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Family Festival: Creature Features
July 7 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
FreeCalling all kid creatives! Meet mythical creatures from around the world on this fantastical day! Our family festivals take place on the first Sunday of each month. Pay What You Wish Admission – Kids under 18 are always free.
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Art Kids Studio | South Vaulted Walkway
Unleash your wild imagination and create your own hybrid beasts with all sorts of animal parts.
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Pop-Up Studio with Kalila Jones | Great Stair Hall Balcony
Design your own mythical mash-up creature with a collage of textiles alongside Kalila Jones.
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Meet the Creature | Learning & Engagement Center
Discover the science behind fantastical animal myths with bones and creature specimens from the Academy of Natural Sciences.
11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. | Shadow Box Story Performance | Great Stair Hall
Enjoy a magical short story by artist and puppeteer, Maisie O’Brien, that captures the spectacle of shadow puppetry.