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Aloft: The Wonder of Kites at American Textile History Museu

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Venue:CLOSED: American Textile History Museum
Dates:Saturday, November 5, 2011 - Sunday, May 27, 2012
Hours:Museum hours Wednesday – Sunday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Ages:Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:Indoor
Cost:$$ see below
Category:Exhibits

Kites have entertained children and adults for thousands of years, but have also had a profound impact on history as objects of artistic expression, cultural and religious symbols, tools of war, and instruments of science, technology and mathematics.

Kids and adults alike will be fascinated by the history, the significance, and the fun of these tethered aircraft in three amazing exhibits: “Kites to Kitty Hawk: The Origin of Flight”, “The Rise of the Roloplan: The Kite Designs of Richard Steiff”, and “A Second Wind: Contemporary Kites.”

There are plenty of hands-on kite making and kite flying activities for all ages, including making a kite to be strung together with others in one huge community kite to be flown in the spring.

Also hands-on explorationi of air currents and the principles of flight, as well as a computerized kite simulator to explore different kite designs and see how they would fly.

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Free for Museum members and children under 6. $8 for adults 17 and older. $6 for seniors (65 and older), children 6 – 16, and college students with ID.

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www.athm.org

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491 Dutton Street, Lowell, MA, 01854-4221 map
Phone: (978) 441-0400

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