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Vacation Drop-Off Day: Animals in Winter

Discover what animals do in winter, from hibernation to migration! We’ll head out on the trails to see if we can find signs of our active winter animals. See how our farm animals stay warm in the winter and meet some of our animals who live where it rarely snows! About SM&NC Vacation Days No […]

Heckscher Barn

Vacation Drop-Off Day: Animals in Winter

Discover what animals do in winter, from hibernation to migration! We’ll head out on the trails to see if we can find signs of our active winter animals. See how our farm animals stay warm in the winter and meet some of our animals who live where it rarely snows! About SM&NC Vacation Days No […]

Heckscher Barn

Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty

Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday. Image: Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) Time–B, 1980 (printed 1985) Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. Bruce Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Kenji Nakahashi, 2022.01.33 © Center for Creative Photography, Arizona […]

Bruce Museum

Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist

The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States. Image: Blanche Lazzell (American, 1878–1956) Church Around the Corner, 1949 Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 3/16 in. Art Museum of West Virginia University Collection, acquired through […]

Bruce Museum

Valentine’s Vacation Fun: Story Time

Valentine’s Vacation Fun: Story Time Join a museum educator as they read aloud picture books about love, friendship, and dinosaurs. Valentine’s Vacation Fun School is out and love is in! On February 14, 15, and 16 come to the Bruce for fun-filled, drop-in Valentine’s Day-themed vacation activities for children and their caregivers. Try your hand […]

Bruce Museum

Valentine’s Vacation Fun: STEAM Hearts

Valentine’s Vacation Fun: STEAM Hearts Children and caregivers will learn about the principles of absorption and saturation through creative play in this STEAM-based activity. Conduct your own science experiment with heart shaped cut outs and colorful water to see which material absorbs the most water. School is out and love is in! On February 14, […]

Bruce Museum

Valentine’s Vacation Fun: Foil Print Cards

Valentine’s Vacation Fun: Foil Print Cards Museum visitors and participants will make cards using aluminum foil, markers, and water. Valentine’s Day-themed prints and cards are highly encouraged! School is out and love is in! On February 14, 15, and 16 come to the Bruce for fun-filled, drop-in Valentine’s Day-themed vacation activities for children and their […]

Bruce Museum

We Love Cattle!-FULL!

Meet our beloved cattle — Milking Shorthorns Prim & Nessie, Scottish Highland Petunia, and Randall Ox Moose — up close and personal! Help to give them some treats and see how our farmers have trained them to follow commands through enrichment. Each ticket includes one adult and one child. Limited to 6 pairs. Members: $15/adult+child […]

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

We Love Cattle!-FULL!

Meet our beloved cattle — Milking Shorthorns Prim & Nessie, Scottish Highland Petunia, and Randall Ox Moose — up close and personal! Help to give them some treats and see how our farmers have trained them to follow commands through enrichment. Each ticket includes one adult and one child. Limited to 6 pairs. Members: $15/adult+child […]

Stamford Museum & Nature Center