Opposites Abstract Opening Party!

Jun 07, 2025

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Join us for a colorful celebration of creativity, imagination, and fun!

The Taubman Museum of Art is proud to present a brand-new exhibition, Opposites Abstract: A Mo Willems Exhibit. Created by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh in partnership with The Mo Willems Studio, this exhibition is based on the exploration of opposites in bestselling children’s book author and illustrator Mo Willems’ book, Opposites Abstract.

To celebrate, the Taubman Museum of Art is hosting a party!

You’ll get to enjoy:

Live music from family-friendly indie-rock band, Einstein’s Monkey
Cake from Evie’s Bistro and Bakery
Story time sessions with Roanoke City Libraries (featuring stories by Mo, of course!)
Painting a Mo Willem-inspired Healing Ceiling Tile for donation to a Carilion Clinic patient care area
and more!

Exciting hands-on activity stations accompany the 20 paintings that make up the exhibition.

Admission to the Museum’s interactive art gallery, Art Venture, includes access to these exclusive interactives.

In celebration of the art of story-telling, all participants who show their library card will receive free admission to Art Venture and the Mo Willems interactives for the Mo Willems Celebration Party event!

Members Always Free!

$5 per person | Free for children 23 months and younger | Chaperone/childcare provider free under Family Membership

Not a member? Join today for a variety of benefits, from free admission to ticketed exhibitions like this one to reciprocal membership at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts!

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Author, illustrator, animator, and playwright Mo Willems is best known for his #1 New York Times bestselling picture books, which have been awarded three Caldecott Honors (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity), and his celebrated Elephant and Piggie early reader series, which has been awarded two Theodor Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors.

His artwork has been exhibited around the world, and over the last decade Willems has become the most produced playwright of Theater for Young Audiences in America.

He began his career as a writer and animator on PBS’ Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards (writing).

Opposites Abstract is on view in the Bank of America/Dominion Resources Gallery, Art Venture, and The Glassroom through September 14, 2025.

Exhibition and educational programming are generously supported in part by The Sam and Marion Golden Helping Hand Foundation, Inc., and The Edgar A. Thurman Charitable Foundation for Children.