Bring Your Own Baby Tour & Tea of the Orange County Museum of Art – Costa Mesa

Did you know that every month, OCMA invites parents of babies one and under to hang out and explore the museum’s exhibitions? Come experience some cutting edge art with your infant in tow and enjoy a complimentary tea at their Verdant Cafe afterwards. The beautiful building (designed by the architectural geniuses at Morphosis) is a piece of art in itself with a prime location next to the Segerstrom Theater and is filled with colorful, contemporary, diverse, and highly accessible art. The large gallery space on the main floor houses the latest big exhibit and an exciting art-filled tribute to the 13 visionary women who originally founded OCMA, with additional art exhibits on the floors above. There’s also a large rooftop terrace featuring a massive, sequined sculpture by Sanford Biggers which magically seems to change shape and pattern based on where you’re standing to look at it (see featured image above!).

Tickets are free and required. They can be reserved through OCMA’s website.

BONUS – If you can’t make it, this event is held the first Wednesday of every month. Or if you’d like to come back another time, admission to OCMA will be free for the next EIGHT years! This two-year-old cultural hub within the larger cultural hub of the Segerstrom Center For The Arts has fast become an Orange County cultural landmark, so you’ll definitely want to check it out!