One of the best deals in town -- if you have a kid -- is easily LACMA's NextGen program. LACMA offers free youth membership to anyone 17 and under -- and NextGen members not only get free admission to the museum's permanent collection gallers, but so does an adult guest.
On Saturday, as Maria got her hair cut nearby, I took Evan to the museum. We parked a block south on 8th (didn't want to deal with the parking situation) and headed to LACMA -- although, at least on Saturday, we only had time to hit the Boone's Children's Gallery at LACMA West.
The ongoing exhibit at the Boone is "Construct," which continues through October. The site explains:
Be your own architect! Work at drafting tables to draw floor plans, build a model using a variety of materials, and display your buildings and designs in the Construct gallery. Or work in creative teams to build cities and structures using wood blocks.
Be inspired by the plans, drawings, and models that architect Renzo Piano developed as he went through the design process for LACMA's Transformation Project.
Below, projects from pint-sized architects have started to populate a mini-city.
Other pics:
Above, more crafts as made by kids. The gallery provides the materials.
Painting area -- smocks provided.
LACMA is indeed cool. Not a bad way to spend the afternoon with the Kid Formerly Known As Blogger Toddler.
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