's Club; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Samuel H. Kress Foundation; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Susan Vaughan Foundation; and additional generous donors.