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Virtual Museum for Kids

Welcome to the Kids Corner of the virtual Columbus Museum! Here you will find activities for the young (and young at heart!) inspired by the Museum’s collection. Share your projects on social media using #MuseumColumbus.

Gallery Scenes

Introducing Museum Detective Lauren Order in Gallery Scenes, a new theater program that has gone virtual!

Our first series debuts with "The Case of the Missing Dog."

Videos

Since we can’t be together in the galleries right now, enjoy a short video discussion about objects in our collections – complete with at-home activity suggestions!

  • Did you know that plants and flowers can produce colors for you to make art? #MuseumFromHome with us to learn how!

  • In this fun #MuseumFromHome activity, we learn how to make a fun artwork inspired by "Night Rider," 1981, a painting in The Columbus Museum's permanent collection by artist Gene Davis.

  • Portraits are fun to explore! #MuseumFromHome with Academic Programs Manager Rachel Vogt to look for clues about the woman featured in "Kate Kendall (The Scarlet Jacket)," 1919, by Julius Garibaldi Melchers.

  • Can you hear your painting? Now you can! Check out this fizzy painting, inspired by Jacob Kainen's "Bright Stamboul."

  • #MuseumFromHome with us as Academic Programs Manager Rachel Vogt talks about Tara Donovan's unique untitled sculpture.

  • Did you know you can make some amazing art using shaving cream? This video gives us a quick lesson on how to make marbled art as we #MuseumFromHome.

  • The painter Alma Thomas was famous for her abstract paintings and in this video, we examine what kind of art is abstract.

  • Scrape art is so fun to make and super simple! Youth & Family Programs Manager Jessamy South shows us how!

  • Mix up your own paint with items around your home!

  • What if you could make your own paintbrush with items you can find around your home? As it turns out, you can!

  • #MuseumFromHome with us as we talk about how the Muscogee Creek Native Americans created unique pottery, with a challenge to create your own!

  • Take a glimpse into the family history of painter and educator Alma Thomas.

At-Home Activities

Need something new to do while you are safe at home? Try one of our activities using supplies you may find around your house.

Color with Me

Do you like to color? Complete these coloring sheets of objects in the Museum’s collection by printing them out or saving on your device to open in Microsoft Paint (or another app of your choice)!

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