Family, Art Making

Art for Families: Pop-Up Garden

Impressionist painting of a bridge that crosses over a pond full of water lilies, with weeping willows and foliage surrounding the pond.

Claude Monet, Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge, 1899. Princeton University Art Museum. From the Collection of William Church Osborn, trustee of Princeton University (1914–1951), president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1941–1947); given by his family. Photo: Bruce M. White

Kathleen Compton Sherrerd Creativity Lab and Laporte Family Creativity Lab
May 16, 2026 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Saturdays are for young makers in the Creativity Labs! 

Claude Monet loved painting his gardens and painted them often, capturing the brilliant colors and light at different times of day. Explore Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge (1899), then create your own 3D garden that jumps off the paper. We provide the materials, you bring the creativity!

Visit us any time between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to explore a work of art, play with different materials, and exercise your imagination. No tickets or registration required — just drop in as your schedule allows! All ages are welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult.