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Block Party



In honor of Utah Prehistory Week, the Museum of Peoples and cultures will be hosting a Block Party for the community on Saturday May 10th. Demonstrations and food will be available throughout the day beginning at 10 am and ending at 3 pm.  Demonstrators will set up booths with hands on activities and information.

Demonstrations and activities will include:
Corn grinding
Cordage
Pottery
Lace Making
Basketry
Archaeology Dig
Rock Art Boards
Flint Knapping (arrowheads)
Petroglyph Face Painting

At 1 pm there will be a special dance performance by Native American performing ground Morning Star.
Complimentary museum tours will be held throughout the day and will include the new exhibition Kachinas of the Southwest: Dances, Dolls, and Rain.

This event is free of cost and open to the public.  The Museum is located at 700 N 100 E in Provo.


Check out these images from last year's Block Party!





What's New Today - Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Mystery Dinner Date Night

Bring a date for a night of mystery and mayhem. Enjoy dinner as clues are revealed and the mystery of a missing artifact is solved. Was it you?

New Exhibition Opens!

The new exhibition Kachinas of the Southwest: Dances, Dolls, and Rain will be opening April 22nd.  It will explore the Kachina Cult of the Southwest.