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Spring Break Specials

Festival
Museum-wide
FREE
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children creating crafts

Make memories at the museum as it comes alive for Spring Break!

Celebrate the turn in the weather, a week off from school, and our new exhibition, Exquisite Creatures, with creative activities for all ages. Create with local artists in the studios, explore the galleries, enjoy live performances as a family, learn from artist demos and community partners, and more!

Looking for even more to do at your museum? Be sure to check out the exhibition during your Spring Break visit and keep an eye out for more activities as we finalize the week’s lineup!

Free, no tickets required. Drop in anytime.

What to Expect

Saturday, March 16
Museum-wide: Creature Fest (12–4 PM)

Sunday, March 17
Durand & Estes: Drop-in Artmaking (Butterfly Suncatchers) (11 AM – 4 PM)
Great Hall: StoneLion Puppet Theatre presents Backyard Buggin’ (1 – 1:45 PM & 2:30 – 3:15 PM)
Garrison Lobby: APYO Quartet (1 – 4 PM)
Walker Landing: En Fuego | Family Dance ( 1 – 1:45 PM & 2:30 – 3:15 PM)

Monday, March 18
Durand & Estes: Drop-in Artmaking (Flower Collages) (11 AM – 4 PM)
Galleries: Scavenger Hunt (11 AM – 4 PM)
Garrison Lobby: Ozark Natural Science Center (1 – 4 PM)
The Studio: Northwest Arkansas Audubon Society (1 – 4 PM)

Wednesday, March 20
Durand & Estes: Drop-in Artmaking (Habitat Shadow Boxes) (11 AM – 4 PM)
Bellows & Cassatt: Spring Baskets with Althea Wiles (1:30 – 3 PM)
The Studio: Exploring Geology with Dr. Van Brahana (1 – 4 PM)

Thursday, March 21
Durand & Estes: Drop-in Artmaking (Crazy Critters) (11 AM – 4 PM)
Walker Landing: Bug Hotels with Trails & Grounds (1 – 4 PM)
Walker Landing: Tai Chi with Terence Lee (1 – 4 PM)
Galleries: Scavenger Hunt

Friday, March 22
Durand & Estes: Drop-in Artmaking (Flower Collages) (11 AM – 4 PM)
Walker Landing: Bug Hotels with Trails & Grounds (1 – 4 PM)
Walker Landing: Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation Performance & Artmaking (1 – 4 PM)
The Studio: Jay Schneider from Hobbs State Park (1 – 4 PM)

Saturday, March 23
Durand & Estes: Drop-in Artmaking (Butterfly Suncatchers) (11 AM – 4 PM)
Walker Landing: Face Painting with Jolly Bugs (1 – 4 PM)
Walker Landing: Live Music (Candy Lee & the Backyard Bugs) (1 – 3:45 PM)
Galleries: Scavenger Hunt (11 AM – 4 PM)

Sunday, March 24
Durand & Estes: Drop-in Artmaking (Habitat Shadow Boxes) (11 AM – 4 PM)
The Studio: University of Arkansas Isely Baerg, Entomology Club (1 – 4 PM)
Walker Landing: Live Music (Shaky Bugs) (1 – 4 PM)
Lower Lobby: Board Game Bar (11 AM – 4 PM)
Galleries: Scavenger Hunt (11 AM – 4 PM)

About Exquisite Creatures

Exquisite Creatures is a dialogue with art, nature, and science that asks the question: what is it about the natural world that calls to us? Throughout the exhibition, artist and naturalist Christopher Marley reflects on humanity’s intimate relationship with nature, revealing its intricate beauty and diversity through three-dimensional works comprised of animal, mineral, and plant specimens arranged in precise, geometric compositions. Shown together, the works create an immersive environment which inspires wonder and fosters a desire to preserve the natural world.