The Pollack Family Learning Center
The Pollack Family Learning Center is a welcoming exhibition and activity space for children of all ages to:
- Enjoy art projects that change with each exhibition
- Create sculptures, paintings, collages, and more
- Learn about art through games, puzzles, and activities
- Read stories about art and the visual world
The Pollack Family Learning Center transforms seasonally with new installations, projects and materials that extend, expand, and deepen the gallery experience. Come see what the fun is all about.
EXPERIENCE THE WONDER
OF THE LEARNING CENTER
The Artist's Laboratory
March 16 - June 29, 2025
Come experiment and play in The Artist’s Laboratory at The Pollack Family Learning Center! Family visitors will experience an art-making space inspired by elements of magic, science, and wonder present in the artist Ali Banisadr’s work. Much like an artist, an alchemist seeks to change ordinary materials into something extraordinary. Ali Banisadr is deeply captivated by this idea, weaving it into the complex worlds he creates.
Dive deeply into the materials and processes in Ali Banisadr: The Alchemist by exploring unconventional painting tools and musical mark-making, experimenting with tracing layers of art history, and constructing sculptural creatures to add to our collaborative exhibition wall!
ART HISTORY TIMELINE
Look up in the Learning Center to see the 80 silhouettes that form an art timeline. They were selected to represent important art moments around the world and throughout history.
Timeline Cards are photographs of artworks created by people from different cultures and time periods.
Animals
Children
Design
Heroes
Nature
Objects
People
EXPLORE
What more can you see, what more can you do, what more can you imagine? Be sure to ask for a Book and Art Bag to use during your visit.
Visit our events calendar for upcoming family activities.
The Learning Center is open to the public for drop-in use during Museum hours. The Learning Center is occasionally closed for special events, school groups, and workshops, call 914-232-9555 for updates.