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FEBRUARY  

• 10… Arts History Series "Down the Boot and Sailing the Ionian Sea to Greece," 10:30am, Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium and Sculpture Court. Call the MoTTU Association at 806.742.2443 for prices and details.
• 11… Valentine, 1-4pm, New Assembly Room. Free, Valentine-making workshop, using reproduction antique German cookie-holds and Model Magic. For all ages and supplies are provided.
• 14…Toddler Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30am, New Assembly Room. Ages 2-5 with accompanying adults. Registration required.* Space limited; $1/child.
• 16…Studio 360: Beginning Drawing for Adults, 1-4pm, New Assembly Room. For ages 18 & up. Art classes held the 3rd Thursday of the month. No previous training needed.
• 17… Arts History Series "The Aegean World, Cradle of Civilization," 10:30am, Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium and Sculpture Court. Call the MoTTU Association at 806.742.2443 for prices and details.
• 18…Saturday@The Museum, 2-4pm, New Assembly Room. Free public, come & go event in conjunction with an exhibition, gallery, or Museum collection.
• 19… The Readers, 2:30-3:30pm, in Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium. Excerpts from ancient and rare books from The Remnant Trust, Inc., will be read aloud by local celebrities including: TTU chancellor Kent Hance, Latino Lubbock editor Christy Martinez-Garcia, attorney and author Christopher Oglesby, TTU provost Bob Smith, Psychiatry professor Thomas F. McGovern, business owner and actress Jane Prince Jones, Daily Toreador advisor Pete Brewton, and KAMC news anchor Bryan Mudd. Free public event in conjunction with the exhibition Speaking Volumes—Books and Ideas from 1250-1862.
• 24… Arts History Series "Anatolia, Byzantium & Istanbul," 10:30am, Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium and Sculpture Court. Call the MoTTU Association at 806.742.2443 for prices and details.
• 26... Talk by Suzanne Aker about "Painting Icons," 2pm, Museum Theater followed by a reception presented by the Museum of TTU Association.

MARCH  

• 2… Arts History Series "Sofia, Bucharest & Budapest," 10:30am, Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium and Sculpture Court. Call the MoTTU Association at 806.742.2443 for prices and details.
• 2… First Friday Art Trail, 6-9pm. Free public event
  • Dr. Al Sacco Lecture, in Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium. Dr. Sacco, TTU Dean of Engineering and former astronaut, flew on the space shuttle Columbia in 1995. His research focus is in the areas of carbon nanotube initiation and growth, catalysis, zeolite synthesis, biosensors development, and synthesis and device integration of quantum wires from natural materials. The talk is most appropriate for grade 6 and up.
  • Movies@The Museum: Frankenstein, 7pm, in the Museum Theater.
  • Planetarium presents, laser PINK FLOYD's "Dark Side of the Moon," 5:30, 6:30 & 7:30pm, standard admission applies.
  • Bedtime@The Museum, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," 6:30-7:30pm. For ages 8 and under with accompanying adult.
  • Stargazing on the Plaza with the South Plains Astronomy Club, dusk to 9pm (weather permitting).
• 3… Robin Germany Bookmaking Workshop, 1-4pm, with the Remnant Trust. Free public event in conjunction with the exhibition Speaking Volumes—Books and Ideas from 1250-1862.
• 9… Arts History Series "Kiev & Moscow to St. Petersburg," 10:30am, Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium and Sculpture Court. Call the MoTTU Association at 806.742.2443 for prices and details.
• 13-15… Spring Break highlights the Moody Planetarium
• 13-15… Spring Break Fest at the Lubbock Lake Landmark
• 16… Museum and Planetarium CLOSED
• 17…Saturday at the Museum, 1-4pm. Free public, come-&-go event for all ages. Free public event in conjunction with the exhibition "They Weren't Always White"—Wedding Attire from the Museum's Collection.
• 23… Arts History Series "Scandinavia: Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen," 10:30am, Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium and Sculpture Court. Call the MoTTU Association at 806.742.2443 for prices and details.
• 23… “Binding Equality: A Women’s Studies Symposium," 8:30am, Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium. In conjunction with the exhibition Speaking Volumes—Books and Ideas from 1250-1862. All sessions are free and open to the public. Registration and a welcome address begin at 8:30am. Sessions will run from 9–11am, with two one-hour sessions. A gallery talk will follow the final session. Pre-registration is available on the Women’s Studies website. Proof of attendance will be provided for students needing to attend the symposium or a single session for course credit.
• 24… Bruce Comak Paper Making Workshop, part 1 of 2, 1-4pm, with the Remnant Trust. Free public event in conjunction with the exhibition Speaking Volumes—Books and Ideas from 1250-1862.
• 25…Carol Flueckiger Paper Making Lecture, 2-4pm, with the Remnant Trust. Free public event in conjunction with the exhibition Speaking Volumes—Books and Ideas from 1250-1862.
• 30… Arts History Series "The Netherlands & Amsterdam," 10:30am, Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium and Sculpture Court. Call the MoTTU Association at 806.742.2443 for prices and details.
• 31… Bruce Comak Paper Making Workshop, part 2 of 2, 1-4pm, with the Remnant Trust. Free public event in conjunction with the exhibition Speaking Volumes—Books and Ideas from 1250-1862.

