Family Program | Cozy Up With Board Games
Drop-in at the museum on the second Saturday of each month for hands-on family activities! In January, make yourself at home for a game day at the museum.
On the Ground Floor in the Lecture Room, try your hand at designing your own board game. Templates and materials will be provided.
Take a seat in the Third Floor galleries to play games from Hex&Co. board game cafe and challenge your family members to a round of Cooper Hewitt’s Design Around Town board game! Hex&Co. staff will also introduce you to more fun games and teach you how to play.
Bring home an exclusive-to-Cooper Hewitt Design Around Town board game set, while supplies last.
Family drop-in activities are designed for youth ages 5–12 and their adult guardian/caregivers. Family programs are included in the price of museum admission, and youth 18 and under are always free.
Explore the exhibition Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial with our Kids Gallery Guide available on site.
ABOUT THE GUEST DESIGNER
Established in 2017, Hex&Co. is a Manhattan-based board game cafe with three locations featuring over 3,000 games. Hex&Co. locations serve game hobbyists, college students, professionals, and families.
ACCESSIBILITY & WHAT TO EXPECT
- Format: This is a drop-in style workshop for youth ages 5-12 and their adult guardian/family. You will be guided by a museum educator who will help you to make a design. All materials will be provided. Staff from Hex & Co will also be on hand to introduce you to board games. You can drop in at any time and stay as long as you like. Adults must stay with their youth during the activity and are encouraged to participate. Registration is not required, but first come, first seated.
- About the space: This program will take place in Cooper Hewitt’s Lecture Room on the ground floor of the museum and in the third floor galleries. It is fully wheelchair accessible. There will be group seating at tables. There is an accessible restroom on the ground floor. Read more about accessibility at Cooper Hewitt.
- Accommodations: If we can provide services to support your participation, email us at CHEducation@si.edu. Please make your request as far in advance as possible—preferably at least ten days before the program date.
Special Thanks
Design learning at Cooper Hewitt is made possible by Adobe and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Generous support is also provided by the Hirsch Family Foundation, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Pinkerton Foundation, PwC Charitable Foundation, the Richard and Jean Coyne Family Foundation, Siegel Family Endowment, and the Smithsonian Institution’s Together We Thrive initiatives.
Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial is presented in collaboration with Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. This project received federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum; the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the National Museum of the American Latino; the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center; and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Generous support is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Support is also provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation; Edward and Helen Hintz; re:arc institute; the Keith Haring Foundation; the Lemberg Foundation; Maharam; and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.
