Hanukkah Family Day
Drop-In Art-Making Activities + Concerts
Ages 3 and up
Enjoy the festival of lights through art and live music at the Jewish Museum!
Dance to the catchy pop tunes of Grammy winner Joanie Leeds. See a dazzling new display of more than 130 Hanukkah menorahs from around the world. Create light-inspired sculptures, experience a light installation with the artist Doug Fitch that brings your puppets to life with musicians: Simone Baron on accordion, Ljova on violin/viola, and Hamid Habib Zada on tabla, design a personal menorah with Giant Remix that transforms into a digital artifact inspired by the Museum’s collection and art on view in the exhibition Anish Kapoor: Early Works.
Sets for Joanie Leeds concerts: 11:30 am and 1:30 pm (30 minutes each)
PJ Library New York Book Nook offers families a space to relax in between activities and read holiday stories together, design pop-up collage cards to celebrate the holiday, and more!
ASL interpretation with Deaf Talent is available for the 11:30 am concert and drop-in activities until 1 pm.
Art activities:
Create a light spark, lion, or Hanukkah themed shadow puppet with colorful details.
Construct a fantastical light sculpture and mark each night of the holiday.
Play with translucent and luminous objects at an illuminated sensory play lab.
Design a personal menorah that transforms into a digital artwork with Giant Remix.
Dig in our one-of-a-kind newly renovated archaeological dig space.
Sketch a live model in costume with power poses.
Collage a playful pop-up card for Hanukkah to share with friends/family.
Experience a light installation with the artist Doug Fitch that brings your puppets to life with musicians.
Tickets: $24 Adult; Free for Jewish Museum members and children 18 and under. Museum admission included.
Pruzan Family Center for Learning, photo by Matthew Carasella
