Join us for a free, virtual tour exploring the art of Isamu Noguchi, designed specifically for blind individuals and adults with low vision. Led by trained educators, this program offers engaging discussions through verbal description.

Date: RSVP required
Location: Online via Zoom or phone dial-in

Introduce your little one to the world of art through sensory exploration in this special session of Art for Tots, designed for children ages 1–2 and their caregivers. This month, discover Noguchi’s Akari light sculptures, crafted from paper and bamboo, and engage in hands-on activities inspired by traditional Japanese lantern-making.

Families with children ages 5–11 are invited to explore the theme of relationships through conversations in the galleries and hands-on art-making in the Education Studio (Level C). This month, discover how Isamu Noguchi captured familial connections in his work and create your own clay portraits inspired by his art.

Space is limited—advance registration is required. Program registration includes Museum admission. Free for Family-level members, SNAP/WIC recipients, and Cool Culture members.

In honor of Day of Remembrance, The Noguchi Museum offers free admission on Wednesday, February 19. Reflect on the impact of Executive Order 9066 and explore archival materials on Isamu Noguchi’s voluntary incarceration at Poston. A special display will be on view from February 6–23 in the Education Studio. For group reservations or private tours, email education@noguchi.org.

Join a free virtual drawing program every third Monday, exploring Isamu Noguchi’s work in a mindful and supportive space. Engage in art-making, reflective discussion, and guided drawing exercises, no experience needed. Register to receive a Zoom link and bring your own drawing materials.

Discover the galleries through Isamu Noguchi’s words and engage in art and writing as a means of healing and reflection. Free with admission, no registration required.

Families with children ages 5–11 are invited to explore light in Isamu Noguchi’s sculptures and create mixed-media paper artworks inspired by Lunar New Year. Space is limited, and advance registration is required. Free for eligible members and SNAP/WIC recipients.

Join us for meditation and mindfulness sessions at The Noguchi Museum on select Saturdays, before the Museum opens to the public. In partnership with Mindful Astoria, this winter series offers guided meditation, reflection, and conversation inspired by Isamu Noguchi’s artwork. No prior experience is needed, and all materials will be provided.

Celebrate Lunar New Year at The Noguchi Museum! Families with children of all ages are invited to explore the galleries and create art inspired by Isamu Noguchi’s Lunar light sculptures in the "Against Time: The Noguchi Museum 40th Anniversary Reinstallation" exhibition. This hands-on activity takes place in the Education Studio (Level C) and is free with admission. No advance registration required.

Celebrate Lunar New Year with an extended conversation about Isamu Noguchi’s Lunars, featured in the "Against Time: The Noguchi Museum 40th Anniversary Reinstallation" exhibition. Join us on the second floor for this insightful discussion, free with admission. No advance registration required.

Join us for Art for Tots (3–4), a program designed for preschoolers and their caregivers. This month, explore stones and sand through Noguchi’s sculptures inspired by Japanese gardens. The program includes gallery exploration and strategies for navigating museum spaces with young children. Registration includes full admission to the Museum.

Start your weekend with calm and clarity at The Noguchi Museum’s winter meditation series. In partnership with Mindful Astoria, these select Saturday sessions invite you to practice mindfulness and meditation in the serene galleries before the Museum opens to the public. Take a moment to reconnect and center yourself this winter season.

Free First Friday at The Noguchi Museum

Enjoy free admission to The Noguchi Museum on the first Friday of every month. Advance reservations are highly recommended, as walk-ins are admitted based on capacity.

When: First Friday of each month
Tickets: Released two weeks prior to each date
Where: The Noguchi Museum, New York

Families with children of all ages are invited to explore the galleries and enjoy a creative art-making activity in the Education Studio (Level C).

This month, discover the magic of suminagashi, a Japanese technique that uses floating ink on water to create mesmerizing marbled patterns.

Bring the family and dive into art together!

Bring your little ones (ages 1–2) to Art for Tots! This month, we’ll explore textures in Isamu Noguchi’s sculptures and even try making art with our feet. Enjoy a relaxed experience in the galleries, along with tips for exploring museum spaces with young children. Program registration includes full museum admission.

Join us for a free, virtual art-making workshop that closely examines scenes from Distance Noguchi. These films feature spaces in The Noguchi Museum captured from a fixed perspective over several hours, with light shifting in real time and nature actively interacting with sculpture. Learn introductory drawing techniques and then settle into a flow while creating a long sketch. Reflect on your drawings and discuss the integration between art, space, and time.

