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'Focusing on the Child' at Ipswich Museum

Ipswich Museum hosts their Winter exhibit 'Focusing on the Child'. This exhibit explores the lives of children in Ipswich through a variety of paintings, photographs, and objects. Family-friendly activities will complement the exhibit each Sunday and regular first floor Museum rooms will be open for viewing. Call 978-356-2811 for information or visit www.ipswichmuseum.org. Free for Museum members and children, $7/non-members and $5/seniors.

When:

Sundays, February 2- April 27, 2014 2-4pm

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Ipswich Museum

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Gretchen Scott Mommy & Me Trunk Show

Gretchen Scott's one-of-a-kind tunics add style and color to your wardrobe. Her fashionable patterns and relaxed style are comfy and classic for mothers, daughters and grandmothers alike.
Wenham Museum Member discount – 20% for this event only
Orders placed on of before the 21st by noon will be here the following week.
For additional $10.00 your order can be shipped to your home the next day.
Proceeds support the mission and education programs of the Wenham Museum.

When:

Thursday, February 13 - Friday, February 21, 10 am - 4 pm

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Wenham Museum

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Wenham Museum: Mary Poppins Inspired Craft

Wenham Museum 50th Anniversary of Mary Poppins. Visit Wenham Museum

Practically perfect Poppins fun at Wenham Museum. Children age 3+ will enjoy a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious afternoon and make a Mary Poppins-inspired craft. It could be a kite or maybe her carpet bag!

When:

Thursday, February 20, 2014; Drop-in 1 – 3 p.m.

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Wenham Museum

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How Humans Connect at MIT Museum

Learn about hown humans connect at the MIT Museum on Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day, begin your evening at the MIT Museum by exploring a wide range of human relationships - with objects, locations, and other people. Talk with MIT researchers and learn why and how we interact with the world around us.

When:

Friday, February 14, 2014 5-8pm

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Wenham Museum Spectrum Express

Wenham Museum welcomes families with members on the autism spectrum to come enjoy the model railroad trains and their other favorite exhibits at a special time. On the first Sunday of each month the museum will open exclusively for these families at 9 a.m. at regular admission prices or free for members. The museum opens to the general public at 10 a.m. Wenham Spectrum Express participants are welcome to stay or leave at their own discretion.

When:

The first Sunday of each month; 9 am Sunday, February 2, and March 2

Location:

Wenham Museum

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M is for Museum: Valentines Day Celebration

Find inspiration from the Wenham Museum's antique valentines and design one for your special someone.

Look at the Museum’s collection of antique valentine’s, read a story about sharing love, snack on a traditional valentine treats, and create a super sparkly valentine for someone you love.

When:

Friday, February 14, 2014 10 a.m.

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NMRA Master Model Railroaders Train Layout

Made possible by the NMRA Hub Division Modular Railroad Group

Enjoy a room-size classic H-O model train layout created by members of the National Model Railroad Association Hub Division. Get tips on how to build your own model train layout and learn how to make scenery in demonstrations by model train engineers.

When:

January 18 – 20; MLK Weekend

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Snow Train to Bakersville

Come expereince the Wenham Museum during the Holiday School Break

For many North Shore families, the holidays being with a visit to see the Snow Train to Bakersville, a G-gauge holiday model train layout. See miniature Snoopy and the gang skate across a tiny pond, old-fashioned cars fill the gas-lit streets, and tiny clothes pin people cheerfully visit throughout a snow-covered village as the train clatters by.

When:

Through January 26, 2014 10-4pm

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Second Fridays at MIT Museum: MIT+K12 Program

MIT Museum Second Friday January 2014 features MIT+K12 videos

Get a jump start on your weekend with the Second Friday Program at the MIT Museum! The January 2014 Second Friday introduces visitors to MIT's +K12 Video Production Program and the students that continue to make it happen. Learn how MIT students from MIT+K-12 are changing the way that students learn. Students will demo live experiments to show how cool science can actually be - moving away from just memorizing equations and symbols out of a textbook. From color-changing chemical reactions to autonomous flying robots, we'll show you a different side of numbers and equations!

When:

Friday, January 10, 2014 5-8pm

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Santa vs. the Snowman at MOS

Santa vs. the Snowman will be playing at MOS Boston through December 31!

From the Academy Award-nominated team that brought you Jimmy Neutron comes the uproarious IMAX^® holiday film Santa vs. the Snowman. Witness the misadventures of a lonely snowman who discovers Santa’s Village and is swept away by its magical wonders. Soon, however, he becomes jealous of Santa and the attention he gets during Christmas time. The snowman wages an epic-scale polar war on Santa, and a hilarious battle ensues, complete with a holiday arsenal of hot chocolate squirt guns, giant igloo robot walkers, and even a 50-foot-tall toy soldier manned by Santa himself.

When:

Multiple shows daily through January 1, 2014

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