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Cogan Family Foundation Vacation Week Adventures
April Vacation Week

Tue, Apr 21–Fri, Apr 24, 2009
10 am–4 pm
Powerful Figures through Time

Enjoy an array of art-making activities, performances, and tours that explore powerful figures throughout the Museum. Make a golden Buddha, create a power figure in fabric inspired by African art, sketch portraits of European royalty, and search for dragons in the Asian galleries. Discover an ancient painting technique depicting warriors and create your own masterpiece. While you’re here, participate in a special interactive Indian dance performance and art-making demonstration by local group Khel Mel. Listen to stories about America’s great leaders, and join a fun-filled Family Gallery Tour or a Teen Gallery Talk to explore powerful figures from the ancient world.

Ongoing Activities
10 am–4 pm
Dragons
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
Royal Families
Shields and Sculptures
The Ancient Greeks

Interactive Performances
Family Gallery Tour 11:30 am
Teen Gallery Talk Tue-Thu 12:15 pm
Durga and the Holi Dance 1:30 pm
Powerful Tales through Time 2:30 pm

No registration required. All vacation week activities are free with admission. All ages and abilities welcome.

American Sign Language ASL interpretation provided all day Wed, Apr 22.
All activities inclusive. For more information email access@mfa.org or call 617-369-3189 – voice or 617-267-9703 TTY.

See the full schedule of events.




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