The Café will be closed for remodel from Aug 12 through Sept 5, 2024. | Due to construction, Museum parking may be limited at the time of your visit. Look for additional parking in free or metered spaces along nearby streets.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Bringing in the New Year

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Chinese Paper Lantern 
10 am – 4 pm | Painting Fireworks
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling with Whitney
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Reno Philharmonic Presents: The Brass Quintet
2 pm | Storytelling with Whitney 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Winter Wonderland

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, docent-guided tours, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Decorate a Holiday Frame
10 am – 4 pm | Marbled Ornaments
10 am – 4 pm | Watercolor a Card 
10 am – 4 pm | Holiday Figure Drawing 
10:30 am & 1:30 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Story Time with Whitney
11:30 am & 1 pm | In-Tune Tales Presents: The Grinch 
11:30 am, 12:15 pm & 1:30 pm | Trio Sonido Sueño
2 pm | Story Time with Whitney 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – The Art of Water

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-On Art Project
10 am – 4 pm | Watercolor Resist 
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytime with Whitney
12 pm & 1:30 pm | KTMB Presents: Watershed Warriors
2 pm | Storytime with Whitney 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Super Sculptors

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Build a Mobile
10 am – 4 pm | Play with Clay 
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling with Whitney
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Collateral & Co. 
2 pm | Storytelling with Whitney 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – A Day in the Leaf

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10 am – 12 pm | Pop-Up Lemonade Stand with Fallen Fruit Artist Collective
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions 
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytime with Whitney
1:30 pm | Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra 
2 pm | Storytime with Whitney 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Hidden in Plain Sight

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10 am – 4 pm | Paper Making with Thousand Cranes Paper Mill, a service of David J. Drakulich Foundation
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions 
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytime with Whitney
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Retro Radio Dolls
2 pm | Storytime with Whitney 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Life in Color

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytime with Whitney
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Musica Sierra presents Majel Connery Performing “The Rivers are our Brothers”. To learn more please visit here.
2 pm | Storytime with Whitney 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Celebrate the Art of Ben Aleck

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. Bring the whole family to celebrate The Art of Ben Aleck. Meet the artist, enjoy cultural presentations and performances by members of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, learn about Indigenous language preservation, and participate in hands-on workshops inspired by Aleck’s work. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
12 pm | Performance and Presentation by Truckee Paiute Singers with the Reno Sparks Indian Colony Pow Wow Club
2 pm | Reno Sparks Indian Colony Youth Storytellers

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Heading for the Hills

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Wrapped up in Nature
10 am – 4 pm | Build a Bear
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am | Story time
12 pm & 1:30 pm | In-Tune Tales
1 pm | Art Expeditions 
2 pm | Story time

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – A World for All

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am | Story Time with Whitney
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Note-able Music Therapy
2 pm  | Story Time with Whitney 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.