Active duty, veteran and retired military members receive free admission to Port Discovery Children’s Museum in November and December 2022 as part of Port Discovery’s Salute the Troops program. Guests of service members receive $2.00 off general admission. Valid military identification or veterans ID is required for free admission. Only one free admission can be... Read more »
Events
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9 events,Make a magical, winter, three-dimensional tree by upcycling a toilet paper tube. Cut and paint it any way you want then display your creation during the festive winter season. For guests 10 and up. People use candles to decorate their houses for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa; three wonderful holidays in December. Come to the Studio to make a paper candle collage that you can turn into a card for the holidays. For all ages.
$21.95
Tis the season for giving. Create beautiful wrapping paper in the Studio Workshop with found objects and special paints to wrap your holiday presents in. For all ages.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Stop by PD Presents and join a dance party mixed by DJ Wavey Jones. Learn all about the different types of waves and even experience some opportunities to help create the sonic experience.
$21.95
Throughout Winter Break, two different Time Travelers will present an activity on their Discovery Cart. Come meet these adventurers before the entire Syndicate are in the same space/time at our Noontime New Year event.
$21.95
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9 events,Make a magical, winter, three-dimensional tree by upcycling a toilet paper tube. Cut and paint it any way you want then display your creation during the festive winter season. For guests 10 and up. People use candles to decorate their houses for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa; three wonderful holidays in December. Come to the Studio to make a paper candle collage that you can turn into a card for the holidays. For all ages.
$21.95
Tis the season for giving. Create beautiful wrapping paper in the Studio Workshop with found objects and special paints to wrap your holiday presents in. For all ages.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Throughout Winter Break, two different Time Travelers will present an activity on their Discovery Cart. Come meet these adventurers before the entire Syndicate are in the same space/time at our Noontime New Year event.
$21.95
King Arty and Queen Gwen are back to tell the grand tales of King Arthur and his two most trusted knights: Sir Gawaine and Sir Lancelot! But which knights’ story is the best? Choose which story is your favorite by competing in the Great Tournament of Stories.
$21.95
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10 events,Make a magical, winter, three-dimensional tree by upcycling a toilet paper tube. Cut and paint it any way you want then display your creation during the festive winter season. For guests 10 and up. People use candles to decorate their houses for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa; three wonderful holidays in December. Come to the Studio to make a paper candle collage that you can turn into a card for the holidays. For all ages.
$21.95
Tis the season for giving. Create beautiful wrapping paper in the Studio Workshop with found objects and special paints to wrap your holiday presents in. For all ages.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
A musical, comedy show featuring everyone's favorite "Once Upon a Time" grandparents, Gee-Pop and the Fizz!
$21.95
Humans have been drumming for thousands of years. Play and make beats with a variety of drums from different countries. Then, see where they first appeared on our historical timeline.
$21.95
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8 events,Make a magical, winter, three-dimensional tree by upcycling a toilet paper tube. Cut and paint it any way you want then display your creation during the festive winter season. For guests 10 and up. People use candles to decorate their houses for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa; three wonderful holidays in December. Come to the Studio to make a paper candle collage that you can turn into a card for the holidays. For all ages.
$21.95
Tis the season for giving. Create beautiful wrapping paper in the Studio Workshop with found objects and special paints to wrap your holiday presents in. For all ages.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
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Go on a winter ice excavation and find the winter mammals as they are trapped in ice!
$21.95
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7 events,
Help Port Discovery ring in 2023 with the annual Noontime New Year Event. Participate in hands-on winter-themed activities such as Snow Fun and a Polar Bear Party. This year, learn about a group of Time Travelers and hear their stories from different time periods. As well as witness the travelers make their jump through the Port Discovery... Read more »
$21.95
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Stop by our photo area and take family pictures to remember your time celebrating New Year's Eve at the museum. A variety of nautical photo props will be available for kids and their adults.
$21.95
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Visit tables around the museum to take part in winter themed sensory activities, ranging from Snow Fun to a Polar Bear Party!
$21.95
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Step right up! Now’s your chance to run away and join the circus without leaving home! Try your hand at a host of circus tricks with former Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus performer Gregory May. Throughout the museum, he’ll be juggling, walking on globes and stilts, spinning plates and lassos, and much more!
