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Events on December 9, 2012
FAMILY DAY Sunday, December 9, 201211 a.m. – 5 p.m. Museum-wide Get your glitz on at Target Family Day! Flash your bling in a jewelry-making workshop, or flash your smile at the MIA photo booth. Create a metallic masterpiece in a metal tooling studio. Be dazzled by harp performances, and delight in stellar silver- and gold-inspired stories. Discover the delicate art of silver leaf in a gilding demonstration, or go mining for gold in the MIA's galleries.
Free. DAILY PUBLIC TOUR China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy Sunday, December 9, 201211:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 2 – 3 p.m. SPECIAL EVENT Winterlights at the Purcell-Cutts House Sunday, December 9, 201212:30 – 1:30 p.m. 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Purcell-Cutts House Experience a progressive Christmas of 1915 at the Purcell-Cutts House, the MIA's Prairie School gem. Tours offered by docents dressed in period finery. Saturdays hourly from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sundays hourly from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. $5; $4 for students; free for MIA members and children under 12. Shuttle service available. To reserve tickets, call (612) 870-6323 or reserve tickets online » DAILY PUBLIC TOUR Winterlights at the Purcell-Cutts House Sunday, December 9, 201212:30 – 1:30 p.m. 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Designed by William Purcell and George Elmslie in 1913, the Prairie School-style Purcell-Cutts House will be decorated for the holidays to reflect the upper-middle-class, progressive lifestyle of the Purcells around 1915. Forty-five minute tours led by costumed docents will emphasize the gifts, toys, food and social traditions of the period that the Purcells might have enjoyed.
To reserve tickets, call (612) 870-6323 or reserve tickets online » SPECIAL EVENT Winterlights: Celebrating the Season Sunday, December 9, 20121 – 2 p.m. 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Museum-wide Experience the warmth of winter holidays celebrated around the world, such as Eid al-Adha, Bodhi Day, Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. View stunning objects that celebrate the triumph of light over darkness and lead us into the New Year. Hear stories of redemption, renewal, and regeneration. Docent-led tours every day at 1 p.m.; weekends at 1 and 2:30 p.m.; and Thursdays at 7 p.m. DAILY PUBLIC TOUR Decorative Arts: Beauty in the Useful Sunday, December 9, 20121 – 2 p.m. 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. DAILY PUBLIC TOUR Winterlights: Celebrating the Season Sunday, December 9, 20121 – 2 p.m. 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
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