Materials: Pencils, an eraser, and paper. Previous drawing experience is not necessary.

Join us for Art for Tots, crafted for children ages 3–4 and their caregivers! This month, dive into Noguchi's textured sculptures and discover how we can create art with our feet. Registration includes museum admission. Sign-ups open at 9 am!

Families with children ages 5–11 are welcome to join us for gallery conversations and hands-on art-making in the Education Studio! This month, dive into Isamu Noguchi’s mixed-media sculptures and explore how art transforms materials and shapes into dynamic, body-inspired forms.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and Climate Week 2024 with a community poetry event! Hear readings from Arte en el Noguchi participants, featuring poems from Claudia Prado's "Entering a Forest" workshop. Explore themes of nature and heritage through evocative texts. No registration required—just join us for this inspiring celebration!

Teachers and educators are invited to an exclusive reception and private tours of Against Time: The Noguchi Museum 40th Anniversary Reinstallation. Explore over 60 works by Isamu Noguchi, from 1930s portrait busts to 1940s interlocking sculptures, plus unrealized designs for monuments and playgrounds. Learn about Noguchi’s life and the museum's reinstallation while discovering educational programs and academic partnerships for all grade levels. Don’t miss this chance to deepen your understanding and enrich your teaching resources!

Bang on a Can and The Noguchi Museum present a series of live concerts in the Museum’s first floor galleries. Doors at 3 pm; performances start at 3:30 pm. Tickets include full access to the Museum.

Visitors of all ages are invited to learn more about Isamu Noguchi’s Akari light sculptures and explore their own designs in the Education Studio (Level C). No advanced registration is required.

Les esperamos los miércoles por la mañana durante el verano, para disfrutar una serie de talleres gratuitos de arte en español para toda la familia dirigidos por la artista Sol Aramendi. Pasaremos tiempo explorando las galerías y el jardín del museo. Y podrán participar en el estudio de un taller de arte creando conexiones con su vida.

On second Saturdays in summer 2024, join us for free admission days with special programming to celebrate “love and labor” and solidarity with the AANHPI community. Advance reservations are recommended; visitors without a reservation will also be welcomed based on museum capacity.

Les esperamos los miércoles por la mañana durante el verano, para disfrutar una serie de talleres gratuitos de arte en español para toda la familia dirigidos por la artista Sol Aramendi. Pasaremos tiempo explorando las galerías y el jardín del museo. Y podrán participar en el estudio de un taller de arte creando conexiones con su vida.

Join us for a free, virtual art-making workshop that closely examines scenes from Distance Noguchi.

Families with children ages 5–11 are invited to participate in conversations in the galleries and art-making activities in the Education Studio (Level C). This month, explore the sensations of sound and touch in Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within and consider how our senses connect us to land and earth.

This session of Art for Tots is designed for preschool toddlers ages 3–4 and their caregivers. Explore artworks in the galleries and strategies for navigating museum spaces with young ones.

This month we’ll look at colorful ceramics created by artist Toshiko Takaezu, and use fruits and vegetables to create our own edible paints and dyes.* Advance registration is required. The program registration includes full admission to the Museum.

土曜日の３時から日本語でのツアーを実施します。

ツアーは会話型で美術館の常設展、特別展の中から選ばれた数点の作品に焦点を当てて、イサム・ノグチの生涯、作品観について探索します。ノグチ自身が来館者の観点から作品見ることに興味があったことを踏まえて、参加者は自身の所見や解釈を共有し、会話に参加することが勧められます。

Public tours in Japanese take place on select Saturdays at 3 pm. Tours are conversational and explore select works in the Museum’s collection and exhibitions while introducing the life and vision of Isamu Noguchi. In keeping with Noguchi’s interest in the visitor’s personal experience of the Museum, groups will be encouraged to share their observations and interpretations throughout the course of the tour.

Recorridos públicos del museo en español ocurren los primeros viernes de cada mes a las 1 pm. Entrada al museo es gratis cada primer viernes.

Los recorridos del museo son conversacional y exploran obras seleccionadas de la colección mientras se presenta la visión del artista Isamu Noguchi. En acuerdo con el interés de Noguchi a la experiencia personal de cada visitante, alentamos a los participates que compartan sus observaciones e interpretaciones durante el recorrido.