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Bruce Birthday Bash!
April 6 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Come party with us at the Bruce Birthday Bash on Saturday April 6th from 11am-3pm! Celebrate this milestone birthday with public workshops, hands-on activities, and a building wide selfie scavenger hunt.
The Museum is thrilled to celebrate our first birthday with our community partners: go on a tree tour with the Greenwich Tree Conservancy, learn about eclipses with the Astronomical Society, create a historic quill pen with the Greenwich Historical Society, and more. Visit our workshops and meet our team of in-house educators who will be running STEAM activities.
Attendees can expect to have a blast and celebrate their favorite local Museum while exploring world class exhibitions. Do not forget to stop by the café, where there are special treats for all visitors under the age of 18.
Admission is free for those under 18 and is generously provided by John and Barbara Kavanagh. Admission is required for everyone 18 and up.
Here’s a glimpse of the exciting activities awaiting you:
- Get up close to nature: Join the Audubon Society for a bird walk (10:15-11am) or explore the Tree Conservancy’s Tree Tours (1:00-1:45pm, 2:00-2:45pm).
- Unveiling the cosmos: Gaze at the wonders of space with the Astronomical Society (all day with a break).
- Light up your creativity: Design and build Light Up Cupcake Cards with Bruce STEAM (10:30am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-3:00pm).
- Artistic expression: Enjoy live music throughout the day (Especially Everyone: 12:30-1:30pm) and Acapella performances (11:15-12:00pm).
- Family fun: Have a magical day💜with Sammie and Tudie, face painting and balloon animals (three sessions: 10:00-10:45am, 11:00-11:45am, 1:00-1:45pm).
- Explore history: Delve into Greenwich’s past with the Greenwich Historical Society’s Historic Maps exhibit.
- Story time for all ages: Enjoy story time with the Greenwich Public Library. Greenwich residents, sign up for a library.
- Open Studio: Learn about Pollinator Pathways and Invertebrate cycles.
- Join the Bruce Museum’s artist-in-residence Kimberly Klauss, in her open studio. (open studio times to be confirmed).
- Spark curiosity: Unleash your inner scientist at the Bruce Museum’s interactive exhibits.
