Sunday, December 8, 2024
10:00 am
–
4:00 pm
Location
Museum-wideTravel across time and space through art and experience all current exhibitions free of charge at our annual Hanukkah at WAM event! Enjoy music, games, a live cooking demonstration, artmaking activities, and more during this fun day out for all ages.
This event is part of Winter at WAM. November 27, 2024–January 5, 2025, welcome winter and the holidays with new art, musical performances, and events all throughout the season!
Schedule
Potato Latke Cooking Demonstration
Conference Room (Higgins Education Wing)
12:30 pm and 2:30 pm
Tour of the Winter at WAM Decorations
Meet in Lancaster Lobby
1–2 pm
Musical Performance: Shir Joy Chorus of Massachusetts
Renaissance Court
1 pm
Tour of the Galleries
Meet in Lancaster Lobby
Storytime with PJ Library
Higgins Education Wing Nook
- Noon – The Mexican Dreidel, read by co-author Illan Stavans
- 12:45 pm – Hanukkah in Little Havana, read by Mindy Hall, Outreach Director, Jewish Federation of Central MA
- 2 pm – The Extraordinary Dreidel, read by Mindy Hall, Outreach Director, Jewish Federation of Central MA
2:15 pm
Puppet Show: “Moccasin Stew” by Magpie Puppets
Conference Room (Higgins Education Wing)
Ongoing activities
11 am–3 pm
Drop-in Artmaking Activities
- Roll a Beeswax Candle
Studio 101 (Higgins Education Wing) - Create a LEGO Mosaic with the New England LEGO Users Group
Studio 102 (Higgins Education Wing)
11 am–3 pm
Dreidel Games
Lancaster Lobby
11 am–3 pm
Scavenger Hunt
Pick up at the welcome desks
Food and shopping
11 am–2 pm
Café
Lancaster Room
Programming subject to change.
This event is part of Winter at WAM. November 27, 2024–January 5, 2025, welcome winter and the holidays with new art, musical performances, and events all throughout the season!
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Hanukkah at WAM is presented in partnership with the Worcester JCC and Jewish Federation of Central MA..
Free admission for Hanukkah at WAM is supported by Sandy Hubbard and Thomas J. Logan, and Saint-Gobain.
