If you’re tired of telling your little ones to use their indoor voices, take them to one of these swell play places and let someone else do the hollering for you. Get smarter Thanks to rotating exhibits and hands-on areas, museums aren’t what they used to when we were kids. Up your children’s IQ with […]
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Stuart no-so-little
Four years and $13 million later, Norman’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art has much more to love, with the opening of its 18,000-square-foot Stuart Wing. “We pretty much doubled the size. Of course, I’m not objective, but the inside looks stunning,” said Ghislain d’Humières, museum director, noting high gallery ceilings, oak flooring and state-of-the-art […]
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You must be not tall to enter
Tots age 2 to 5 can take steps to become the future artists of America by immersing themselves in a hands-on art environment, as a part of Tiny Tuesdays at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch. Parents can work with their children from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at this month’s art activity, […]
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Wish fulfillment
It’s not too late for children from first to sixth grade to sign up to do these and other fun activities, during two more five-day summer camps at Science Museum Oklahoma, 2100 N.E. 52nd. The science camp, “Did You Ever?,” includes activities with speakers and exhibits to teach children about chemistry, biology and other kinds […]
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Wide world of ‘Sports’
Alex Mattison, communications coordinator for the museum, said the “science of the gross” will be utilized to help explain these concepts, and he expects this to better catch the children’s attention. “It’s really finding ways to get kids to identify with the science of how the body works, and then, in addition to that, showing […]
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‘White’ noise
The event is a celebration of the reinstallation of modern art into the museum’s Sandy Bell Gallery, following renovations. The staff thought White Denim was a good fit for such a celebration, according to museum spokesperson Michael Bendure. “We felt like it was a really nice way to complement the contemporary modern art,” he said. […]
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Reel secret
In a locked room kept at a chilly 62 degrees are reels of more than 500 films, mostly 16mm, said Brian Hearn, film curator. The museum is one of less than 10 institutions nationwide that houses such an archive, including the Library of Congress, New York’s Museum of Modern Art and the Academy of Motion […]
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‘Deal’ of the century
What’s the big deal with “A New Deal”? Lots, according to Alison Amick, curator at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, where the exhibition opens Thursday for a summer run. With 56 paintings, “1934: A New Deal for Artists” celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Public Works of Art Project — the first program that addressed […]
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Rawr art
The exhibition “Art and the Animal” is currently on display at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua in Norman. On display until Sept. 5, it showcases works that were selected from a juried art show organized by the Society of Animal Artists. Linda Coldwell, public relations and marketing officer for the […]
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‘Black’ beauty
As the state’s highest, driest and coolest location, Black Mesa bears an unforgiving landscape with dry grasslands and extreme temperatures. But, Linda Coldwell, marketing officer for the museum, said that although the landscape looks harsh and deserted, the area is teeming with life. “The Black Mesa currently has 150 species of animals living in it, […]