Kids Collect

Kids Collect celebrates the material culture of childhood through the unique collecting practices of kids, ages 16 and under. This exhibit features photographs of kids’ collections gleaned from their rich environment of natural and material objects.

Discover the delicate feathers, interesting stones, race cars, brightly colored leaves, and many other objects that children gather and display as a way to understand the world and advertise their emerging identities. Based on adult submissions of images of 10 objects from kids’ collections, includes quotes from the kids explaining their collecting strategies and impulses.

The exhibition is organized by age so visitors can see the evolution of collecting strategies through time, culminating with the simultaneous exhibition of adult collectors in 20th Anniversary of Collectors Circle.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website