Programming

All special programs are free with Museum admission on a first-come-first-served basis. No registration is necessary.

Art Adventures

Art Adventures are guided art activities that children and their caregivers can create together, take with them, and replicate at home.

These activities take place in the Adventures in Art exhibit:

  • Tue – Sat: 9 AM to noon and 1 to 3 PM

  • Sun & Mon: 9 AM to noon

Underwritten by:

Illinois Arts Council

Upcoming Activities

Baby & Me

Please join us for this weekly networking group every Monday for parents or caregivers and their children up to 12 months.

Books and Bops

Designed for very young children, this program features stories, singing, and little movin’ and groovin’.

Upcoming Activities

Dog Safety

Join Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy to learn safety tips for young children aimed at prevention of dog bites. Program takes places the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 10 AM.

Upcoming Activities

Dover Tech Play Lab

Dover Tech Play Lab introduces young children to the basic building blocks of technology. Tech Lab happens Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with sessions at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Sessions are offered Friday mornings at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30. Spaces are limited; free reservations can be made at the Museum’s front desk when you check in.

Underwritten by:

Dover Foundation

Upcoming Activities

Garden Buddies

Taking place the second Friday of January, February, and March from 10:30 AM – 12 PM, this program lets children learn about seeds, weeds, worms, fruits and vegetables, and the joys of digging in the dirt and growing and harvesting plants. Master gardeners from University of Illinois Extension and other local horticultural institutions lead all sessions.

Upcoming Activities

Read Aloud AM

Read Aloud takes place in announced exhibit areas, and includes early elementary age appropriate stories (but all ages are welcome to attend!). Current story times are Tuesdays at 11:30 AM and Fridays at 10 AM.

Upcoming Activities

Read Aloud PM

Read Aloud takes place in announced exhibit areas, and includes early elementary age appropriate stories (but all ages are welcome to attend!). Current story times are Tuesdays at 3 PM, Wednesdays at 1 PM, and Fridays at 1 PM.

Upcoming Activities

Science Sleuths

Science Sleuths lets children become little scientists as they study evidence, make predictions, and test their hypotheses with the guidance of a Museum educator or local professional. Programming occurs select Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 PM.

Upcoming Activities

STEAM Explorers

Our mobile STEAM Explorers program provides hands-on experiences and activities designed to spark curiosity and experimentation.

STEAM Explorers activities take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Upcoming Activities

STEAM Stories

Join us as we welcome the Glenview Public Library for special story times with interactive readings featuring songs, rhymes, and more. Program occurs at 10:30 AM on the first Sunday of each month unless noted.

Upcoming Activities

Tinkering

The Museum’s Tinkering program encourages children to do what they do best – let their curiosity take over! Explore the world of engineering by building machines and creating processes, and then explore what happens when you make changes or do things differently.

Programming occurs select Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 PM.

Upcoming Activities