The Museum Club at the New York State Museum is a free, educational after-school program for Albany children between the ages of 8 and 14. Daily programs incorporate art, science, history and math and use Museum exhibits, the school curricula of participating students and current events. A tutor is available daily to help with school homework assignments. There are always two projects going on simultaneously, one of which is focused on the arts. Arts-based projects are diverse in nature: Artists-in-residence worked with Club members to create masks and paintings for a local art gallery; children created a quilt exhibition shown in conjunction with the display of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt; and students made wooden puppets and created poetry and rap related to archaeological digs. This program builds on children's initial attraction to the Museum, encourages their curiosity and provides a special safe "home" for participants. The program anticipates expanding to provide opportunities for older teens.