Family Day: Sustainable Summer Fun!

Families are invited to the Bruce Museum on Saturday, July 19, for our first outdoor summer Family Day, featuring fun and interactive programming from 11am–4pm!

This year’s theme is sustainability, and we’ll be exploring creative ways to care for the planet through hands-on activities, nature-based learning, and community connections.

We will get crafty with paper tube binoculars, make seed balls from recycled paper, and contribute to a communal weaving project inspired by artist Jeremy Frey, whose work is currently on view in the museum’s galleries. Families can also test their eco-knowledge with a recycling sorting game, enjoy free outdoor chalk drawing, and then join the Greenwich Audubon Center for a family friendly bird walk – the perfect opportunity to test out those handmade binoculars!

While you’re here, cool off with a frozen fruit drink from Tutti Mango, parked outside the museum all afternoon.

In the event of inclement weather, all activities will be moved indoors.

Free Weekend Admission for Youth!

Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, visitors under 18 get FREE admission on weekends from July 5th through August 31st. Come explore with us!

Sustainable Summer Fun Schedule

11am–1pm & 2–4pm, Outside the Cohen Education Wing

Paper Tube Binoculars

Transform recycled paper tubes into personalized binoculars for outdoor adventures and nature observation.

Catch & Sort Recycling Game

Test your recycling knowledge with a fun and interactive game.

Seed Balls

Learn about native plants and support pollinators by creating your own seed balls with recycled paper to take home and plant.

Community Weaving

Contribute to a collaborative weaving project using upcycled fabric.

Chalk Art

Create colorful sidewalk masterpieces and express your creativity and ideas for a greener future.

11am–12pm & 1–2 pm, Meet in the Cohen Education Wing*

Family-Friendly Bird Walk

Join the Greenwich Audubon Center on a family-friendly bird walk and discover the amazing birds that call our local habitats home.

11am–4pm, Outside the Cohen Education Wing

Tutti Mango on Wheels

Based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Tutti Mango serves up refreshing, all-natural fruit smoothies, juices, and shaved ices bursting with Latin American-inspired flavors.

*Rain or Shine

Free Weekend Admission for Youth!

Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, visitors under 18 get FREE admission

on Saturdays and Sundays from July 5th through August 31st.

Come explore with us!