Open 10 am - 4 pm Today
June 18, 2026
10:00 am
  until 11:00 am

Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection

Past Event

Tots & Dots: June

Join us with your little one for a morning at Kluge-Ruhe on Thursday, June 18 at 10 am. Created for children ages 6 months to 4 years, this visual literacy program engages early learners (and their caregivers) in looking at and talking about art followed by a fun hands-on activity.

For the first half of the program, we review “museum manners” and take a short tour of our current exhibitions, demonstrating how we talk about basic elements of visual art and stimulate visual and interpretive development in young children. According to early childhood studies, infants and toddlers are attracted to high contrast visuals, bold images, and colorful objects, making Aboriginal art the perfect starting point for your child’s art education. The second half of the program features a multi-sensory art project led by Kluge-Ruhe education staff.

Tots & Dots is free to attend. Registration is required.

Open 10 am - 4 pm Today

The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia acknowledges the Monacan Nation, the traditional owners of the land and waters upon which it stands.

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