Luminous: The Art of Light opens Friday at the i.d.e.a. Museum in Mesa where families and guests can play, learn and create using artistic illuminaton.

Hands-on experiences include:

• Shadow Dancing: Colorful shadows are cast on the wall while playful and artistic movement is encouraged.
• Shadow Sketching: Arrange various magnetic blocks on the wall to cast a shadow. Trace the shadow onto a piece of paper and decorate it.
• Pixel Play: Create a masterpiece using the larger-than-life light bright.
• Interactive Blacklight Chalkboard: Utilize neon chalk under a blacklight to add color to Kyllan Maney’s chalkboard mural.
• Glow and Show Jellyfish: Create a bioluminescent jellyfish using blacklight reactive art supplies. Bring your jellyfish into the blacklight room to bring it to life.

Luminous: The Art of Light, sponsored by Google Fiber, is included with regular museum admission and i.d.e.a. Museum memberships.

To book a visit: ideamusem.org.

The i.d.e.a. Museum is at 150 W. Pepper Place in downtown Mesa.