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Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery upcoming events: March 11- 22

Mar 11, 2020 | 10:20 AM

MiniMAG Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:00 am
March 11, 2020 Dangly Fish or Mermaid Mobiles

Fish or mermaids swimming, swimming, swimming. Make your swimming mobile out of egg cartons, paint and beads.

March 18, 2020 Dreamy Patchwork Houses

Make your dream house with fabric patchwork pieces and paint!

This is a drop in program. Cost is $3 per child for non-members, $2 per child for members – parents and caregivers are always free! Your little one(s) can enjoy some toy time, create mini masterpieces and play while you enjoy a cup of coffee. Perfect for ages 5 and under.

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For more information, please call us at 403-309-8405, visit our website, www.reddeermuseum.com or email us museum@reddeer.ca

MAGsparks Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Arts program connecting people with developmental disabilities to the Red Deer arts community. $3/participant per class. MAGsparks annual memberships available for purchase.

March 11 Are You Surreal?

Today’s Class: Doppelgangers, dreamscapes and other-worldly compositions! Today we will use mixed media collage techniques and it could get kinda weird!

March 16 & 18 Down the Rabbit Hole…

Today’s Class: Go ask Alice…. she knows how to get to Wonderland!

The MAGsparks artists will show everyone how to create this week’s themed art project, so make sure to arrive by 1pm, and then there is free time to creatively work on your own artwork! An artist is always on hand for assistance with you art project.

March 14 Mosaic Shamrocks

St. Patrick’s Day is coming! We will be celebrating all things green and Irish by making MAGnificent Mosaic Shamrocks.

Drop-in art making for the entire family in the Discovery Studio at the MAG. We supply the artist, the inspiration and the materials, you supply your imagination. Admission included with your Family MAG Membership or drop in admission rates apply. Drop in rate of $10 per family for non-members.

For more details, contact us at (403) 309-8405 or email museum@reddeer.ca

Sylvie Hepner: Second Generation Holocaust Survivor

March 15 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Free to attend

Sylvie Hepner is a second-generation survivor. Both her parents survived the Holocaust by hiding in France. She is a committed educator, having been a teacher and a school principal for the Calgary Board of Education, and continues educating through online teaching for the University of Calgary. She has two children and two grandchildren, with whom she enjoys playing, baking, and snuggling. A

fter emigrating from France to Canada as a child, Sylvie encountered discrimination in Calgary. She works passionately to eradicate racism by recounting her family’s story of survival from the evil of Nazism.

Exhibits: CLOSING SOON

Anne Frank: A History for Today

January 12 – March 22

The exhibition makes use of images from the Frank family and quotations from the Diary of Anne Frank. Each panel displays information about the most important developments of that time: the rise of National Socialism, the Second World War and the persecution of the Jews. This is a travelling exhibition from the Anne Frank House (Amsterdam, The Netherlands).

Sacrifice, Hope, Friendship: Canada and the Liberation of Holland

January 18 – March 15

Sacrifice, Hope, Friendship: Canada and the Liberation of Holland explores the Canadian and Dutch experience during and after the Second World War. Artwork, photographs, and artifacts work together to tell the stories.

For more details, contact us at 403-309-8405; email museum@reddeer.ca or go to the MAG website: www.reddeermuseum.com.