Families Explore

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Families Explore

Explore the world with your family through music, dance, crafts, food, and other activities. Learn more about the cultures, ideas, and stories surrounding the objects in the Museum collection. Don’t forget to get your passport stamped at each event as you make your way around the world and through time!

When: Specified Sundays throughout the year, from 12 pm – 4 pm.

Cost: Included in Museum Admission. Kids and teens, 19 and under receive free admission to the Museum. Parents, check out our resident rates.

Registration: No registration required. Drop-in activities run throughout the afternoon.

Contact: Education Department at 607.438.5119.

Get a Family Explorations passport and bring it with you each month to receive a special stamp. After six stamps, collect a special gift from the GlassMarket.

Upcoming Events

Families Explore: Space
February 17, 2013 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Explore the mysteries of space with your family. Learn about Comet Encounters with Cornell University, take a ride in a flight simulator from the National Soaring Museum, and make your own telescope and space shuttle! Explore the Museum’s Innovation Center to learn about telescopes, the first...

Families Explore: Music
March 17, 2013 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Add some rhythm to your family’s Sunday afternoon. Discover glass instruments in the Museum’s collection. Enjoy live performances by local musicians, including The East High Kazoo Band and the Crystal City Flute Choir. Listen to a special performance by musician John Snyder, playing the theremin,...