18 Interactive Art Shows for Kids

From Chaotic Sticker Installations to Suspended Canine Exhibits

— June 30, 2014 — Art & Design
Parents and guardians who are looking to expose their children to more art and culture would do well to take note of these interactive art shows for kids. Set in galleries, museums and even outdoor in city streets, there are a number of installations that target children as much as they do adults. Bright, imaginative minds make the perfect audience for artists around the world.

From art exhibits that play on classic children's toys such as colorful stickers and markers to other museum spaces that are essentially turned into artistic playgrounds that are as mentally challenging as they are physically, these interactive art shows for kids range in participation, scale and purpose to suit various personalities. Parents won't be short on summer activity ideas.
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Contemporary Collectible Exhibits
Contemporary Collectible Exhibits
CMA's Cabinets of Wonder Elevates the Art of Collecting
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Amusing Musical Swing Sets
Amusing Musical Swing Sets
The Baloica Sound Exhibit Adds Some Swinging Musical Notes to Your Day
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Candy-Branded School Plays
Candy-Branded School Plays
'Turnstyle' Promotes a School Play with Willy Wonka Candy Bar Items
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Interactive Projection Installations
Interactive Projection Installations
Puppet Parade at Cinekid Festival is a Fun Virtual Experience
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Playfully Informative Animal Exhibits
Playfully Informative Animal Exhibits
Ruff and Jeffers Appeal to a Boy's Curiosity Via Animal Art
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Suspended Canine Exhibits
Suspended Canine Exhibits
The Space Pups Ulster Museum Installation Features Hanging Dogs
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Web-Inspired Reading Surfaces
Web-Inspired Reading Surfaces
The Reading Net by Playoffice is Fun and Entertaining for Kids
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Animated Paper Fish Aquariums
Animated Paper Fish Aquariums
Sketch is an Interactive Aquarium Full of Fish Drawn by Kids
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Outdoor Workout-Encouraging Playgrounds
Outdoor Workout-Encouraging Playgrounds
Flexible by Darren Goins Promotes Art and Activity
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Decaying Candy Floss Installations
Decaying Candy Floss Installations
Erno-erik Raitanen‘s Work Disintegrates Before Your Very
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Blue Block-Filled Installations
Blue Block-Filled Installations
Play Work Build by David Rockwell Focuses on Construction Games
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Chaotic Sticker Installations
Chaotic Sticker Installations
The Obliteration Room by Yayoi Kusama Targets Color-Loving Kids
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Plushy String Playgrounds
Plushy String Playgrounds
Artist Toshiko Horiuchi-Macadam Makes a Soft Fun Center Out of Fabric
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Interactive Art Installations
Interactive Art Installations
The 'Love from Mount Pom Pom' Exhibit by Misaki Kawai is Touchable
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Children-Interacting Art Installations
Children-Interacting Art Installations
The Color Me Exhibition Targets Kids' Boundless Creativity
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Epic Indoor Treehouses
Epic Indoor Treehouses
Shelter of Nostalgia Takes Adults Back in Time with Every Ascending Step
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Rainbow Rope Playgrounds
Rainbow Rope Playgrounds
Skill Forest Climbing Net Makes the Hakone Pavillion a Magical Place
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Swinging Art Exhibits
Swinging Art Exhibits
Ann Hamilton Creates a Dazzling 55,000 Square-Foot Playground
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