Family Day at the Mattress Factory

ENJOY Awesome Hands-On Art Activities with the Entire Family!

COLLABORATE on a folk art circus with Artists in Residence artist Benjamin Sota. You can learn German wheel, trapeze, juggling and tight wire. Learn about the social circus movement and how circus has been used by communities to inspire home and convey change. Discover a new skill and create a performance as a gift for a loved one.

ATTEND a mask-making party!

EXPLORE all three buildings of the museum on a scavenger hunt!

CREATE word balloon magnets + a collaborative stamped cityscape!

DELIGHT in fresh hot cider + popcorn!

Family and community programs are made possible by the generous support of Allegheny Regional Asset District, the Grable Foundation, the Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, the Jack Buncher Foundation, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, PNC Community Development, the Sheila Fortune Foundation and the Surdna Foundation.