Workshops, For Kids & Families
Eye-Popping Art!
February School Vacation Week
Monday, February 21, 2011 from 10am - 4pm
Location: Peabody Essex Museum
Drop-In Art Activity
Disappearing Drawings | 10 am–1 pm | Atrium
Create your own disappearing drawings and experiment with surprises in color and light.
Performances
Shadows around the world | 11 am–noon and 3–4 pm | Atrium
Join artist Jim Napolitano from Nappy's Puppets and discover shadow puppets in different cultures! Nappy's Puppets have been featured on the award-winning PBS show Between the Lions.
Drop-In Art Activity
Shadow Puppets | Noon–3 pm | Atrium
Design your own shadow puppets. Then try them out behind our shadow screen.
Family Gallery Tour
Motion, Mirrors and More: Perspective Tricks in Art
1–1:30 pm | Meet at information desk
Recommended for children ages 5 and up with adult
Tickets available at admissions desk on day of tour
Artists use many tools to make their viewers feel "part of the action." Discover how, on this trip through the Maritime Art galleries.
Workshop
Puppet Making with Nappy | 1–2 pm | Art Studios
Recommended for children ages 5 and up with adult
Reservations by February 17
Find out how Jim Napolitano makes his puppets. Then create and perform with your own!
Puppet Workshop Sold Out
