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  • 3/25 Benton: Saturday Afternoon Studio

    Saturday Afternoon Studio: Dinosaur Terrariums

    Saturday, March 25, 2023
    1:30pm – 3:00pm

    Roll up your sleeves and get ready for hands-on art adventures this winter! Designed for children ages 7-11, the Benton’s Saturday Afternoon Studio sessions feature guided tours of current exhibitions and hands-on art making fun.

    Register early to secure your preferred dates; please contact Curator of Education, Mollie Sixsmith: mollie.sixsmith@uconn.edu.

    Dinosaur Terrariums $15 per student

    Students will step into the role of a paleontologist as they explore fossils and dinosaur artwork in the special exhibition Seeing Truth: Art, Science, Museums and Making Knowledge. Afterwards, students will sculpt dinosaurs out of clay and construct their own terrarium habitat for their creatures.

    THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART
    University of Connecticut
    School of Fine Arts
    245 Glenbrook Road
    Storrs, CT
    Like us at:  www.facebook.com/benton.museum

    For more information, contact: The Benton Museum at 860-486-4520