The San Bernardino County Museum

8/5/2007 - Free Admission to the County Museum

On Sunday, August 5, 2007, the San Bernardino County Museum invites the public to visit the museum free of charge during regular hours. Free admission is sponsored by San Bernardino County Museum Association, the museum?s non-profit membership and support organization.

Families will enjoy games that their great-grandparents played when they were young at the museum?s Education Center. Everyone can play hop-scotch, talk on a tin can telephone, and learn jump rope songs. Children will also be able to make a whirly gig and ?singing? button to take home. Organized by the education division, families are invited to play from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., First 5 California?s ?Hands-On Health? van will be at the museum courtyard featuring ?Nutrition Olympics,? where they will offer free pre-school and kindergarten backpacks, free school supplies, and free healthy snacks. Games and activities will increase awareness about the importance of children?s healthy development.

In addition to exhibits of cultural and natural history relating to inland Southern California and the southwest, visitors will be able to see special exhibits including ?Living on the Edge: natural disasters in San Bernardino County,? ?Five Suns: the art of ancient Mesoamerica,? and ?Through the Looking Glass.? Visitors will also be able to talk to educational interpreters at carts with hands-on artifacts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Exploration Station with its live animals will be open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The San Bernardino County Museum is at the California Street exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands. The museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays and holiday Mondays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Everyone is admitted free on Sunday, August 5. Parking is free. For more information, visit www.sbcountymuseum.org.

The San Bernardino County Museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. If assistive listening devices or other auxiliary aids are needed in order to participate in museum exhibits or programs, requests should be made through Museum Visitor Services at least three business days prior to your visit. Visitor Services? telephone number is 909-307-2669 ext. 229 or (TDD) 909-792-1462.

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