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1 – 2 p.m.
$5/ child, plus museum admission for non-members
FREE/adults, plus museum admission for non-members
Learn about the development of salsa music, while Jose Obando, a consultant with the Musical Instrument department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and African percussionists leads you through dance and
call-response singing. Several instruments; clave, maracas and guiros will be introduced. Space is limited.
Please call 973.971.3720 to pre-register.
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11 a.m. - 4 p.m. each day
$12/ child ($7/ child for members)
$10/ adult ($6/ adult for members)
Enjoy two days of spook-tacular fun for the entire family! Children and adults are encouraged to come dressed in creative costumes and to participate in our costume contests. Prizes will be awarded for Best Family Costume, Most Creative Costume and Best Museum Costume. Come dressed as something related to our exhibitions--a dinosaur, a sculpture or even an automata!
Costume judging will be from noon to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 3 p.m. each day.
Activities:
- Pumpkin painting
- Spooky scavenger hunt
- Face painting
- Arts and crafts
- Costume contest
- Magician
- Food vendor
Pre-registration is NOT required. Rain or Shine. Large groups are welcome!
For more information, please call 973.971.3718.
FREE with museum admission for non-members
Enjoy a ROCKIN’ weekend at the Morris Museum! Examine rare fossils, see fluorescent mineral displays or catch a guest speaker. Society members will be available to identify your rocks and minerals. Exhibitors with private collections and top mineral, gem and fossil dealers will be on hand. There will also be events for children, including a sand box scavenger hunt, a mineral magic show and earth science videos. There will be tons to see, do and learn!
For more information, please call 973.971.3720.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
$13/ members
$15/ non-members
Includes museum admission, theatre performance & art workshop
Come in from the cold and enjoy a day at the Morris Museum! Wander throughout the galleries and then enjoy a performance by the Universal African Drum & Dance Ensemble in the Bickford Theatre (show times are 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.). Featuring unique drum beats, traditional African costumes and acrobatics, this spectacular show celebrates Kwanzaa, the annual festival of family, community, culture and peace.
Use your creativity and imagination in an art workshop to make Kwanzaa candles using craft materials. Food will be available to purchase.
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.,
7 – 9 p.m.
FREE with museum admission
Join the Morris Museum Astronomical Society for day that will be out of this world! Tour the exhibition, The Space Spot and take part in lectures, planetarium shows, a children’s art workshop, telescope training and night sky observing. All activities are included with museum admission (except a $2 per person charge for the planetarium show). These shows are first come, first served. All activities will be at scheduled times throughout the day. For more information, please call 973.971.3720.
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