Saturday, March 17, 2012

 OKCMOA CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY
DOWNTOWN WITH FREE ADMISSION
CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY

THE MUSEUM STAFF WELCOMES YOU TO A CELEBRATION! 
We are offering so many events this weekend in celebration of opening 10 years ago on March 16, below is the detailed line up of everything by day. We encourage you to get your free film tickets in advance because they are going! You can go online, call (405) 236-3100, ext. 237, or get the free tickets at the Visitor Services desk by the Chihuly tower.    

See a video message from Glen Gentele, OKCMOA president & CEO, click here.
 
SUNDAY, MARCH 18  
  • NOON-5PM FREE ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM INCLUDING THE EXHIBITION          

    Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600-1800 from the Vicotria and Albert Museum showcases highlights from the Victoria and Albert's European collections, which will be redisplayed in an elegant and newly refurbished suite of galleries, opening after 2014. This exhibition presents these exceptional pieces through a series of themes encapsulating important aspects of courtly life in Europe.

  • Image: Probably Pierre Gole (about 1620-84). Cabinet on stand, 1661-65, Paris. Pine, oak, walnut and pearwood, veneered in ivory and marquetry of wood, turtleshell, bone and horn. V&A: W.38-1983. ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London. For more click here.
    • All day activities include:
      • Hands-on Art-Making, Classrooms A & B
      • Face Painting in Classroom C
      • Docents on hand in the galleries to answer questions
    • NOON-2PM Lawrence Grech Clown throughout the Museum
    • NOON Dale Chihuly exhibit gallery talk with curator Alison Amick, 3rd Floor
    • 12:30PM FREE film screening - Grease sing-along, Noble Theater
    • 3:00PM Gallery talk on OKCMOA's permanent collection with curator Alison Amick, 2nd Floor
    • 3PM FREE film screening - Grease sing-along, Noble Theater
    • 3:30-4:30PM OKC Thunder's RUMBLE appearance! 
    s include:
    • Hands-on Art-Making, Classrooms A & B
    • Face Painting in Classroom C
    • Docents on hand in the galleries to answer questions
  • NOON-2PM Lawrence Grech Clown throughout the Museum
  • NOON Dale Chihuly exhibit gallery talk with curator Alison Amick, 3rd Floor
  • 12:30PM FREE film screening - Grease sing-along, Noble Theater
  • 3:00PM Gallery talk on OKCMOA's permanent collection with curator Alison Amick, 2nd Floor
  • 3PM FREE film screening - Grease sing-along, Noble Theater
  • 3:30-4:30PM OKC Thunder's RUMBLE appearance!

10TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS ARE GENEROUSLY FUNDED  
BY THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL SPONSORS AND:
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores 
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Frankfurt Short Bruza Associates
UMB Bank, Oklahoma City
Inasmuch Foundation
Oklahoma Natural Gas, A Division of ONEOK, Inc.


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