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The Phillips Plays

Back to School

Drop-in Family Program

Registration Open / In-Person

Event included with cost of general admission; advance reservations for general admission encouraged. Members receive free general admission and do not need to reserve in advance.

Children must be accompanied by their adult. This is a drop-in program suitable for children of all ages.

General Admission
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Bring your family to investigate materials, methods, and ideas in art.

Get ready for school at the Phillips! On a family-friendly tour at 11am, take a closer look at Milton Avery’s Girl Writing and discuss what you wonder about the school year ahead. In the art workshop, design your dream playground and create an identity collage.


IMAGE: Milton Avery, Girl Writing, 1941, Oil on canvas, 48 x 31 3/4 in., The Phillips Collection, Acquired 1943; © 2022 Milton Avery Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York