For more information or to make reservations, contact Youth and Family Coordinator Brena Meadows at 706.748.2562, ext. 652 or bmeadows@columbusmuseum.com.

Wonderful Wednesday -- “Chetter Galloway”
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. - noon
All Ages
Free!
This Wonderful Wednesday program is held in conjunctions with our exhibition Let the Records Show: Discovering the Valley’s Black Community in Slavery and Freedom. Come hear Chetter Galloway perform stories, songs, spoken word and dramatization of historical events as he produces a memorable picture of the slave experience during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

In this moving program, both children and adults will gain an appreciation of the courage and ingenuity of enslaved Africans who devised ‘coded songs’ to prevent their masters from discovering their escape plans. This program is a tribute to their brave struggle for freedom, equality and human dignity.

Reservations are only required for groups of five or more children and are limited to a max of 25, including adults.

Wonderful Wednesdays are made possible by the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Butler.

Paper-making Spring Break Camp
Tuesday-Friday, April 6-9
1 p.m. -- 4 p.m.
Ages: 5 - 9 years old
Camp fee: $50 Museum members, $65 non-members
Children will enjoy a creative and educational experience during our Spring Break Camp! The students will get to make their own paper and paintings. Payment includes all four days. Reservations are required a week in advance.

Family Fun Day -- “A Victorian Day”
Saturday, April 18
1 p.m. -- 4 p.m.
All Ages
Free!
Family Fun Day is the Museum’s largest family program of the year! This year’s event will be in conjunction withour exhibition The Way We Lived: Residential Architecture and life in the 19th Century, and features a variety of fun and educational attractions, including performers, face painters, films and much more. Children will be able to participate in arts and crafts activities that focus on the Victorian Era.

Family Art Affair
Sunday, May 16, 2010
2:30-4:30 p.m.
All Ages
Free!
Come spend the afternoon learning about the Museum’s collection and creating your own work of art!

Basic Drawing Summer Camp
Tuesday-Friday, June 1-4, 2010
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Ages: 5-7 yr olds
$65 non-members/$50 members
Come learn the basics of art! At this camp children will learn the basic tenets of drawing. They will sketch in the gallery and flesh out their own works the Studio. Payment includes all four days. Reservations are required a week in advance. Detailed information about each day’s activities are available on request.

Modern Art Summer Camp
Tuesday-Friday, July 20-23, 2010
1:00-4:00 PM
Ages: 5-7 yr olds
$65 non-members/$50 members
Innovative contemporary art from the Museum’s permanent collection is featured in this camp. Students will learn about contemporary artists in our collections. They will use them as inspiration to create their own modern masterpieces in the Studio. Payment includes all four days. Reservations are required a week in advance. Detailed information about each day’s activities are available on request.

Excite your and your child’s creativity by joining us for a morning of art adventures. Budding young artists will be introduced to the world of art through in-gallery activities and tales, followed by entertaining art projects in the studio and fun in Transformations, the Museum’s hands-on gallery for kids.

This program is designed for children ages 2 to 4 years old, and there is a fee of $5 per child. Space is limited and reservations are required a week in advance. Contact Youth and Family Programs Coordinator Brena Meadows at 706.748.2562, ext. 652 or bmeadows@columbusmuseum.com.

Toddler Time
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
10 a.m. – 11 a.m. or 3 – 4 p.m.
$5 per child; pre-registration and pre-payment required
Parents and children will enjoy looking at the gorgeous artwork and hearing a story in our permanent collection galleries. Children will then create their own work of art in the Studio.

Transformations, our children’s interactive discovery gallery, features a dozen creative play areas that challenge children to use their creativity to transform, build and create. Transformations is always changing. Come see the improved space with new activities!

Computer Stations! Check out our new computer stations that allow you to explore art and a variety of other subjects.

Busy Hands
Day Care Program
$5 per child
Maximum 20 children
Looking for an educational and creative project for your day care? Try our new Busy Hands program! Children will hear a story in one of our galleries and then get to do a creative project in our studio that they will be able to take home. Reservations must be made 2 weeks in advance and payment must be received 1 week in advance. For reservations, call Brena Meadows at 706-748-2562, ext. 652 or email bmeadows@columbusmuseum.com.