Bettendorf — Artists of all abilities are invited to help the Family Museum celebrate its 20th anniversary on Learning Campus Drive and “Paint the Lot” at the Family Museum Saturday, July 22. Check-in is from 7:30 – 11:00 am; the event ends at 3:30 pm. Cost is $20 per parking spot. The Museum will supply the paint, brushes, and a parking space; participants will provide the creativity and talent. This event is open to individuals, professional artists, families, businesses, and organizations. For any questions, please call the Family Museum at (563) 344-4106. Registration is available online at www.familymuseum.org or in person at the Family Museum 2900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf, Iowa.
About the Family Museum
With 44,000 square feet of programming space, the Family Museum provides interactive exhibits, various Drop-In classes, pre-school classes, school and community outreach, dance classes, and a variety of programs geared towards children 8 and under. Visitors to the Family Museum’s interactive exhibit gallery will discover how food moves from the modern farm to the local store by caring for animals, driving a combine, and moving grain, in the farm exhibit; explore the Mississippi River by adding obstacles and raising or lowering water levels as they watch their boat make its journey down a 28-foot indoor waterplay table resembling an actual stretch of the Mississippi River; chat with neighbors or wave to the mail carrier in the town square exhibit which includes features of everyday life; and make alphabet soup, wash the laundry, and splash around in the virtual pond (without getting wet!) in PlayHouse. Admission is $8 for ages 2-59; seniors 60+ are $4; one-year-old children are $4; children under 1 are free. Summer Hours are Sunday: Noon-5pm, Monday: 9am-8pm, Tuesday-Saturday: 9am-5pm. For more information visit www.familymuseum.org, Facebook.com/FamilyMuseum, or Twitter.com/FamilyMuseum.
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