Museum Youth Camps
The MAC’s camps are based on the concept that young people benefit from hands-on learning experiences. Camp activities stimulate creativity, refine artistic skill, and inspire wonder for the natural world through scientific exploration. Each camp includes a tour of the museum with one of our educators.
MAC Summer Youth Camps 2024
Day camps are $50 per day for non-members, and $45 per day for members. Weeklong series are $190 for non-members and $175 for members.
Drop-off for camp begins at 8:45 am at the main museum entrance level. Early drop-off or late pick-up can be arranged from 8 am-5 pm at an additional cost of $12 per hour. Email education@northwestmuseum.org to arrange this service.
Get Messy! Art Day Camps
Grades 2-6
Tuesday-Friday, July 9-12 and Aug 6-9
9:00 am-2:00 pm
$50 non-members, $45 members per day
Unleash your creative side without any worry of making a mess! Children will explore clay modeling, painting, marbling, free form sculptures, beading and much more!
You may register for one day or all four days. This camp will be repeated in August.
MAC to Basics: Art Adventures Weeklong Camp
Grades 3-7
Tuesday-Friday, July 16-19
9:00 am-2:00 pm
$190 non-members, $170 members
Spend a week at this fine arts camp and explore drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture using diverse materials and techniques in a classroom that invites all skill levels. Use your imagination to create a personal masterpiece!
Register for MAC to Basics: Art Adventures
Full STEAM Ahead! Day and Weeklong Camps
Grades 2-6
Tuesday-Friday, July 23-26 Day Camp
Tuesday-Friday, July 30-August 2 Weeklong Camp
Make art, build electronics, and explore nature in this 4-day STEAM stream! You may register for one day or all four days July 23-26 or sign-up for the weeklong camp July 30-August 2 and get a discount!
Pixel Art & Printmaking
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
9:00 am-2:00 pm
$50 members, $45 non-members per day
Try your hand at creating your very own 2D & 3D pixel art creations and prints inspired by some of your favorite classic and current kid-friendly video games! Create Lego art, make a pixel self-portrait, and use a variety of building materials to bring your designs to life!
Register for Pixel Art and Printmaking
The Wonderful World Around You
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
9:00 am-2:00 pm
$50 members, $45 non-members per day
Explore where art, STEM, and nature collide! Campers will create their own recycled art, explore the power of the sun, and experiment with tessellations in a day filled with nature-based STEAM challenges.
Register for The Wonderful World Around You
Rube Goldberg's Marvelous Machines
Thursday, July 25, 2024
9:00 am-2:00 pm
$50 members, $45 non-members per day
Ever wondered what you can do with the odds and ends laying around your house? Design and build a Rube Goldberg machine of course! Learn more about the man behind the marvelous machines, build one of your own, step back, and watch the chain reaction unfold.
Register for Rube Goldberg’s Marvelous Machines
Circuit Crafts
Friday, July 26, 2024
9:00 am-2:00 pm
$50 members, $45 non-members per day
Unleash your creativity while learning the fundamentals of electronics. Build your own simple circuits with household materials, experiment with different components and configurations, and watch your configurations come to life!
Interested in all 4 days? Register for our weeklong Full STEAM Ahead camp, July 30-August 2, at a discounted rate of $190 non-members, $170 members.
Register for weeklong STEAM camp
Please contact education@northwestmuseum.org if you have questions or difficulty registering for camps.