February Vacation Week Activities: MFA

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Official Website:	February Vacation Week Activities: MFA
Venue:	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
Location:	465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Phone:	(617) 267-9300
Dates:	Monday, February 20, 2012 - Friday, February 24, 2012
Hours:	10:00am - 4:00pm
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	School Vacation

The MFA is hosting February Vacation Week Activities which offers a wide range of ongoing activities for children, such as art-making workshops, interactive theatrical performances, and family-oriented gallery tours.

Enjoy free activities for kids with the theme of Beasts & Beauties all week! Discover wild beasts and beauties in art all week long. Enjoy making art, go on a fun tour of the galleries, and see and draw live animals.

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February Vacation Week Highlights at the MFA

Children's Tours, Sharf Visitor Center -Every 15 minutes from 10:15 am–Noon
Visit the galleries in search of beasts and beauties on this kid-friendly 30-minute tour.

Story Hour, Gallery 274 - 10:30 am and 1:30 pm
Drop in to enjoy stories about princesses, maidens, goddesses, and more. Stay for a story or for the whole hour. Great for toddlers.

Drumlin Farms at Druker Family Pavilion -11am, 11:45am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:15pm, & 3pm
Join naturalists from Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary to meet live animals. Learn about our local animals and environment, and before you leave, sketch the animals you’ve encountered. Sessions last 30 minutes. Space is limited to 30 visitors per session. First come, first served; pick up tickets at the door 10 minutes prior to session. Please choose one adult for your group to allow more children to attend.

Art-Making Activities
Ongoing: 10 am–4 pm (until 8 pm on Wed)

Works on Paper, Part I—Drawing, Lower Rotunda
Pick up your drawing materials and explore “Paper Zoo” in Gallery 170to sketch some of your favorite animals. Take your sketch to Part II to create a series of prints!

Works on Paper, Part II—Printmaking, Druker Family Pavilion 159
Visit the studio to turn your animal drawing into prints to take home.

Masks, Shapiro Family Courtyard
Make a cuddly—or scary—mask of your favorite animal to wear around the Museum! Afterward, go see the beautiful masks on Level LG of the Art of the Americas Wing.

Wire Sculpture, Level 3 landing, Art of Americas
Get inspired by Alexander Calder’s wire Cow. Use wire, string, paper, and glue to make your own animal sculpture.

Clay Sculpture, Workshop Studio G85
Visit our menagerie of porcelain animals in Gallery 142. Find birds and other creatures. Then go to the workshop studio and sculpt your favorite beast or beauty in clay to take home!

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All vacation week activities are free with admission.

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465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA map

The Museum is accessible by taking the Green line “E” train to the MFA stop, the Orange line to Ruggles stop, or bus #39 to Ruggles Street. The MFA is also a stop on the Beantown Trolley. The Museum is expecting many visitors to School Vacation Week, so parking will be limited. For more information on the MFA’s School Vacation Week, please call 617.369.3300 or visit the MFA’s website at www.mfa.org.

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Did you know that kids get free admission to the Museum every day? Kids 6 and under are always free, and kids 7 to 17 are free during non school hours.

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