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BTS - Cockrell Butterfly Center

 

Join HMNS staff for an exclusive tour of the Cockrell Butterfly and Insect Wing.  Tour areas not open to the public, including the greenhouses and containment room. Learn how HMNS staff breeds, raises and cares for the exotic butterflies, insects and plants that inhabit the rainforest that is housed in our three-story glass terrarium. Kids 5 and above welcome!

 

 9/13/2010
6:00 PM		 Select
BTS - Real Pirates

The slave ship Whydah began her short life in London, England, in 1715. After the Whydah unloaded her human cargo in the West Indies, notorious pirate Sam Bellamy and his motley crew captured the ship. Real Pirates showcases more than 200 Whydah artifacts, including treasure plundered from more than 54 ships, gold and silver coins from all over the world, Akan gold jewelry, weapons, personal belongings, the ship’s bell and its massive anchor. Tour this special exhibition with HMNS Master Docents while the exhibition is closed to the public.

 

 11/22/2010 – 12/15/2010 Select
BTS - Silk Road

An impressive array of 150 objects are included in the Secrets of the Silk Road

exhibition and represent the full extent of the Silk Road, where lavish goods, technologies and ideas between East and West were adopted and exchanged. The highlight of the exhibition is the strikingly well-preserved mummies dating back 3,800 years ago. Tall in stature and fair in complexion, the mummies were found in the Tarim Basin. Tour this special exhibition with HMNS Master Docents while the exhibition is closed to the public.

 

 9/13/2010 – 12/15/2010 Select
Christmas Around the World

How does Santa get presents to all of the little children on Christmas Eve? Why, he has his counterparts Babbo Natale, Pere Noel, and Weihnachtsmann helping out! Learn how other cultures view this holiday season and open your eyes to the world of Christmas. All children must be accompanied by a guardian. Limit one guardian per child ticket.

 

 12/7/2010
5:30 PM		 Select
Dino Lab

Experience a prehistoric world of wonder, and make your own Cretaceous critter in our Dino Lab! All children must be accompanied by a guardian. Limit one guardian per child ticket.

 

 9/14/2010
5:30 PM		 Select
Genealogy 101

Genealogy is growing in popularity because of the interest in the pursuit of a personal past. This introductory class, led by genealogy research staff of the Clayton Library— one of the top five genealogy libraries in the United States—will focus on starting genealogical research by examining basic tools and research strategies. Learn about the different genealogical materials available to researchers and how they lead to other sources. On the second day, tour the Clayton Library, just six blocks from the HMNS, and receive an overview of their international genealogical research collections.

 

The Clayton Library houses many passenger lists for many ports including Passenger Lists of Vessels arriving at Galveston—featured in the Forgotten Gateway exhibition.  The Clayton Library collections include Galveston  Passenger Lists 1846 – 1871 (Copies of lists of passengers arriving at miscellaneous ports….Atlantic…Gulf…Great Lakes…1820 – 1873); Galveston Quarterly Abstracts of Passenger Lists (1846 – 1871); Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston, Texas (1896 – 1951); Galveston  Passenger Lists (1895- 1921); Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels arriving at Galveston (1896 – 1906); Galveston Index to Passengers (1906 – 1951).

 

Family History is the story of your life and the lives of your ancestors. Start researching your story now! Fall is a great time to kick-off a genealogy project—so you are ready to involve your family when gathered over the holidays. This class is offered in partnership with the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research / Houston Public Library.

  

Course Dates:

Monday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m. with Library Session on Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. or 6 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 15, 6 p.m. with Library Session on Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. or 6 p.m.

 

 10/18/2010 – 11/15/2010 Select
Holiday Hoopla!

Kids will enjoy making a variety of Thanksgiving and Christmas crafts to help decorate the home this holiday season. All children must be accompanied by a guardian. Limit one guardian per child ticket.

 

 11/9/2010
5:30 PM		 Select
Home School High School - Day of the Dead

Embark on an incredible journey as we explore the amazing holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) through hands-on activities, artifacts, and food tastings. All new activities! Class taught by Kat Havens. (Grades 8-12)

 

 10/21/2010
10:00 AM		 Select
Home School High School - Sea Monsters

Dive into paleontology as we discover the monsters that called the prehistoric seas their home. Class includes building a plesiosaur model to paint and take home. Class taught by Kat Havens. Please pack a lunch for this class. (Grades 8-12)

 1/20/2011
10:00 AM		 Select
Home School High School - The Black Death

In 1348 Genoese sailors brought the Black Death to Europe from Asia. Explore the effects this plague had on the lives and cultures of Medieval Europe. Class taught by Kat Havens. (Grades 8-12)

 3/24/2011
10:00 AM		 Select
Home School High School - Whydah

Explore the fascinating history of the Whydah and its transformation from slave ship to pirate ship. Make some of your own pirate tools to take home! Class taught by Kat Havens. (Grades 8-12)

 12/16/2010
10:00 AM		 Select
Spooky Custume Lab

Fairies, mummies, and monsters oh my! Learn some costume-making tricks of the trade before you suit up this Halloween. All children must be accompanied by a guardian. Limit one adult per child ticket.

  

 

 10/12/2010
5:30 PM		 Select
The Path of Tea, A Silk Road Tea Tasting

Since antiquity, tea was one of the most important and profitable commodities traded along the Silk Road, from Asia to the west, and then to other parts of the world. Thia McKann, certified tea master, has selected several teas associated with the Silk Road and the history of tea for this special tasting. Ms. McKann will share many interesting stories about the featured teas, explore tea customs of various tea-drinking cultures, explain some of the many varieties and their benefits, and demonstrate the best way to brew tea—all while you enjoy the exceptional flavors of the teas and tea treats.

 

Participants will meet at The Path of Tea at 2340 W. Alabama St.  Tickets must be purchased in advance.

 

 11/17/2010 – 12/7/2010 Select
Tricks, Treats & T-Rex

Gather up your littlest ghosts and goblins and celebrate Halloween at Houston’s very own dinosaur bone-yard—during Tricks, Treats & T. Rex!  Mad Scientists will shock you with their spine-chilling skills; Creepy Chemists will delight you with their bizarre concoctions; and Terrorizing Taxidermists will unleash their crazy creations.  Discover the scary side of science at the Houston Museum of Natural Science!

Don’t miss our Mysterious Magician, as he astonishes even the most skeptical with his terrifying tricks with live performances at Tricks, Treats & T. Rex!

 

 10/30/2010
10:00 AM		 Select