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Contact:
Dan Carpenter
(325) 673-4587
Marketing@thegracemuseum.org
June
Tot Spot at The Grace to 'speed into art'
Abilene, TX
(May 15, 2008) - Children age 3 to 5 will get to
"speed into art" June 5 and 6 as
The Grace Museum plays host to tots from around Abilene and
The Friendly Frontier.
The
program is part of the Museum's monthly Tot Spot, where children
ages 3 to 5 and their parents or guardians come to The Grace
to expand their large imaginations through hands-on activities
and gallery games.
In
June, the theme is "Speed Into Art" ... the children
will get to see The Grace's exhibit of work by the Automotive
Fine Art Society, titled Zero to 60 , and
then "cruise" up to The Grace's Education Center
to create a car show of their own during craft time.
Tot
Spot starts at 10 a.m. June 5, and also runs at 9:30 and 11
a.m. June 6.
Reservations
are required for the monthly program, which is FREE for Museum
members; non-members pay only $5. Call 673-4587 or visit The
Grace web site at www.thegracemuseum.org to register or get
more information.
The Grace Museum
is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; and
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every Thursday. Admission is free Thursday
evening after 5 p.m.
For more information, call 325-673-4587.
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The
Grace Museum's exhibitions and educational programs are supported
in part by grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts, the
Abilene Cultural Affairs Council, the City of Abilene, Taylor
County, and the Downtown Revitalization Program of the Tax
Increment Finance District. The Grace Museum is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1909, The
Hotel Grace served as a rest stop for railway travelers. The
mission-style building was renovated and re-opened in 1992
as The Grace Cultural Center. The Grace Museum , a non-profit
organization, now serves as a home to a Children's Museum,
History Museum , and Art Museum. At 55,000 sq. ft., The Grace
Museum is the 10th largest general museum in Texas . The Grace
Museum is the cornerstone of cultural arts and education in
West Texas.
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