For Families

Sound is invisible, yet it’s all around us! What’s going on here? What exactly is a sound, anyway?

Make an instrument and a special tool to visualize sound.

Find out how touching artworks can be dangerous and meet the scientists that take care of the art—our conservators.

Uncover hidden fingerprints around your home like an art detective.

Meet some of the critters that like to munch on art and books at the Museum and learn how experts keep The Met safe.

Make a field guide and use it to classify bugs like a scientist at the museum.

Watch a preview of the exhibition Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts.

Sometimes the colors in paints and dyes come from the natural world, like plants, minerals, and… bugs? Meet the cochineal—the tiny, cactus-loving insect that brings a bright, vibrant red color to art, clothing, and even food—and learn all about the science of pigments.