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Sun February 19, 2017

Free Family Sunday Event: Pre-Hispanic Pottery; Making animal vessels with air-dry clay

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Special art making workshop complements The Mexican Museum’s current exhibition “Fascination with Fauna: The Portrayal of Animals in Pre-Hispanic Art”

Bring your family to The Mexican Museum for a Sunday afternoon full of family-friendly activities on February 19 from noon to 4 p.m. Visitors are invited to take part in this free special art making workshop where they will be able to create and shape their own animal vessels out of air-dry clay.

The workshop complements the museum’s current exhibition Fascination with Fauna: The Portrayal of Animals in Pre-Hispanic Art, which will be closing on February 26. Pre-Hispanic cultures of Mexico, Central America, and Peru paid homage to animals by reproducing them in art for 2500 years. The museum’s co-curator of this exhibition will give a tour from 1:00 p.m. – 2 p.m. Come and enjoy this exciting exhibition!

Like all Family Sundays, this event is free and open to people of all ages. Due to limited space, the public is encouraged to arrive early. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

The Mexican Museum, open Thursday - Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., is located at the Fort Mason Center, Building D, Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street, in San Francisco. Admission is FREE. For more information, please visit: http://www.mexicanmuseum.org or call (415) 202-9700.
Special art making workshop complements The Mexican Museum’s current exhibition “Fascination with Fauna: The Portrayal of Animals in Pre-Hispanic Art”

Bring your family to The Mexican Museum for a Sunday afternoon full of family-friendly activities on February 19 from noon to 4 p.m. Visitors are invited to take part in this free special art making workshop where they will be able to create and shape their own animal vessels out of air-dry clay.

The workshop complements the museum’s current exhibition Fascination with Fauna: The Portrayal of Animals in Pre-Hispanic Art, which will be closing on February 26. Pre-Hispanic cultures of Mexico, Central America, and Peru paid homage to animals by reproducing them in art for 2500 years. The museum’s co-curator of this exhibition will give a tour from 1:00 p.m. – 2 p.m. Come and enjoy this exciting exhibition!

Like all Family Sundays, this event is free and open to people of all ages. Due to limited space, the public is encouraged to arrive early. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

The Mexican Museum, open Thursday - Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., is located at the Fort Mason Center, Building D, Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street, in San Francisco. Admission is FREE. For more information, please visit: http://www.mexicanmuseum.org or call (415) 202-9700.
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