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Welcome the spring breeze by creating your own decorative windchime. Use beads and found objects to design a colorful, one-of-a-kind piece that catches the light—and the wind. Recommended for ages 4+.

Celebrate the return of spring’s tiniest visitors! Create butterfly and dragonfly magnets using clothespins, pipe cleaners, and colorful materials. Take home your cheerful critters to brighten up any magnetic surface. Recommended for ages 4+.

  Honoring Robert Peterson Featured Artist Learn more about Robert Peterson. Samantha Merton and Brett Humphreys Community Champions Learn more about Samantha Merton and Brett Humphreys. Laura Vookles Chair, HRM Curatorial Department Isidore Konti Medal of Distinction Recognizing 40 Years of Dedicated Service Learn more about Laura Vookles.   Evening Program 6pm cocktails 7pm seated

Celebrate spring with a free star show by teens for teens! Our Junior Docents will guide you through the cosmos, exploring the depths of space and diving into the ocean of legends as told through the constellations. Enjoy snacks and refreshments and stick around for our game show to win cosmic prizes!   Support provided

Get ready for April Fools’ Day with a classic paper joke teller you can take anywhere! Decorate your creation and choose from more than 25 jokes to share with friends and family. Recommended for ages 5+.

Every jester needs a hat! Celebrate April Fools’ Day by creating and decorating your own playful jester hat using construction paper and collage materials. Recommended for ages 5+.

Welcome spring with an upcycling workshop inspired by blossoming trees around the Museum. Use recycled plastic bottles as paintbrushes to create a tall, expressive tree painting on a long sheet of paper—perfect for celebrating the colors and energy of the season. Recommended for ages 4+. #HRMEarthDay

Explore identity, storytelling, and coexistence in a photography workshop led by Teaching Artist-in-Residence Susan Richman. Create self-portraits and ecological portraits using costumes, props, staging, and collected natural materials, inspired by the work of Cindy Sherman and Imogen Cunningham, on view in Modern Women / Modern Vision: Photographs from the Bank of America Collection. Recommended for

Masha Turchinsky, the HRM’s Anita K. Hersh Director and CEO, will moderate a panel of dynamic women leaders who will discuss how they stepped into their roles of innovation, strategy, and leadership. Come celebrate and learn from these amazing women during Women’s History Month! They include Linda Fears, Editorial Director of Today Media; Morgan McEwen,