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Art for Families: Make Your Own Mosaic

A fragment of a stone mosaic with various birds surrounded by vegetal and geometric motifs.

Early Byzantine (ca. 330–842 CE), Antioch-on-the-Orontes (Antakya, Turkey), Mosaic pavement depicting birds within a rinceau motif, 526–540 CE. Princeton University Art Museum. Gift of the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch to Princeton University


 

Kathleen Compton Sherrerd Creativity Lab and Laporte Family Creativity Lab
February 7, 2026 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Saturdays are for young makers in the Creativity Labs! Create a mosaic inspired by the Museum’s ancient mosaics.

Drop in anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to explore a work of art, play with different materials, and exercise your imagination. Come for fifteen minutes or two hours—whatever your schedule allows. All ages are welcome; no tickets or reservations required.

The Museum has a wonderful collection of mosaics. Join us for a hands-on exploration of this ancient art form by designing your own mosaic patterns and stories. We provide the materials, you bring the creativity! 

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