Springfield Museums Press Releases
China Program
General Museum News
October 27, 2008
The Springfield Museums' Weekend Family Fun series will continue on Sunday, November 9, with "Celebrate China." Activities will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are free with museum admission unless noted.
The program is presented as part of The City Thinks 2008: Considering China, in collaboration with the Springfield Public Forum. Weekend Family Fun programs are sponsored by TD Banknorth.
Join the Tanglewood Marionettes for a performance of The Dragon King, 1-2 p.m.
See a live martial arts demonstration with Adam Lueb from the Shaolin Kung Fu Center, 2:15-3:15 p.m.
Visit the special exhibit A Passion for Pandas.
Go on a scavenger hunt and discover treasurers of the Far East in the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Learn about the tradition and technique of Chinese calligraphy, 11:30 a.m-3:30 p.m.
Journey through Asia with a visit to the Art Discovery Center to make a panda, noon-3:45 p.m.
The Springfield Museums’ family learning initiative is funded, in part, by MassMutual Financial Group; the Horace A. Moses Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, Trustee; and the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Eugene A. Dexter Charitable Fund.
