Fowler Museum at UCLA is another museum where my children practically grew up as my daughter was in a stroller when we first went regularly. We know the staff well! Once a month, there is a hands-on activity for kids to celebrate a new exhibit. Kids usually have the opportunity to do something fun and creative with lots of art materials provided. Last month, it was making sculptural masks you can walk with inspired by the African exhibit. Earlier, it was making kimchi AND creative decorative glass bottles! We still have ours in the fridge ... yum! We also learned art techniques when we made glow-in-the-dark paintings inspired by Indonesian weavers' stories which still amazes us with its glow at night.
This Sunday, it is music making ... to celebrate their Jazz exhibit. The permanent collection called Intersections is a treasure trove of cultural pieces from all over the world as well as videos to show the cultural contexts for their exhibits. Wander around the beautiful UCLA campus while you are there. Or roll down the hill outside the museum and explore the campus fountains. Admission to Fowler is free, but UCLA parking is $10 all day or try a metered parking slot.
For current exhibits, see http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/exhibitions/current
http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/visit
Kids in the Courtyard Peanut, Peanut Butter…and JAZZ
Celebrate the opening day of
Jam Session with peanut butter and
jam sandwiches, and improvisational music-making led by UCLA students.
Kids in the Courtyard: Peanut, Peanut Butter ... and JAZZ
Sunday, March 20, 2011
1-4 pm
Fowler Museum courtyard
Free Family program
The LA Marathon is also scheduled for Sunday, March 20.
Plan your route to UCLA using this helpful guide.
