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Vacation Drop-Off Day: Nocturnal Animals
Vacation Drop-Off Day: Nocturnal Animals Monday, November 11 Ages 5 – 9 9:30 am – noon Limited to 12 children From owls to bats, join us to learn about the many critters who come out under cover of night! We’ll meet some live animals, visit the forest to look for signs of our local owls, […]
Diggin’ Dinosaurs Afterschool
Wednesdays, November 6 – 20 Can’t get enough of our dinosaur exhibit? Join us for a 3-week class that goes behind the scenes! We’ll meet live dino relatives, explore real fossils, make dinosaur-themed crafts, and much more! Limited to 10 participants. Must be 5 by the first program date. Ages 5 – 9 3 Wednesdays […]
Diggin’ Dinosaurs Afterschool
Wednesdays, November 6 – 20 Can’t get enough of our dinosaur exhibit? Join us for a 3-week class that goes behind the scenes! We’ll meet live dino relatives, explore real fossils, make dinosaur-themed crafts, and much more! Limited to 10 participants. Must be 5 by the first program date. Ages 5 – 9 3 Wednesdays […]
Nights Out: The Evolutionary History of Eastern North America
Chase Brownstein is no stranger to the SM&NC. Now a Ph.D. candidate at Yale University’s Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, he has identified and cataloged over 1,500 specimens in our paleontology collection over the past decade. Eastern North America is known as a hotspot of ancient groups of animals and plants — but are […]
Nights Out: The Evolutionary History of Eastern North America
Chase Brownstein is no stranger to the SM&NC. Now a Ph.D. candidate at Yale University’s Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, he has identified and cataloged over 1,500 specimens in our paleontology collection over the past decade. Eastern North America is known as a hotspot of ancient groups of animals and plants — but are […]
American Mural Project Extends Its Family-Day Programming To Weekends throughout September
The American Mural Project (AMP) has extended its Family Day programming to weekends through September 29. Families can now participate in art activities any time during open hours. All art activities are included with admission. This month’s activities include Making Art with Fire: Fire Tiles and making Fire Prevention posters. Fourth and fifth graders can […]
Civic/Civil Engagement – Annual Members Exhibition
This year’s Members Exhibition theme is Civic/Civil Engagement. Realizing that the upcoming election looms large this year, rather than trying to ignore it, we are asking our artists to explore what civil civic engagement means to them and how they express their perspectives through printmaking. What can they contribute to the discourse in a constructive […]
American Mural Project Extends Its Family-Day Programming To Weekends throughout September
The American Mural Project (AMP) has extended its Family Day programming to weekends through September 29. Families can now participate in art activities any time during open hours. All art activities are included with admission. This month’s activities include Making Art with Fire: Fire Tiles and making Fire Prevention posters. Fourth and fifth graders can […]
Opening Reception: Civic/Civil Engagement – Annual Members Exhibition
This year’s Members Exhibition theme is Civic/Civil Engagement. Realizing that the upcoming election looms large this year, rather than trying to ignore it, we are asking our artists to explore what civil civic engagement means to them and how they express their perspectives through printmaking. What can they contribute to the discourse in a constructive […]