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MAY

• Registration accepted for Summer Camps. Click for Summer Guide 2013
• 26… May Starwatch, dusk, Lubbock Lake National Historic Landmark. 2401 Landmark Drive, Lubbock, TX just north of the intersection of North Loop 289 and Clovis Highway (US 84). Join us to enjoy Jupiter, Venus and Mercury performing an intricate dance. Both adults and children are invited. Telescopes provided adn staffed by member of the South Plains Astronomy Club. Free admission, free lemonade, water, popcorn and sweets for children. If the skies are clear, stargazers will be able to enjoy an unusual trio of planets dance across the May skies. The dance begins with Jupiter descending into the sun’s afterglow as Venus comes up to meet him, while Mercury races up to become the highest of the three planets. From May 25th - 27th as twilight starts to darken the three will form a compact trio that fits easily within a binocular field.
  Curious? Learn more at: stardate.org/mediacenter/three-planet-conjunction-May2013
• 27… CLOSED for University holiday - Museum, Planetarium, & Lubbock Lake Landmark

JUNE

• 5-7…MoTTU Summer Camp: Baby Animals of the World, 10am-Noon. For ages 4-6, $20/child. Click for Summer Camp booklet
• 7…First Friday Art Trail, 6-9pm. Free public event
  • 5:30pm, 6:30 & 7:30pm… Laser BEATLES, Moody Planetarium, usual ticket prices apply.
  • 6-9pm… ViewSpace, Museum Theater
  • 6:30-7:30pm… Bedtime@The Museum: Endangered Animals. For ages 8 and under with accompanying adult.
• 11… Toddler Tuesday, 10:30-11:30am. Ages 2-5 with accompanying adults. Space limited; $1/child. Register: 806.742.2432 or museum.education@ttu.edu.
• 11… Movies@The Museum Audrey Hepburn Festival, 2pm each day, Jones Auditorium. Shown in conjunction with the Little Black Dress exhibition in Gallery 1.
  • 11… Charade (1963)
  • 12… Funny Face (1957)
  • 13… Roman Holiday (1953)
  • 14… Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
• 15… Navaho Weavers Workshop – intermediate class. Participants must have past experience with working loom. For times and more information call 806.742.2432 or email to museum.education@ttu.edu. Free.
• 15… Saturday@The Museum: Little Black Dress, 1-4pm. Free public, come-&-go event. Enjoy fun, hands-on activities, experiments, and challenges! Activities are FREE of charge and are for children ages 8 and up and family members.
• 17-20… Navaho Weavers Beginner's Class. Call 806.742.2432 or email to museum.education@ttu.edu, for times and information, and to register. FREE, but space is limited. Participants must be able to attend all five days in order to complete project. (NOTE: The class is almost full but there are a few spaces left.)
• 19… Studio 360: Beginning Drawing for Adults, 1-4pm. For ages 18 & up. Art classes held the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
• 25-27… MoTTU Summer Camp: Olympics Camp, 10am-12pm daily. For ages 5-7, $15/child. Click for Summer Camp booklet
• 25-28… MoTTU Summer Camp: Weather Camp, 1-4pm daily. For ages 11-14, $20/child. Click for Summer Camp booklet

JULY

• 4… CLOSED for University holiday - Museum, Planetarium, & Lubbock Lake Landmark
• 5…First Friday Art Trail, 6-9pm. Free public event
  • 5:30pm, 6:30 & 7:30pm… Laser U2, Moody Planetarium, usual ticket prices apply.
  • 6-9pm… ViewSpace, Museum Theater
  • 6:30-7:30pm… Bedtime@The Museum. For ages 8 and under with accompanying adult.
• 9… Toddler Tuesday, 10:30-11:30am. Ages 2-5 with accompanying adults. Space limited; $1/child. Register: 806.742.2432 or museum.education@ttu.edu.
• 10-12… MoTTU Summer Camp: American History Camp, 10am-Noon. For ages 7-9, $15/child. Click for Summer Camp booklet
• 17-19… MoTTU Summer Camp: Baskets to Bison Camp, 10am-Noon. For ages 8-10, $15/child. Click for Summer Camp booklet
• 17… Studio 360: Beginning Drawing for Adults, 1-4pm. For ages 18 & up. Art classes held the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
• 19… Movies@The Museum: Psycho (1960), Jones Auditorium, 2pm.
• 20… Saturday@The Museum, 1-4pm. Free public, come-&-go event. Enjoy fun, hands-on activities, experiments, and challenges! Activities are FREE of charge and are for children ages 8 and up and family members.
• 25-26… MoTTU Summer Camp: Archaeology Camp, 10am-12pm, for ages 7-10, $10/child. Click for Summer Camp booklet
• 30 - Aug. 1… MoTTU Summer Camp: Fairy Tale and Adventure Stories Camp, 1-4pm. For ages 9-12, $15/child. Click for Summer Camp booklet

AUGUST

• 2…First Friday Art Trail, 6-9pm. Free public event
  • 5:30pm, 6:30 & 7:30pm… Laser MICHAEL JACKSON, Moody Planetarium, usual ticket prices apply.
  • 6-9pm… ViewSpace, Museum Theater
  • 6:30-7:30pm… Bedtime@The Museum. For ages 8 and under with accompanying adult.
• 13… Toddler Tuesday, 10:30-11:30am. Ages 2-5 with accompanying adults. Space limited; $1/child. Register: 806.742.2432 or museum.education@ttu.edu.
• 13-16… Movies@The Museum: A Special Bogart Movies Series, Jones Auditorium, 2pm each day, Free.
  • 13… The Big Sleep (1946)
  • 14… Sabrina (1954)
  • 15… Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948)
  • 16… Casablanca (1942)
• 17… Saturday@The Museum: Kits and Kaboodles, 1-4pm. Free public, come-&-go event. Enjoy fun, hands-on activities, experiments, and challenges! Activities are FREE of charge and are for children ages 8 and up and family members.
• 21… Studio 360: Beginning Drawing for Adults, 1-4pm. For ages 18 & up. Art classes held the 3rd Wednesday of the month.

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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
• Collegial Cross-posting • 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 a more complete calendar and details about programs and events,
click here, 2013,  for the Education Programs Calendar
Education Division BLOG

000066 • Guidelines for School/Group Tours

LUBBOCK LAKE LANDMARK Programs
Website fort this satellite element of the Museum of Texas Tech University. Click here.
LLL Public Programs, 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 ...

• Colorful Kite Tales, Gallery 101

• Little Black Dress, ** Gallery 1

•  RARE: Portraits of America's Endangered Species, Galleries 2 & 5

• Fresco y Dicho: Frederico M. Vigil, A Contemporary New Mexican Master, 
Gallery 3

• Portraying the Body, Discover It! Cases, Gallery 5.

• Tradition and Innovation—The Ever-Evolving Navajo of the Southwest,** Davies Gallery of Southwest Indian Art

• Sacred Places and Ancient Texts—The Rock Art of Cowhead Mesa,** Balcony Gallery [Also in Lubbock Lake Landmark's Nash Interpretive Center gallery]

• AZ<>NM<>TX — 20th and 21st Century Art in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, Talkington Gallery of Art

Coming Attractions…

• Window on the West: Views from the American Frontier, in August

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

Check out all exhibition listings for 2012- 2013

• LOCATIONS - Museum, Planetarium, Lubbock Lake
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• PUBLIC HOURS - Museum, Planetarium, Lubbock Lake
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