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Do your kids love the Planetarium? We do, too—and since we can’t get together under the dome yet, we will bring the Planetarium to you! On September 2, the Moon is full, and this is sometimes called the Corn Moon, since this is the time of year the corn harvest begins in earnest. What place

Join us as we read Swimmy by Leo Lionni, and then work on creating a work of watery landscape art. Materials needed: paper and pencil, colored pencils, markers, and crayons. Recommended for ages 5+ and their families.

Join Laura Vookles, co-curator of Derrick Adams: Buoyant, and graphic designer and HRM Docent David Lucas for a conversation about Adams’ Floaters series, before the exhibition closes on August 23. They will focus on how the artist uses color, composition, and design to convey his joyous and empowering message, and offer a rich visual and

Join us as we explore the portraits of people relaxing on pool floaties on view in Derrick Adams’ exhibition, Buoyant. Then experiment with using different shapes and colors to create your own portrait in collage. Materials needed: paper, markers or crayons, scissors and glue suggested; collage materials from old magazines or newspapers optional. Recommended for

First Person Voice will explore the importance of Black artists creating and controlling their own artistic images in mainstream media in a conversation between arts entrepreneur and curator James E. Bartlett, writer and activist Emil Wilbekin, filmmaker Terence Nance, and designer and filmmaker Walé Oyéjidé, Esq. This virtual talk will examine the growth, visibility, and

Join us as we read the classic work of children’s literature by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese, The Story About Ping, read by HRM Junior Docent Sumaya Kashem. Then, Junior Docents will demonstrate how to create an origami duck. Materials needed: one square piece of paper. Designed for children ages 8+ and their families.

We invite you to join this virtual Teen Talk, created by teens, for teens, and led by HRM Junior Docents. It will be an informative and interactive discussion about the daily manifestations of colorism, encouraging participants to consider the role they can play in winning the battle against this insidious form of discrimination and moving

Fairy tales, King Arthur’s Guinevere, geometric patterns—the tiles on view in the Museum’s historic home, Glenview, feature a range of subjects and appeal to fans of both ceramics and romantic stories. Join Laura Vookles, Chair of the Curatorial Department, and Victoria McKenna-Ratjen, Curatorial Assistant, for a virtual tour of these original designs, from the encaustic

Do your kids love the Planetarium? We do, too—and since we can’t get together under the dome, we want to bring the Planetarium to you! This week, take a super-close look at the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn. We’ll be using a planetarium simulator for the night sky, so you know where to find these

Do your kids love the Planetarium? We do, too—and since we can’t get together under the dome, we want to bring the Planetarium to you! This week the theme is the Moon. We’ll be using a planetarium simulator for the night sky and learning about the Moon’s cycles. Just like programs in the Planetarium, we’ll