Leave It to Chance: Surrealism 101 for the Family

The Morgan Library offering is an immersion into the world of Surrealism, currently in the spotlight in its new show "Drawing Surrealism." Families will explore Surrealist techniques developed by such artists as Dalí, Miró and Magritte, with a combination of games and art projects, among them automatic drawing, collage, frottage (rubbing a drawing tool over a rough surface), decalcomania (transfering designs to another surface, like decals) and collaborative chance drawing. Ages 6 to 12.