Bethpage Federal Credit Union Global Explorer Backpacks

Children ages 6 and up, and their families can explore Hofstra’s campus while discovering the beauty of the world’s cultures using activity-filled backpacks that enhance experiences with authentic objects from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections. While exploring, children create their own keepsake artworks inspired by the art they discover. It’s free and fun!

Sculpture Exploration Backpacks

The Hofstra University Museum's two distinct Sculpture Exploration Backpacks offer activity-filled ways for adults and children to explore together our outdoor sculpture collection on the University's beautiful campus. One backpack focuses on sculptures of animals and one focuses on sculpture based on shapes. Stop in at the Hofstra University Museum's Emily Lowe Gallery, located on South Campus behind Emily Lowe Hall, and pick up a backpack. At the end of your tour, return the backpack and each child will receive a small gift from the Museum. It's free. It's fun. And it's for everyone ages 6 and up and their grown-up companions all year-round.

Sculpture Mystery: The Great Art Caper

Uncover clues to help solve a mystery in the outdoor sculpture collection on Hofstra University’s South Campus. Pick up your caper kit at Emily Lowe Gallery, have fun while discovering more about these works, and at the end of the caper return to Emily Lowe Gallery for a prize. For everyone ages 6 and up and their grown-up companions all year-round.