For Kids & Families Circus Science Saturday & Sunday, February 11 & 12, 2012 10 AM– 4:30 PM Presidents' Day Open House Monday, February 20, 2012, 12:30– 4:30 PM Drop-in Art & Science Activities Saturdays and Sundays Art: Living History Now Science: Circus Fitness NEW! – D.I.G. LAB [Discover + Invent + Grow] Third Saturdays of the month February 18 Shelter from the Storm Performance: The Legend of Sojourner Truth Presented by Yearning to Learn Saturday, February 4, 2012, 2 PM NEW! Teen Workshops Special workshops open to teens ages 13 to 18. February 4: Body Sculpture March 3: Ikebana – Japanese Flower Arranging Register today! Call 973.596.6606, e-mail juniormuseum@newarkmuseum.org or register on-line. $50 per workshop, $45 for members. Planetarium Shows Seven Wonders The Little Star That Could Extra shows on President's Day at 1, 2, 3 & 4 PM Monday, February 20, 2012. Looking Forward Performance: A Thousand Cranes Presented by Centenary Stage Company Sunday, March 4, 2012, 1 pm | For Adult Visitors
Lectures/Conversations in the Galleries The Art of Looking Sunday, February 26, 2:30–3:30 PM Topic: Focus on work by Contemporary African American Artists Speaker: Beth Venn, Senior Curator of American Art. This gallery talk focuses on a new installation that includes work by James Andrew Brown, Willie Cole, Melvin Edwards, Barkley Hendricks, Ben Jones and Kara Walker. Many of these works have never been on view before. Gallery Tours (Wednesdays through Sundays) New: Bi-lingual Gallery Tours Treasures at the Newark Museum (1 pm) Meet your Volunteer Docent in the South Wing entrance. French—February 5 Spanish—February 18, March 31 Portuguese—March 7 Hebrew—March 3
Senior Friday February 10, 1–3 PM Black History Month: Explore the Art of African Masquerade FREE! Pre-registration required; Call 973.596.6613 Looking Forward Live Theater Performance: Harriet Tubman: The Chosen One |