Enjoy the following seasonal Scavenger Hunts to develop and exercise your observational skills! Each option references masterworks selected from M&G’s Collection.
Observers of all ages will not only discover exciting details in each painting or object, but also make connections between art and history.
View online OR print and study up close. As always, there is an Answer Key to check your finds!
M&G Scavenger Hunt for Kids (K5-8th grade): The Easter Story in Art
Available February 9–April 4, Monday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM
To celebrate Easter, families are invited to begin at the Welcome Center for a campus search of special art objects related to the Biblical Easter story–all from M&G’s collection. This self-guided, informative activity (40-55 minutes long) is designed to captivate your child’s imagination and expose them to the life and times of artisans from the past. Return to the Welcome Center with your finished worksheet for a free prize! This M&G activity is FREE.
Join Greenville’s leading Easter tradition–attend the annual Living Gallery!
The program varies from year to year. So, come and be challenged and inspired by the drama, uplifting music, and life-size re-creations of great masterpieces (with live models) that make up the Living Gallery, an annual Upstate Easter tradition since 1998.
Behold Your King
What may it cost us to claim Christ as our King? What may we gain if we do? Living Gallery 2026 combines original drama, music, and breathtaking portrayals of classic works of art to celebrate the story of Jesus. The program recreates works such as Max Greiner’s Divine Servant, a Rembrandt etching, M&G’s Christ and the Samaritan Woman by Francois de Troy, and da Vinci’s Last Supper.
On Good Friday, April 3 from 3-4PM, join M&G Executive Director, Erin Jones for a guided tour of Benjamin West’s monumental royal painting commission, The Progress of Revealed Religion. The tour is free, open to the public, and will conclude in time for guests to attend the 4:30PM Living Gallery program. There is no need to register.
M&G Scavenger Hunt for Kids (K5-8th grade): The Easter Story in Art
Available February 9–April 4, Monday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM
To celebrate Easter, families are invited to begin at the Welcome Center for a campus search of special art objects related to the Biblical Easter story–all from M&G’s collection. This self-guided, informative activity (40-55 minutes long) is designed to captivate your child’s imagination and expose them to the life and times of artisans from the past. Return to the Welcome Center with your finished worksheet for a free prize! This M&G activity is FREE.
Bringing a church group?
Schedule a tour to see selections of M&G’s Collection here.
Want to see works from M&G’s Collection?
See the campus locations displaying selections here.
Wish to enjoy something thoughtful about Easter at home?
View a selection of videos featuring Easter-themed works in the Collection here.
Search the details in a handful of Christmas-themed M&G paintings, which are currently out on loan to other museums. This listening and looking scavenger hunt is for “merry” observers of ALL ages!
The Christmas season is rich in the beauty of sights and sounds! Referencing selections from M&G’s masterworks and timeless carols, observers of all ages will not only discover exciting details in each painting, but also learn about some of the biblical and art history connections.
