Visit Louvre Abu Dhabi for a fun-filled weekend of free, themed activities for the whole family inspired by the new Children’s Museum exhibition: A Costume Adventure.
Every last Friday and Saturday of each month, Louvre Abu Dhabi hosts a Family Weekend that offers a range of activities for families.
The activities in every month are inspired by a different theme. This month, the themed activities for the whole family are inspired by the new Children’s Museum exhibition: A Costume Adventure.
Enjoy storytelling and mini tours, take part in a drop-in puppet-making workshop or watch a puppet show in the Children’s Museum reading area and more.
All activities are free with your museum admission ticket.
27 & 28 September 2019
2pm – 6pm
Activities:
Mini Interactive Tours
2:30pm | 3:30pm | 4:30pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Take an interactive journey through the Children’s Museum and discover the wardrobes of history through our mini tour.
Drop-In Family Workshop: Make a Puppet
2pm | 3pm | 4pm
Duration: 45 minutes
Drop in for a puppet-making workshop and make your own to take home.
Activity Booklet
2:30pm | 3:30pm | 4:30pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Join a guide and use our specially designed activity booklet to learn about the costumes of characters found in some of the museum’s artworks in the permanent collections.
Activity of the Month: Puppet Show
3pm | 4pm | 5pm
Duration: 10 minutes
Enjoy a puppet show upstairs in the Children’s Museum and listen to wonderful tales.
Family Short Film Screenings
27 September 2019 | 5pm
Taking inspiration from the exhibition, Rendezvous in Paris: Picasso, Chagall, Modigliani & Co. (1900 – 1939), family films teach children about the inspiration and ideas that create modern masterpieces. Curated by Rinku Awtani.
ANIMATED FEATURE (76 mins)
28 September 2019 | 5pm
The Painting
Director: Jean-François Laguionie (France, Belgium)
2011| P-G* | English
Following three characters who escape from their unfinished painting to look for the artist who created them, The Painting is an animated feature that pays homage to the work of Chagall, Picasso, Modigliani and Matisse.
Admission to each screening is free. Please note that the film programme is subject to change and check the website before making your booking.
*Film rating guide:
Films screened at the museum are not rated by the UAE’s official rating agency. Louvre Abu Dhabi has provided a recommended rating based on an assessment of the films’ content and themes for viewers’ guidance only, and accepts no liability for their accuracy.
G: General admission.
PG: Parental guidance required.
For more information or for ticket bookings, please visit www.louvreabudhabi.ae or call Louvre Abu Dhabi at +971 600 56 55 66.
