For Families
The Lam Museum is a family-friendly attraction. Encourage your children to explore global cultures through the activities below.
Customized programs or variations on our school programs can also be booked for children’s groups. Contact us at 336.758.5282 or lammuseum@wfu.edu to discuss your group’s needs.
Family Programs
The Museum hosts themed open houses with craft projects, hands-on activities, music, and food. Learning about other cultures has never been so fun! Open houses take place on Saturday afternoons, and admission is free.
The Museum also sponsors occasional all-ages workshops in which participants learn about a particular culture and complete a related craft project. There is a small fee for these workshops.
Please visit our Events calendar of the site for information about upcoming programs.
Cultures Up Close
Cultures Up Close is an online initiative offering opportunities to learn about people, traditions, and celebrations around the world through crafts and activities that can be done at home.
Each post gives information about a specific cultural topic, often relating to objects in the Museum collections, and instructions for a related craft activity.
Scavenger Hunts
The Museum offers scavenger hunts to help children of all ages learn to look at objects in a museum setting. Scavenger hunts and pencils are available at the Museum front desk.
Summer Library Programs
The Lam Museum of Anthropology offers summer programs in Forsyth County libraries. The elementary-age programs include a story, looking at related artifacts from the Museum’s collection, and a craft project. For 2023, “A Tale from India” focuses on the culture and traditions of India and “Explore the Amazon” focuses on the Amazon jungle and the people who live there.
The teen programs include a brief lesson, viewing artifacts from the collection, and a craft project. For 2023, “Explore the Amazon” focuses on Brazil and “Papermaking” will examine the ancient art of making paper. Contact your local library branch for more information!
Elementary-Age Programs
• Reynolda Manor Branch, “Explore the Amazon,” June 20, 2:00pm
• Kernersville Branch, “A Tale from India,” June 27, 4:00pm
• Clemmons Branch, “A Tale from India,” July 12, 2:00pm
• Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center, “A Tale from India,” July 25, 2:00pm
• Central Library, “Explore the Amazon,” July 26, 2:00pm
Teen Programs
• Walkertown Branch, “Papermaking,” July 7, 2:00pm
• Lewisville Branch, “Papermaking,” July 14, 2:00pm
• Central Library, “Papermaking,” July 18, 3:30pm
• Kernersville Branch, “Explore the Amazon,” July 25, 4:00pm