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- 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Babies at the Museum: Gleam & Glow is sold out for Dec. 12, 2026
Art Nouveau comes into focus through glowing lamps, flowing designs and decorative objects in OKCMOA’s Dec. 12 Babies at the Museum: Gleam & Glow. The 9 a.m. session, designed for babies ages 0 to 24 months and their caregivers, is listed as sold out.
A familiar rhythm, with a holiday theme
The museum describes Babies at the Museum as two monthly sessions, on the second Thursday and Saturday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Both use the same theme and activities, and families are asked to register for only one session per month. The Dec. 12 edition follows that series format.
The series combines looking at art with listening to music, singing classic children’s songs, moving and playing, and reading books for babies. For this edition, the museum names themed toys and storytime alongside the gallery tour. Its schedule begins with coffee and social time in the Family Space, then gives caregivers a choice after the gallery visit: explore more on their own or return to the Family Space for play.
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A small entry point to a wide-ranging exhibition
The session draws from The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art, on view at OKCMOA from Oct. 31, 2026, through Jan. 24, 2027. The exhibition brings together 127 works, including furniture, jewelry, prints and paintings. Its five sections are Japonisme; Siegfried Bing and the Maison de l’Art Nouveau; École de Nancy; The Triumph of Nature; and From Nouveau to Deco: The Triumph of Industry.
Louis Comfort Tiffany, Gustav Klimt, Alphonse Mucha and Aubrey Beardsley are among the artists represented. The baby program focuses on a narrower set of visual ideas—lamps, flowing designs and decorative objects—and pairs looking with movement, toys and stories.
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Separate holiday activities offer other ways to visit
On Dec. 12, Drop-In Art: Photos with Santa & Art Nouveau-Inspired Frames is a separate, come-and-go program, not part of the sold-out baby session. The listing schedules frame decorating in the classrooms and storytime in the galleries from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants can decorate a wooden frame with metallic paints, paint pens and other embellishments. The activity is for all ages, requires no preregistration and is free with museum admission or for members. Santa photos are listed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the Babies event page separately lists Santa visiting the museum from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those listings give different hours for Santa, so they should not be treated as one program schedule. The Drop-In Art listing also offers free hot chocolate and $2 cookies in the Museum Store, while supplies last.
For Sunday, Dec. 13, December Access for All offers free gallery admission from noon to 5 p.m. and storytimes with Museum Elf Ginger Jinglefluff at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. The museum says reservations for free tickets begin Dec. 6.
Another option is Drop-In Art: Wearable Nature: Art Nouveau Charms on Saturday, Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants can make shrinky-dink charms with flower, insect and other nature-inspired designs. The all-ages activity requires no preregistration and is free with admission or for members.
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The morning’s sequence
The schedule moves from shared settling-in time to a brief gallery visit, then lets caregivers choose between independent looking and play in the Family Space.
Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Family Space
- Arrival, coffee and social time.
Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Galleries
- Gallery time exploring the exhibition.
Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Galleries and Family Space
- Visitors may explore the galleries on their own or return to the Family Space for playtime.
Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Oklahoma City Museum of Art
- Santa Claus is listed as visiting the museum.
Before you go
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2026
Babies at the Museum: Gleam & Glow was scheduled for 9–10:30 a.m. The museum lists the session as sold out.
$5 for members; $15 for nonmembers
The event listing says the program price includes admission to all exhibitions. Separately, the museum’s general family information says children 17 and under receive free general admission; the event listing does not spell out how its program rate applies across a caregiver-and-baby pair.
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The museum is open after the session
The program ends at 10:30 a.m., and its listing says families may continue their museum visit. Regular Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Family amenities and gallery guidance
Strollers are welcome in the galleries when pushed by an adult; the museum also lends strollers at no charge from the Admissions Desk. Nursing is welcome in public spaces, and a private nursing room is available on the first floor. The Family Space, also on the first floor, has a low-stimulation quiet area; visitors can ask staff about borrowing a KultureCity Sensory Bag. Changing tables are in public restrooms except on the Mezzanine.
Food and drinks are allowed in the Family Space and on floor landings, but not in galleries. Large bags and backpacks must be stored in a Coat Room locker; for a medical exception, ask staff at the Admissions Desk. The museum asks visitors not to carry children on their shoulders or in carriers on their backs. Talking, questions and occasional singing are welcome in galleries; visitors should not touch the art or walls, run, or cross the black lines on gallery floors.
Getting to the museum
Destination and directions
The event is at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. No event-specific transit route or entrance is listed; the map link can calculate directions from your starting point.
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Parking
The museum lot is directly north of the building, at the northwest corner of Hudson and Robert S. Kerr. Published Friday-evening-through-Sunday rates are $6 for two hours, $8 for four hours and $13 for eight hours. Rates may change for events.
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Before you make a plan
Can I register for the Dec. 12 Babies at the Museum session?
The museum lists Babies at the Museum: Gleam & Glow as sold out.
Who is the program designed for?
Babies ages 0 to 24 months and their caregivers.
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What is the listed program fee?
$5 for members and $15 for nonmembers; the fee includes admission to all exhibitions. The event page does not specify how the rate applies to a caregiver-and-baby pair.
Are the Santa photos and frame activity part of the baby session?
No. They are listed as a separate Drop-In Art program on Dec. 12. Frame decorating and storytime run 10 a.m.–2 p.m.; Santa photos are listed from 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
When can visitors reserve free tickets for December Access for All?
The museum says reservations for the Dec. 13 event begin Dec. 6. Gallery admission is free that day from noon to 5 p.m.
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Location & Google Maps
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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