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Stop by our Discovery Cart for a selection of science learning, sensory exploration or motor skill play.
$21.95
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0 events,
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2 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Come help Boo put little Peak to bed by going through their bedtime routine. Help our little ghost friend get a good nights' sleep by brushing our teeth, taking a bath, and reading a bedtime story!
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
King Arty and Queen Gwen are back to tell the grand tales of King Arthur and his two most trusted knights: Sir Gawaine and Sir Lancelot! But which knights’ story is the best? Choose which story is your favorite by competing in the Great Tournament of Stories.
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Join Thomas T. Sawyer on the adventure of a lifetime! Travel through time and space to 1922 Egypt and help discover the tomb of a previously forgotten pharaoh.
$21.95
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5 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Come meet different members from the Time Travelers Syndicate as they lead some hands-on activities and take the chance to grab a snapshot with them!
$21.95
Join Port Discovery's own resident musician, Mr. Seth, in a sing-a-long that'll get everyone dancing! This Discovery Cart will focus on Afrofuturism: a Black cultural lens that uses different subjects to reimagine the past, present, and future. Talk, create, and learn about this exciting subject through a variety of art, literary, and science activities.
$21.95
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5 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Come meet different members from the Time Travelers Syndicate as they lead some hands-on activities and take the chance to grab a snapshot with them!
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Stop by our Discovery Cart for a selection of science learning, sensory exploration or motor skill play.
$21.95
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2 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Come help Boo put little Peak to bed by going through their bedtime routine. Help our little ghost friend get a good nights' sleep by brushing our teeth, taking a bath, and reading a bedtime story!
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
King Arty and Queen Gwen are back to tell the grand tales of King Arthur and his two most trusted knights: Sir Gawaine and Sir Lancelot! But which knights’ story is the best? Choose which story is your favorite by competing in the Great Tournament of Stories.
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
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BearTube sensation Ted “Theodore” Bearson presents “Teddy Talks”, an informative, puppet presentation!
$21.95
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5 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Join Port Discovery's own resident musician, Mr. Seth, in a sing-a-long that'll get everyone dancing!
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Speech bubbles are used in cartoons to represent character’s speeches and thoughts. Use some real-life life ones to explore language, poetry, and the words behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech.
$21.95
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5 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Stop by our Discovery Cart for a selection of science learning, sensory exploration or motor skill play.
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
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2 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
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5 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
The Pier will be closed on January 18th. Coat racks (but not lockers) will be available and an eating area on the 3rd floor will be open for use. Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Come help Boo put little Peak to bed by going through their bedtime routine. Help our little ghost friend get a good nights' sleep by brushing our teeth, taking a bath, and reading a bedtime story!
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
King Arty and Queen Gwen are back to tell the grand tales of King Arthur and his two most trusted knights: Sir Gawaine and Sir Lancelot! But which knights’ story is the best? Choose which story is your favorite by competing in the Great Tournament of Stories.
$21.95
|
4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Join Thomas T. Sawyer on the adventure of a lifetime! Travel through time and space to 1922 Egypt and help discover the tomb of a previously forgotten pharaoh.
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Join Port Discovery's own resident musician, Mr. Seth, in a sing-a-long that'll get everyone dancing! This Discovery Cart will focus on Afrofuturism: a Black cultural lens that uses different subjects to reimagine the past, present, and future. Talk, create, and learn about this exciting subject through a variety of art, literary, and science activities.
$21.95
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5 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Pre-Registration Required A sensory friendly experience at the museum Port Discovery’s Sensory Friendly Mornings provide Museum access to families who would benefit from a sensory friendly experience and quieter setting at Port Discovery two hours before opening to the general public. These mornings are designed to provide you with an opportunity to enjoy the Port... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Stop by our Discovery Cart for a selection of science learning, sensory exploration or motor skill play.
$21.95
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3 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
|
2 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Come help Boo put little Peak to bed by going through their bedtime routine. Help our little ghost friend get a good nights' sleep by brushing our teeth, taking a bath, and reading a bedtime story!
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
King Arty and Queen Gwen are back to tell the grand tales of King Arthur and his two most trusted knights: Sir Gawaine and Sir Lancelot! But which knights’ story is the best? Choose which story is your favorite by competing in the Great Tournament of Stories.
