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Pre-registration is not required unless noted. Adults must accompany children. For more information, please call 973.971.3718
Thursdays, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 4 Make Snowmen Statues
Feb. 11 Create a Conversation Heart Mailbox
Feb. 18 Make an Art Quilt Square
All ages
$4/child for members; $5/child for non-members
Create art at your own speed! Join Morristown High School art Honor Society students to create your own craft.
Wednesday, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Feb. 17 Quilts as Canvas
Grades 4 - 8
$10/members; $12/non-members
Explore our newest exhibition, Art Quilts: Contemporary Expressions from the Collection of John M. Walsh III. Then use your imagination and a variety of materials to create your own art quilt square.
Space is limited; pre-registration is required.
Friday, 10:00 a.m.
Feb. 19 Out of this World
Pre-school age children and their caregivers
Free with museum admission
Learn about outer space in the exhibition Snoopy Soars with NASA.
Saturdays, Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Feb. 6 Fun with Telescopes
Feb. 20 Phases of the Moon
Ages 4+
Free for members; $3/child for non-members plus museum admission
Families are invited to drop-in and participate in exciting workshops that combine science themes with art activities.
Wednesday, 3:30 - 4:30
Feb. 10 Art Quilts: Contemporary Expressions from the Collection of John M. Walsh III
All ages
Free with museum admission
Join museum educators in the galleries to explore a different exhibition each month. Create a simple craft inspired by the art and objects you see. Drop-in anytime during the session to participate.
President's Day
Monday, February 15, 11 am - 5 pm
Presidents' Day Workshop - Noon - 3:00
All Ages
Workshop fee: $4/child members and $5/child non-members
Re-create Abe Lincoln’s log cabin or the historic White House craft materials.
Gore Vidal’s Lincoln at 1 p.m. The museum's Bickford Theatre will be showing the 1988 Emmy Award-winning mini-series which tells the story of Abraham Lincoln’s life from his humble beginnings, to the most powerful position in the world, to his sudden, shocking end at the Fords Theatre. Starring Sam Waterston as Lincoln and Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Todd; running time is 188 minutes; rated PG-13. Free with museum admission.
A docent-led tour of Art Quilts: Contemporary Expressions from the Collection of John M. Walsh III will be offered at 1:30 p.m.
Enjoy a live, interactive demonstration of the exhibition Musical Machines & Living Dolls at 2:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 27 and March 6 (2-part workshop)
9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
$80/members; $90/non-members
Durng the first session, Nancy Ori, professional photographer, will lead a highlights tour of the Art Quilts exhibition that will examine design, color, mixed media and the use of found objects. As part of the hands-on studio portion of the workshop, in the second session, students will design and create their own collage using some of the concepts, methods and materials they explored in the gallery. Materials list will be provided. Light morning refreshments will be served.
To register, please call 973.971.3718.
Thurs., Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m.
Free
Join John Hemmendinger, CPA; Ronnie Powell, Esq., trust and estate attorney; Steven Miller, Director of the Morris Museum; and collector John M. Walsh III for a panel discussion of the issues related to the long term plans for your collection. For reservations, please call 973.971.3713.
Feb. 19, 1:00 p.m. American Indian Gallery
Free with museum admission
Visit the Morris Museum for an early afternoon of art and conversation with the museum's curators.. The program will include a highlights tour, engaging discussion in the gallery, and light refreshments.
Pre-registration is not required.
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