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The museum's purpose is
to
demystify the traditional museum experience. The amfy is a
hands-on art
center and museum for children.
The
“Inspiring
children of all ages to experience their world differently
through art,
creativity and imagination
“Wing
It! Things That Fly”
Soars
into
Mesa
February 10 through
Fantastical creatures
from all around the world are said to have wings of all shapes,
sizes, colors,
and textures. Cultures around the world have stories about
magical birds,
fire-breathing dragons, winged horses and even tiny winged
humans called
fairies. In this delightful exhibition, visitors will be able to
explore a
magical fantasy section to see the beautiful pieces of art that
artists have
created to represent mystical beasts!
In nature there are
many flying creatures. In fact, birds, insects, and even some
mammals can fly.
The creatures of nature have many different kinds of wings. They
can be large
or small, fluffy and feathered or transparent and filmy,
delicate or tough.
Artists have loved to paint, carve, and sculpt winged creatures
for centuries
because of their beautiful variety. Visitors will also enjoy
exploring this
section to see what they can learn about natural-winged
creatures and how they
are represented by artists. You’ll also learn more new facts
about bats, bald
eagles, and parrots!
This year, AMY is
part of the Arizona SciTech Festival, in collaboration
with Mesa
Takes Flight, and will serve as a “Tot Hub” for
the statewide events
the weekend of February 11-12. AMY will offer a fun,
exploratory
activity for early learners. Children will be able to explore
the fundamentals
of aerodynamics as they create and test their own aircraft using
a variety of
materials.
We invite you and
your family to join us in experiencing this grand adventure and
visit the
Eagles Nook to see live footage of eagles landing and maybe even
hatching,
build paper airplanes and let them blast off Arizona Museum for
Youth | Wing
It! Things That Fly
through amazing rocket launchers,
experience an airplane
simulator, pretend in Butterfly Puppet Theatre and lounge in a
glow-in-the-dark
camp ground and more!
For more information,
visit us online at ArizonaMuseumforYouth.com or call
480.644.2468. See you
there!
Exhibition
Interactives & Art-Making Activities:
Man-made Flying
Objects!
Flying Over
Green Screen
technology activity – children will have a choice of dress up
(bird wings,
capes, and rocket packs) and be able to “perch” on a platform as
they watch
themselves flying over the City of Mesa on a video screen.
Paper Plane
Launcher
Little ones can
choose between two paper plane styles or design their own
magnificent creation.
Once completed, they can test it in the airplane launcher.
Paper Planes &
Rockets
Fun art-making
activity to accompany the airplane launcher.
Airplane Cockpit
Simulator
Children will be able
to sit at the controls of an airplane and interact with real
airplane,
simulator software. They can also make fabulous paper airplanes
at the “wing”
activity table.
Magnet History
Board of Aeronautics Timeline
Points on the
timeline will include: Leonardo Da Vinci’s flying machine,
Wright brothers, hot
air balloon, blimp, modern aircraft, space travel, helicopter,
rocketman, etc.
Winged Animals &
Insects Found in Nature!
Black Light Room –
A focus on flying
creatures of the night (bats, owls, fireflies, night hawks,
moths) that
incorporates night sounds and the calls/sounds that each animal
makes; tent
activity and camping gear will provide even more adventure.
Bat Origami,
Art-making
Children will create
bats out of black paper and decorate them with
white/light-colored crayons;
they can add straws to give it a bouncing effect and take it
into the black
light room to enhance their experience.
It’s a focus on this
very misunderstood creature, their impact on the environment and
their place in
the animal kingdom. This art stop includes sliders on bat myths
vs. facts and
video.
Measuring Wing
Span
Visitors can measure
their arm span and compare it to that of an eagle, hawk, or
hummingbird through
silhouettes on the walls.
Embossing, Rubbing
&Tooling - Art-making
Use real and/or
simulated bird feathers for rubbing activity for younger
visitors and tooling
on aluminum for older visitors.
Butterfly Puppet Theater
Features lavish
puppets that illustrate the metamorphosis of a little
caterpillar to a
magnificent butterfly; feature story: “The Very Hungry
Caterpillar” book
by Eric Carle.
Butterfly
&Insect Wings
Little ones can enjoy
tracing butterflies and wings using colorful drawing utensils
and fun
templates.
Eagles Nest Nook
Enjoy reading and
paging through colorful books about things that fly. You
can also check
out the “eagle cam” monitor to watch eagles come and go and
maybe even being
born!
Memory Game Board
– Animals of the Rain Forest
A fun game designed
to challenge you to match pairs of rain forest animals and more.
Fantasy Winged
Creatures
Create Your Own
Dragon Activity
Wings, horns, arms,
feet, claws, eyes and tails… oh my!
The
It’s art-making at
its best!
Atrium Outdoor Fun
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Special activities
are featured each day and are included with paid admission.
Visitors can check
out hummingbird feeders, flowers and other beautiful plants
through magnifying
glasses and binoculars. They can also engage in outdoor bird
sketching, plein
air painting, flower prints and more.
Daily Drop-in
Activities in the Atrium Bird-watch,
bug-watch and smell the flowers in our newly designed atrium
space.
Tuesdays: Yard Art
Painting
inspired by the
flowers, birds and colors of nature.
Wednesdays: Once
Upon a Garden… Special
art-making activities using nature’s bounty including seeds,
leaves, flowers,
and other natural materials.
Thursdays: Plein
Air Art (Art Outdoors) Painting
and/or sketching birds, bugs, and beautiful plants.
Fridays: Gardening
Pals Get your hands dirty
in the garden. Plant, weed, touch and smell a variety of plants
and flowers.
Sketch your favorite flower or a visiting hummingbird.
Saturday: Nature
Watch Use binoculars and
magnifying glasses to get up close and personal with leaves,
weeds, grass and
flowers. Sit quietly and carefully and you may catch a glimpse
of a bug or a
hummingbird. Use colored pencils to draw what you see!
Exhibition Special Events & Workshops:
All events and
workshops are included with museum admission unless otherwise
stated.
Audubon Society
Presentation Saturday,
February 11,
We Love Our Winged
Friends Tuesday, February
14, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Real helicopter, pilots, parrots,
face painting,
cookie decorating, storytelling and more!
Spring Break Camp March 12 – 16, 9:00
a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Ignite
your creativity, design your own flying creature, build a rocket
that will take
your imagination on a journey to the stars and discover the
intriguing world of
bats. Register for the week or a single day. Note: 48-hour
preregistration is
required for single day registrants at $30 a day. Members $90,
Nonmembers $125
Bat Day at AMY Saturday, March 24,
AMY Family Day Saturday, April 21,
Phoenix
SPONSORS:
Feast Your Eyes
(Spring 1988).
I Am An Art Machine
Costume displayed in theatrical art exhibit.
Way Cool
Cold-blooded animals in art (Summer 1993).
Milkable Cow
Artland (Summer 1994).
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