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August 7, 2015NYS Museum Programs – Don’t Miss Out On Fun Summer Learning!
The following programs are still available at the New York State Museum! Don’t miss out!
Art Smart
Thursday, August 13 ▪ 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.; 1 – 2 p.m and 3 – 4 p.m.
Children, ages 6 and up ▪ Interested participants sign up at Museum Front Desk (limit 20) Meet at Main Lobby ▪ Free Explore an exhibition with Museum Art instructor Peggy Steinbach and express your experience through the use of art materials to create a “masterpiece.” View some of the art from the State University of New York’s art students in the exhibition Best of SUNY then practice with some art materials to sharpen and enhance your personal art awareness.
If you would like to book this program for your group, it is available Wednesdays and Thursdays only, July 8 through August 27. Please contact groupreg@mail.nysed.gov or call 518.474.5843 for more information. There is a limit of 20 participants per session.
Side By Side: Shaker and Modern Design
Gallery Talk at Shaker Museum | Mt. Lebanon Friday, August 14 ▪ 2 p.m.
Meet at Wash House ▪ Adults ▪ $10, free for Museum Members Museum Museum director of collections and research Jerry Grant discusses Shaker furniture and what we today call a “Shaker aesthetic.” “Side By Side: Shaker and Modern Design,” an exhibition of Shaker objects from the Museum’s collections alongside the work of diverse mid-century and contemporary designers and furniture-makers, is on display through October 12.
The Shaker Museum | Mt. Lebanon is located at 202 Shaker Road, New Lebanon, NY 12125. Visit www.shakerml.org for more information.
Family Fun Day: Seashells
Saturday, August 15 ▪ 1 – 4 p.m.
Check with Main Lobby Desk on day of event ▪ Families ▪ Free Each third Saturday of the month, the Museum offers fun for the whole family with games, crafts, and other theme-based activities.
A Visit to the Catskill Mountains, 380 Million Years Ago Saturday, August 15 | 2 – 4 p.m.
Agroforestry Resource Center & the Siuslaw Model Forest in Acra, NY Adults | Registration required by August 13 | $5/per person Register online https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/_210 or call 518.622.9820 x0 The old rocks of the Catskills contain a history of eastern New York around 380 million years ago. Rivers wound westward to a shallow sea, passing through some of Earth’s oldest forests. And an Andean-size mountain range ran through New England, shedding sand and mud. Join Dr. Chuck Ver Straeten of the NYS Museum for an overview of the Catskills at that time, followed by a walk to look at the rocks. Learn about the ancient environments, their forests, and the mountains to the east, and see charcoal in the rocks from 380 million year old wildfires.
For more information on the New York State Museum, please call 518.474.5877 or visit their website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.
