During winter break, the MAPI invites you to enjoy a different experience, with workshops and activities designed for children and families. Through playful, educational, and creative proposals, participants can approach art, archaeology, and Indigenous cultures in a participatory and fun way.

With options adapted for different ages, each workshop combines tours of the museum, object making, games, and discoveries, in a setting specially designed for learning and enjoying the school break.

➜ Family workshops

○ In Search of the Past. Archaeology Workshop.
Would you like to be archaeologists for a day? You can take part in an archaeological dig, search for objects from the past, and investigate in the laboratory just like archaeologists do, working as a family team.

•Ages: with children ages 4 and up
•Duration: 1 hour and a half
•Cost: $350 per participant -snack included-
•Days: Tuesday, July 1, Thursday, July 3, and Friday, July 4, 2025
•Times: 11 am and 3 pm

○ Latin American Masks Workshop
Did you know that in Latin America there are many celebrations where masks are worn? As we tour the MAPI’s mask exhibition, we will learn about some of those festivities and how masks are used in them. Finally, participants will create a mask with different materials, inspired by the masks we saw, to take home!

•Ages: with children ages 4 and up
•Duration: 1 hour and a half
•Cost: $350 per participant -snack included-
•Days: Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4, 2025
•Times: 11 am and 3 pm

➜ For older kids

○ Clay Birds. Indigenous Pottery Workshop.
Many years ago, along the Uruguay River, there lived groups of people known for creating wonderful clay pieces. Among these were the “bells,” which were given that name because their shape resembles this object. Many of these bells were shaped like birds. In this activity we invite you to learn about the lives of these people and about these unique objects that were part of our past.

•Ages: 6 to 12
•Duration: 1 hour and a half
•Cost: $350 per participant -snack included-
•Days: Monday, June 30 and Wednesday, July 2, 2025
•Times: 11 am and 3 pm

○ Threads, Wool, and Colors. Indigenous Textiles Workshop
Through a tour of the MAPI’s exhibition, we invite you to learn how threads, wool, their colors, and weavings are created, and then make a piece together that you can take home.

•Ages 7 to 12
•Duration: 1 hour and a half
•Cost: $350 per participant -snack included-
•Days: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
•Times: 11 am and 3 pm

➜ Workshops for the little ones

○ A Day in Prehistory
Come experience A Day in Prehistory! Through a shadow-puppet story, we will learn how Indigenous peoples lived a looong time ago. Afterwards, you can make your own clay necklace, just like the one in the story! And to finish, we will tour the museum to see the real objects that appear in the tale. An adventure to imagine, create, and discover!

•Ages: 3 to 6 (they may come accompanied by 1 adult)
•Duration: 1 hour and a half
•Cost: $350 per participant -snack included-
•Days: Monday, June 30 and Wednesday, July 2, 2025
•Times: 11 am and 3 pm

LIMITED SPOTS! All activities require prior registration by calling 2916 93 60 Monday through Friday between 9 am and 3 pm, or by emailing educacion@mapi.uy