$21.95
|
4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Join Thomas T. Sawyer on the adventure of a lifetime! Travel through time and space to 1922 Egypt and help discover the tomb of a previously forgotten pharaoh.
$21.95
|
4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Join Port Discovery's own resident musician, Mr. Seth, in a sing-a-long that'll get everyone dancing! This Discovery Cart will focus on Afrofuturism: a Black cultural lens that uses different subjects to reimagine the past, present, and future. Talk, create, and learn about this exciting subject through a variety of art, literary, and science activities.
$21.95
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4 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
Stop by our Discovery Cart for a selection of science learning, sensory exploration or motor skill play.
$21.95
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2 events,Using pastel chalks for a dreamy effect, we will draw something from your dreams or from a dream you wish would come true. Artist Marc Chagall will be our inspiration.
$21.95
Inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, we will be making collages from magazine pictures that create dreamlike landscapes.
$21.95
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4 events,Help build your fine motor skills by sewing a special Valentine card for someone you love. No two will be alike, just like us!
$21.95
Gee’s Bend Quilts- a small community in Alabama produces some of the most amazing, modern looking quilts. Come to Studio and learn about their history and make your own quilt.
$21.95
Do you like to draw hearts? Well so does artist Jim Dine. Come to Studio and compare four different mediums while making a special heart picture.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
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4 events,Do you like to draw hearts? Well so does artist Jim Dine. Come to Studio and compare four different mediums while making a special heart picture.
$21.95
Help build your fine motor skills by sewing a special Valentine card for someone you love. No two will be alike, just like us!
$21.95
Gee’s Bend Quilts- a small community in Alabama produces some of the most amazing, modern looking quilts. Come to Studio and learn about their history and make your own quilt.
$21.95
Participate in a selection of dramatic activities using a variety of giant parachutes.
$21.95
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6 events,Do you like to draw hearts? Well so does artist Jim Dine. Come to Studio and compare four different mediums while making a special heart picture.
$21.95
Help build your fine motor skills by sewing a special Valentine card for someone you love. No two will be alike, just like us!
$21.95
Gee’s Bend Quilts- a small community in Alabama produces some of the most amazing, modern looking quilts. Come to Studio and learn about their history and make your own quilt.
$21.95
Participate in yoga inspired activities that will encourage the development of spatial awareness, confidence, and both physical and mental strength. See how movement and traveling are connected.
$21.95
BearTube sensation Ted “Theodore” Bearson presents Teddy Talks! This informative presentation will feature puppets, slideshows, and morale boosting lessons good for little and big kids alike.
$21.95
Join Thomas T. Sawyer on the adventure of a lifetime! Travel through time and space to 1922 Egypt and help discover the tomb of a previously forgotten pharaoh.
$21.95
|
6 events,Do you like to draw hearts? Well so does artist Jim Dine. Come to Studio and compare four different mediums while making a special heart picture.
$21.95
Help build your fine motor skills by sewing a special Valentine card for someone you love. No two will be alike, just like us!
$21.95
Gee’s Bend Quilts- a small community in Alabama produces some of the most amazing, modern looking quilts. Come to Studio and learn about their history and make your own quilt.
$21.95
The Time Travelers Syndicate have made their presence known. Come meet them for the first time or revisit them as they make their next appearance.
$21.95
Test your knowledge and be a contestant on our game show happening on the museum floor! To celebrate Black History Month, match up inventions to their famous inventors for the chance to win take-home prizes.
$21.95
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8 events,Do you like to draw hearts? Well so does artist Jim Dine. Come to Studio and compare four different mediums while making a special heart picture.
$21.95
Help build your fine motor skills by sewing a special Valentine card for someone you love. No two will be alike, just like us!
$21.95
Gee’s Bend Quilts- a small community in Alabama produces some of the most amazing, modern looking quilts. Come to Studio and learn about their history and make your own quilt.
$21.95
The Time Travelers Syndicate have made their presence known. Come meet them for the first time or revisit them as they make their next appearance.
$21.95
Get on board and join your friends at Port Discovery for a singing, swinging story time for toddlers. Listen to books, and songs, along with movement and musical instruments.
$21.95
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