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18 November 2021 | pdxparent.com MUSEUM INFO ADDRESS: 1219 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR. WEBSITE: portlandartmuseum.org. HOURS: Wednesday-Sunday: 10 am-5 pm. ADMISSION: Kids 17 and under free. General admission: $25; seniors and students: $22. RECIPROCAL MEMBERSHIPS: Western Reciprocal and Museum Alliance Reciprocal Program with membership at the Friend level and above. ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY INFORMATION: Accessible entrance, aides and care providers receive free admission, service animals welcome, manual wheelchairs available free of charge and more. MUSEUM CAFÉ: No. GET SOCIAL: Facebook: @portlandartmuseum | Twitter: @PDXArtMuseum | Instagram: @portlandartmuseum WHY KIDS ♥ IT Colors, shapes, people, places and ideas that expand their world! WHY PARENTS ♥ IT Free admission for kids age 17 and under. CURRENT & EXHIBITSUPCOMING Queen Nefertari’s Egypt Through January 16, 2022 Discover the world of Queen Nefertari, the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II. Drawn from exhibitionEgizioworld-renownedtheMuseoinTurin,Italy,theimmerses visitors in the magnificent palaces and tombs of ancient Egypt. Private Lives: Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis, Paris, 1889–1900 Through January 23, 2022 Private Lives explores the MauriceÉdouardofparadoxicalenigmaticbeautiful,andworkPierreBonnard,Vuillard,Denisand Félix Vallotton, four young artists whose work centers on home, family and children. Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism February 19 - June 5, 2022 Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera rarelyself-portraitsKahlo’sfeatureexhibitionbeloved.internationallyareThiswillmanyofmostfamousandseenoil paintings by Rivera, as well as works by other icons of Mexican modernism. PORTLANDMUSEUMART 18TH-20THKINGDOM,NEWMUT,GODDESSTHEOFSTATUE TURIN.EGIZIO,MUSEOB.C.E.1539-1076DYNASTIES, COURTESYIMAGEBONNARD.PIERREBYDOGAWITHWOMEN RIGHTSARTISTS2020©INSTITUTE.ARTCLARKTHEOF PARISADAGP,YORKNEW(ARS),SOCIETY THEOFCOURTESYKAHLO.FRIDABYMINDMYONDIEGO COLLECTION.GELMANNATASHAANDJACQUES
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pdxparent.com | November 2021 19 HANDS CHILDREN’SONMUSEUM MUSEUM INFO ADDRESS: 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA. WEBSITE: hocm.org. HOURS: Monday-Friday: 9 am-5 pm; Sunday: 10 am-5 pm. ADMISSION: General admission (18 months-64 years old): $15.95; seniors (65+): $14.95; military/first responder/foster (with valid ID): $14.95. Free to members. FREE/DISCOUNT DAYS: Access Admission (EBT cardholders): First two guests free, each additional $2; First Friday Night (each month): $1. CAMPS/CLASSES: bit.ly/3p6Bq3E. RECIPROCAL MEMBERSHIPS: bit.ly/3lHKE4i. ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY INFORMATION: bit.ly/3j673GC. GET SOCIAL: Facebook: @handsonchildrensmuseum | Twitter: @HandsOnMuseum | Instagram: @handsonchildrensmuseum WHY KIDS ♥ IT There are 150 interactive exhibits and a half-acre of outdoor play space including a giant climbing boulder, dino dig, vintage schooner, lighthouse lookout, trike loop and children’s garden. Plus, an art studio, MakeSpace, two-story climber and stream slide, Ballcano, water table, Emergency! gallery and Airways Maze. There’s also seasonal themed events with special guests and activities. WHY PARENTS ♥ IT Washington’s award-winning museum on Olympia’s waterfront adjacent to the WET Science Center and Plaza with a 250-foot interactive stream. Near down town, Farmers Market and Percival Landing. Clean and beautiful facility with fresh foods in the Play Day Café. Voted “Best Family Fun Destination” by Showcase magazine and The Olympian Best of South Sound.
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December 1-31 150+ exciting exhibits, meet Nutcracker ballet dancers and special guests, make a hand-crafted gift, design a nature wreath, tinker in the MakeSpace, and join the Noon Year’s Eve Party countdown on December 31.
20 November 2021 | pdxparent.com COLUMBIAMARITIMERIVERMUSEUM MUSEUM INFO ADDRESS: 1792 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR. WEBSITE: crmm.org. HOURS: Daily: 9:30 am-5 pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. ADMISSION: General admission: $16; seniors (ages 65+): $13; kids ages 6-17: $5; SNAP recipients with EBT card: $3. Active duty military and kids under 6 are free. CAMPS/CLASSES: crmm.org/education.html. RECIPROCAL MEMBERSHIPS: Museum members receive reciprocal admissions at a different regional attraction each month. GET SOCIAL: Facebook: @Columbiarivermaritimemuseum | Twitter: @CRMMAstoria | Instagram: @columbiarivermaritimemuseum WHY KIDS ♥ IT Board a real ship, turn a ship’s wheel, stand on a tugboat or destroyer bridge, and make a TV weather forecast. WHY PARENTS ♥ IT A wide variety of interactive experiences on Astoria's beautiful waterfront will captivate your kids. MUSEUM INFO ADDRESS: 116 Marion St. NE, Salem, OR. WEBSITE: acgilbert.org. HOURS: Tuesday-Saturday: 10 am-5 pm. ADMISSION: General admission: $10; seniors and active military: $8. CAMPS/CLASSES: acgilbert.org/summer-camp RECIPROCAL MEMBERSHIPS: ASTC Passport Program. GET SOCIAL: Facebook: @gilberthouse | Twitter: @gilberthouse | Instagram: @gilberthouse WHY KIDS ♥ IT It is an entire museum designed just for them to play in. WHY PARENTS ♥ IT Kids can learn and explore through play in 20 indoor and outdoor exhibits. GILBERTCHILDREN'SHOUSEMUSEUM
pdxparent.com | November 2021 21 MUSEUM INFO ADDRESS: 26385 NW Groveland Dr., Hillsboro, OR. WEBSITE: ricenorthwestmuseum.org. HOURS: Thursday: 10 am-4 pm; Friday-Sunday: 10 am-5 pm. (COVID may affect hours.) ADMISSION: Members: free. Adults: $12; seniors (60+) and veterans: $10; students: $8; kids (up to 5 years): free. FREE/DISCOUNTED DAYS: Museums for All and Blue Star Families programs provide reduced admission year round. Washington County Library patrons can reserve a Cultural Pass to Adventure for free admission. CAMPS/CLASSES: ricenwmuseum.simpletix.com RECIPROCAL MEMBERSHIPS: Portland Attraction Marketing Alliance. GET SOCIAL: Facebook: @RiceNWMuseum | Instagram: @RiceNWMuseum. RICE MUSEUM OF ROCKS MINERALS& WHY KIDS ♥ IT Sparkling crystals, glowing rocks, fossilized dinosaurs — and their poop! WHY PARENTS ♥ IT Situated on 23 acres, there is room to eat lunch, run and explore.
