Morris Museum announces New Exhibition
Brain Teasers 2
WHEN: through January 8, 2012
WHERE: 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown
Team up with your family and friends at the Morris Museum for a fun challenge as you solve the puzzles in the new exhibition, Brain Teasers 2.
This hands-on exhibition of 20 puzzles is designed to challenge visitors’ problem-solving skills and provide plenty of fun. The brightly colored, large-scale exhibit appeals to visitors of all ages and encourages parent-child interaction as families figure out the brain teasers together. Brain Teasers 2, a nationally traveling exhibition, is produced and toured by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Special Program: Brainteasers Competition Family Night
WHEN: Thursday, November 10, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
ADMISSION: $10/adult, $7/child (museum members free)
Challenge your mind and your family! Join us for an evening of brain twisters and puzzles. Prizes will be awarded to the brainteaser champs. Registration is required; please e-mail programs@morrismuseum.org to pre-register your family.
About the Brain Teaser Puzzles
The brain teaser puzzles include separating linked objects and then reassembling them, arranging geometric shapes to form new ones, unraveling mathematical conundrums, and much more. To solve these puzzles, visitors must use creative thinking and problem solving strategies such as looking for patterns, thinking ahead, setting aside preconceived ideas, and looking at problems from different perspectives. Visitors have been known to come back and try again if they don’t solve all the puzzles on their first visit!
About the Morris Museum
The Morris Museum is an award-winning, community-based arts and cultural institution which serves the public through the presentation of high caliber permanent and changing exhibitions in the arts, sciences and humanities. The Museum also offers educational programs, family events, and is home to the Bickford Theatre and its wide range of performing arts offerings. Continuously serving the public since 1913, the Morris Museum has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ Citation of Excellence, among other awards. In 2013 the museum will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. This program is made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; the F.M. Kirby Foundation; the New Jersey Cultural Trust and The Walter & Alice Gorham Foundation.
The Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown, NJ, and is open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11 AM to 5 PM; Thursday, 11 AM to 8 PM; and Sunday, 1-5 PM. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Admission is always free for museum members and is free to the public every Thursday between 5 and 8 PM. For more information, call 973.971.3700, or visit www.morrismuseum.org.
