Have an Artful Reading Adventure At the Norton Museum of Art
Bring your valid library card from any Palm Beach County library and enjoy free admission for your family at the Norton Museum of Art on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. Meet Bob Raczka, the author of this year’s Families Reading Together Book, Artful Reading; take an Artful Reading Treasure Hunt, and make your own book at the Museum’s DIY Art Project. In addition, you can celebrate the opening of the special high school photography exhibition, Based on Books, in the Museum’s Marden Community Gallery. Also: meet Dewey the Library Owl; visit the Bookmobile; and participate in the Great Book Giveaway. Newcomers can also get a Library card during their visit.
Schedule:
10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Artful Reading Treasure Hunt available
Great Book Giveaway
Visit the Palm Beach County Library System Bookmobile
11:30 a.m.
Meet Author, Bob Raczka
(Theater doors open at 11 a.m.; limited seating)
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Café 1451 Open
Noon – 4 p.m.
DIY Art Project: Bookish on Art
12:30 p.m.
Tour: Art…En Español
2 p.m.
High School Photography Exhibition Opening: Based on Books
ArtVentures Tour: Storytelling in Art
This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Palm Beach County Library System.
Norton Museum of Art
1451 South Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401
Since its founding in 1941, The Norton Museum of Art has become one of Florida’s major cultural institutions. The Museum is internationally known for its collection of American Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, European Art and Photography.
Directions:
From I-95 take Exit 70 (Okeechobee Boulevard ). Follow Okeechobee Boulevard east to South Dixie Highway. Turn right (south), and travel 1/2 mile. The Museum is located on the left. Free parking is available in front of the museum and in the West Parking Lot which is located on the right side of South Dixie Highway.
