Morris Museum Announces Vacation Days Programming for Children

Schools out at the end of the week! Come to the Morris Museum and enjoy an afternoon of engaging children's theatre, fun crafts, and special exhibitions. In conjunction with the upcoming school vacation, a series of special performances and programs for children will be held at the Morris Museum on Thursday, November 7 and Friday, November 8.

Children's Theatre

Join them on Friday, November 8 at 11:00am or 1:30pm for a performance of Peter and Wendy. The enchanting musical of a boy who refuses to grow up, Peter takes Wendy to Never-Never Land for adventures with Tiger Lily, the pirates and the infamous Captain Hook. Recommended for children ages 3 to 9.

Tickets are $10 for members; $12 for non-members; and $9 for groups (20 or more)

For tickets, call 973.971.3706

Vacation Day Workshops

Catcher
Thursday, November 7, 12:00 - 2:00pm

Create a colorful sun catcher to display in a window. A perfect gift for friends or family. Appropriate for children all ages.

Clay Sculpture
Friday, November 8, 12:00 - 2:00pm

Browse the Museum galleries for inspiration and then make your own sculpture out of clay in one of our classrooms. Appropriate for children of all ages.

Tickets for are $2 per child for members; and $3 per child for non-members plus Museum admission.

In the Galleries

Nano: The Science of the Super Small

Nano is an interactive exhibition that engages family audiences in nano-scale science, engineering, and technology. Hands-on stations allow visitors to play with magnets, use foam construction materials and balance blocks all while learning the basics of nanoscience and engineering, introducing some real world applications, and exploring the societal implications of this new technology. Nano will be on view through July 13, 2014.

Fluorescent Mineral Collection

In the Rock and Mineral Gallery, visitors can experience a variety of geological specimens in an interactive, hands-on setting or walk into a dark "cave" in which they can enjoy the fluorescent properties of certain pieces in a specialized light setting. The Morris Museum's geological collection, considered one of the best in New Jersey, is home to numerous specimens from throughout the world, but has a focus on the state's own mineralogical profile.

The Music Workshop

The Music Workshop, part of the permanent exhibition Musical Machines and Living Dolls, is an interactive gallery for the whole family.

• Explore changes in musical "memory" - hands-on. "Pin" a barrel and "punch" a tune sheet, then listen!
• Uncover the musical past with the Mechanical Music Jukebox. Listen, from opera to ragtime, or learn to dance a reel, a waltz or a polka.
• Discover how gears move, play a cylinder music box or pluck the steel teeth of an African mbira with the Activity Boxes.
• Sit down and play! Delight in the "musical" chair!
• Explore the evolution of sound, from scratchy records to "hissing" cassette tapes to digital music.
• Decorate your own fairground organ using magnets.
• Relax! Have a seat and curl up with a book

Musical Machines and Living Dolls features over 150 objects from the world-renowned Murtogh D. Guinness collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata. Largely dating to the 19th century, these ingenious objects once brought animated, musical entertainment to private settings and public places. Join us daily, at 2:00pm, for a demonstration of mechanical musical instruments and automata takes place, beginning in the Music Workshop.

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