Events
Family Sunday at the Museum
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Every Sunday Afternoon Our very popular program, Family Sunday at the Museum, offers supervised art activities for youngsters and the adults in their lives --- family gallery talks and family-friendly gallery guides. The gallery talks begin at 1 pm followed by an art activity at 1:30. Free with museum admission! |
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What Floats Your Boat? - A Family Workshop
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Saturday, July 24 - Rain or shine Create a boat and set sail Our current exhibition, The Sea Around Us has inspired this family adventure in miniature boat making. In collaboration with the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, we offer a fun session that demonstrates easy ways of constructing boats and sails. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will set their boats afloat on the museum’s own pond. Limited space; advance registration required. Admission is $20 (museum members, $15). Reserve below. |
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Highlands of the Hudson - A Talk with Stephen P. Rice, Ph.D.
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Saturday, August 7 The Highlands of the Hudson were an inspiration to poets and painters of the 19th century, among them Washington Irving and Thomas Cole. Stephen P. Rice, Ph.D. examines how the Highlands above the Hudson River have been depicted in the visual and literary arts, evoking a sense of the mystery and beauty that have always been associated with the Highlands. This lecture, funded by the New York Council for the Humanities, is free with museum admission but reservations are required. Space is limited. Reserve below. |
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