January-March 2013

Drop-in Art & Gallery Activities
*Saturdays, begins at 1, 2 & 3 pm
*Subject to change
Families are invited to engage with works of art through an interactive gallery experience led by a Museum Educator, followed by a hands-on art activity.

January: The Great Art of China
Etch intricate designs on metal foil after seeing Chinese antiquities, some 3,000 years old, made of amazing materials including bronze, bamboo, ceramics, ivory, lacquer, enamel, wood, glass and even rhinoceros horn!

February: "Bling" it On
Celebrate Black History Month by painting and collaging an artwork inspired by African-American artist Mickalene Thomas (who attended programs at the Newark Museum as a child!) and her giant landscape using bold patterns, camouflage and sparkly “bling.”

March: Starkid and Children of the Moon
Artists have been inspired by the night sky for thousands of years, as seen in the exhibition African Cosmos. Create a heavenly artwork of stars, comets and constellations of your own.

Drop-in Science Activities
Explore the following interactive science exhibits; then stop by for a hands-on activity.

January

Dynamic Earth: Keeping Cold
Saturdays & Sundays, 1–4 pm, ongoing
Investigate how to keep ice insulated from the heat, keeping the heat out, because it works the other way, too.

Generation Fit: Sugar Buzz
Saturdays & Sundays, 1–4 pm, ongoing
Why do we feel hungry so soon after eating something sweet? This experiment shows how sugars are absorbed more quickly than more complex whole grains.

emPOWERED: Water Power
Saturdays & Sundays, 1:30–4:30 pm, ongoing
Design a water wheel that utilizes rivers and streams to generate power.

February

Dynamic Earth: Cave Art
Saturdays & Sundays, 1–4 pm, ongoing
Since ancient times, humans have been making art. First make your own paints, then create a “cave painting” to take home.

Generation Fit: Healthy Hearts
Saturdays & Sundays, 1–4 pm, ongoing
The heart is a muscle and the more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes.

emPOWERED: Bio Power
Saturdays & Sundays, 1:30–4:30 pm, ongoing
Use microorganisms to simulate biofuel production.

March

Dynamic Earth: How Small is Small?
Saturdays & Sundays, 1–4 pm, ongoing
Explore how we see things that are too small for a microscope and how the world changes at that scale.

Generation Fit: Great Globs of Gluten!
Saturdays & Sundays, 1–4 pm, ongoing
Gluten-free foods are popular, but what exactly is gluten? This experiment will compare the gluten in different kinds of flours.

emPOWERED: Wind Power
Saturdays & Sundays, 1:30–4:30 pm, ongoing
Make a windmill that harnesses moving air to provide power.

Super Saturdays
Join us on the 3rd Saturdays of the month to investigate the old and invent the new with Curiosity Carts and the D.I.G. Lab.

Curiosity Carts
3rd Saturdays of the month, 1–4 pm
Two new “Cabinet of Curiosity” carts are available for families to check-out with the themes The Night Sky and Writing Through the Ages. Carts are filled with touchable objects from the Teaching Collection accompanied by books and activities for kids and grown-ups of all ages.

D.I.G. Lab [Discover + Invent + Grow]
3rd Saturdays of the month, 1–4 pm
It’s your time to be an artist, an inventor and an engineer! Dig into drawers bursting with supplies, from marbles to magnets. Pick a challenge, brainstorm solutions and build your prototype.

January 19: Angrier Birds
February 16: Check Mate
March 16: Enchanted Forest

Gallery Adventure Packs & Gallery Gear: 2 cool ways to explore our 80 galleries
Saturdays & Sundays, 1–4 pm
Pick up one of two themed Gallery Adventure Packs (Eternal Life and I Woke Up Cranky), for an extreme scavenger hunt in the galleries, free, for ages 6 and up.
Or purchase our Gallery Gear, for you to keep and use again at $2, for ages 4 to 8. Both are filled with games, activities and surprises. Keeps the kids busy and you happy while you discover hidden treasures in the Museum’s galleries together!

For more exciting programs, visit Upcoming Events.