Bechtler Museum of Modern Art is a great place to bring your family. On Family Days, it’s even better because kids are free and there are special child-friendly activities. The next one is Saturday, June 16th:

Encourage your child’s creative side by participating in special hands-on art activities and museum tours during Family Day at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Saturday, June 16 from noon to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free for children, and adults receive a discounted ticket price of $4.

Art activities are recommended for ages 5 and older and will take place on the museum plaza (weather permitting), inside the museum and in the classroom. Hands-on art projects will illustrate the methods and materials addressed in the exhibition Mid-Century Modernism: 1957 and the Bechtler Collection.

In addition to art projects, children will learn about the art and artists of the Bechtler collection through a museum-wide scavenger hunt and family-friendly tour.

Visit the museum store for an array of children’s art books and toys. All children’s merchandise will be discounted 10% on Family Day.

For more information call 704-353-9200 or visitbechtler.org.

In addition, dads get free admission to the Bechtler Museum on Saturday, June 16th, 2012, and Sunday, June 17th, honor of Father’s Day.