Halloween in the Morning Mist
Celebrate Halloween at deCordova with your little one! Spend a crisp fall morning with your family in the Sculpture Park and complete gently-ghoulish activities designed for preschoolers and toddlers. Work with educators to explore spiders through a collaborative rope web installation and sculptures inspired by the 8-legged arachnids. Read More
Sip and Sculpt: Ceramic Planter with a Friendly Face
Throughout the Sculpture Park you’ll find many hidden faces and abstracted human forms nestled within the landscape. Inspired by the interactions between these man-made figures and the natural world, we’ll be using air-dry clay to create our own planters in the shape of a human head, blending material, form, and… Read More
MakeMobile: After School at deCordova
Join us after school for a hands-on art adventure powered by our Make Mobile, a rolling cart packed with creative supplies, tools, and plenty of inspiration! We’ll meet in the Sculpture Park to build, sculpt, experiment, and create using a rotating mix of materials. You can dream up a new… Read More
Plant Based Dyeing Workshop
Learn how to use your harvest from the garden to make natural plant dyes! Participants will work with 100% cotton bandanas and ground Marigold flowers during this hands on dye workshop. Individuals will receive an in depth intro to the Natural Dye process from mordant to dye, leaving with their… Read More
MakeMobile: After School at deCordova
Join us after school for a hands-on art adventure powered by our Make Mobile, a rolling cart packed with creative supplies, tools, and plenty of inspiration! We’ll meet in the Sculpture Park to build, sculpt, experiment, and create using a rotating mix of materials. You can dream up a new… Read More
Fruitlands Fairy Forest
Calling All Woodland Fairies and Gnomes! The Fruitlands Fairy Forest is back! While living at Fruitlands, 10-year-old Louisa May Alcott wrote in her diary that she “had a lovely time in the woods with Anna and Lizzie. We were fairies, and made gowns and paper wings. I ‘flied’ the highest… Read More
Sip and Stitch: Crocheted Coral Creations
Inspired by our new installations by Silvia López Chavez, we are looking to the intricate patterns and structures of the natural world and creating our own crochet coral reefs! Both in her new mural in the Museum Building and her interactive installation in the Sculpture Park, Chavez explores the… Read More
Fruitlands Fairy Forest
Calling All Woodland Fairies and Gnomes! The Fruitlands Fairy Forest is back! While living at Fruitlands, 10-year-old Louisa May Alcott wrote in her diary that she “had a lovely time in the woods with Anna and Lizzie. We were fairies, and made gowns and paper wings. I ‘flied’ the highest… Read More
Sunset Photography Walk at World’s End with Brian Sager
Join fine art photographer Brian Sager for an informal photography walk through the iconic landscapes of World’s End. Open to photographers of all experience levels, this program welcomes participants using everything from DSLR and mirrorless cameras to point-and-shoots to smartphones. As we explore the park during the beautiful late-day and… Read More
Found Object Mosaic Drop-In Craft
Inspired by the artisans at the Craft Festival? Want to try your hand at a fun activity that’s prefect for all ages? Stop by the Four Season’s Gallery to create a mosaic inspired by our Eye of the Beholder Exhibit! Eye of the Beholder celebrates the beauty that can be… Read More
Enchanted Forest at Weir River Farm
Join us for a magical afternoon in our Enchanted Forest! We’ll listen to a magical story and then scramble through the fairy-filled English woodlands in search of fairy houses and hideaways. Along the way, if you find an acorn or stone, pick it up to leave as a gift for… Read More
Fruitlands Fairy Forest
Calling All Woodland Fairies and Gnomes! The Fruitlands Fairy Forest is back! While living at Fruitlands, 10-year-old Louisa May Alcott wrote in her diary that she “had a lovely time in the woods with Anna and Lizzie. We were fairies, and made gowns and paper wings. I ‘flied’ the highest… Read More