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For a more complete calendar and details about programs and events, click here for the Education Programs Calendar.

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Color Key to events: • Red - Special programs and events • Dk. Blue - Regular MoTTU programs and events • Lt. Blue - MoTTU programs and events connected with exhibitions • Magenta - Seasonal Programs • Orange - MoTTU Camps • Green - Lubbock Lake Landmark programs and events • Purple - Museum Association event • Gray - Completed Event

* Event/Programs sponsored by grants from the Helen Jones Foundation and The CH Foundation Inc.
ª Event/Programs sponsored by a grant from the Helen Jones Foundation
† Event/Program sponsored by a grant from The CH Foundation Inc.

Check out the numerous programs & activities available by clicking on the links below:

MUSEUM EDUCATION
For Saturday at the Museum events and other educational activities check
the Education Programs Calendar 2011 / 2012
Education Division BLOG

000066 • Guidelines for School/Group Tours

LUBBOCK LAKE LANDMARK Programs
Schedule of events and programs at this satellite element of the
Museum of Texas Tech University. Click here.

MOODY PLANETARIUM
Sky & Laser Shows
Click here.

MUSEUM of TTU ASSOCIATION
Events, programs, and how to join the Museum Association are hosted on this website. Click here.

..Currently Showing ...

• The Ice Age on the Southern Plains, new permanent gallery

• Mosaic: A life of possibilities for people with intellectual disabilities, Gallery 101

• "They Weren't Always White"—Wedding Attire from the Museum's Collection,**Gallery 1

• Chernobyl, 25 Years Later—Biological Legacy of a Nuclear Meltdown,** Gallery 2.

• Windows to Heaven: Treasures from the Museum of Russian Icons, Gallery 3.

• Neighbors—Selections from the Art Division Collection,** Gallery 4

• Latino Folk Tales: Cuentos Populares, Balcony Gallery

• Discover It! Case—"Slaughter Sisters-in Law,"** Gallery 5

• Speaking Volumes—Books and Ideas from 1250-1862, Gallery 7.

• Nests and Eggs,** Explorium Gallery

 Coming Attractions…

The Year of the Girl —The Girl Scout Centennial, opening March 2.

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** "Up from the Basement…" designate in-house exhibitions from the Museum's five million object collection.

Check out all listings for 2011- 2012

• LOCATIONS - Museum, Planetarium, Lubbock Lake
• MUSEUM SHOP - Gifts and Books
• PUBLIC HOURS - Museum, Planetarium, Lubbock Lake
• TEXAS TECH EVENTS CALENDAR - Speakers, Programs, and Events

 

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