Press Release
Media Contact:
Erika Riggs
801.422.0020
For Immediate Release
6/4/09
Mornings @ the Museum of Peoples and Cultures
On June 9, BYU’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures (MPC) will begin their program ‘Mornings @ the Museum’, which will provide families in the community with fun summer activities.
The program is designed for children ages 4-11, accompanied by an adult, who are invited to the MPC for an hour of cultural presentations, stories, and hands-on, take-home activities. Because interaction with the Museum’s educational exhibits is encouraged during each session, specific topics have been chosen to highlight the museum’s current exhibits: Kachinas of the Southwest: Dances, Dolls, and Rain and New Lives: Building Community at Fourmile Ruin. Reservations are required before attending any given session.
"Parents are always looking for fun, quality, cultural, and educational opportunities for their kids during the summer," said Kari Nelson, Curator of Education at the MPC. “Mornings at the Museum is a great way to teach children about peoples and cultures in a unique, hands on setting.”
Three themes will be presented on a rotating basis each week during the summer months. This summer’s planned topics include: Island Tour, Archaeology and Native Cultures of the American Southwest. Each session will focus on one theme and will include presentations (accompanied by exhibit objects and other visual aids), stories, music, and a craft that relates to the specific topic.
The program will be offered twice a week: Tuesdays at 10:30am and Thursdays at 1:30pm starting June 9 and running through August 11.
“Mornings at the Museum exposes children to different peoples and cultures and increases their awareness of what we all have in common,” Nelson said. “For this program we chose to focus more on our similarities so children are able to see just how much our cultures share with each other.”
The program is free of charge, but space is limited. For a full schedule visit the education page at mpc.byu.edu and call 422-0022 for reservations.