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Contact:
Dan Carpenter
(325) 673-4587
Marketing@thegracemuseum.org
Being
thankful theme of The Grace Museum's November Tot Spot
Abilene,
TX (October 24, 2007) - Children age 3 to 5 will
get to learn about the Great Depression and why they have
reason to be thankful today as
The Grace Museum plays host to tots from around Abilene and
The Friendly Frontier November 1 and 2.
The
program is part of the Museum's monthly Tot Spot, where children
ages 3 to 5 and their parents or guardians come to The Grace
to expand their large imaginations through hands-on activities
and gallery games.
In
November, the theme is "Being Thankful" ... the
children will get to see the hopeful images of Depression-era
families in Bound for Glory: America in Color, 1939-1943
in The Grace's Main Gallery , and then create
artful expressions of thankfulness during craft time.
Tot
Spot starts at 10 a.m. November 1, and also runs at 9:30 and
11 a.m. November 2.
Reservations
are required for the monthly program, which is free for Museum
members; non-members pay only $5. Call 673-4587 or visit
The Grace web site at www.thegracemuseum.org
to register or get more information.
The Grace Museum
is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; and
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every Thursday. Admission is
free Thursday evening after 5 p.m.
For more information,
call 325-673-4587.
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The
Grace Museum's exhibitions and educational programs are supported
in part by grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts, the
Abilene Cultural Affairs Council, the City of Abilene, Taylor
County, and the Downtown Revitalization Program of the Tax
Increment Finance District.
The
Grace Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places. Built in 1909, The Hotel Grace served as a rest
stop for railway travelers. The mission-style building
was renovated and re-opened in 1992 as The Grace Cultural
Center. The Grace Museum, a non-profit organization,
now serves as a home to a Children's Museum, History Museum,
and Art Museum. At 55,000 sq. ft., The Grace Museum
is the 10th largest general museum in Texas. The Grace
Museum is the cornerstone of cultural arts and education in
West Texas.
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