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Bring the kids to see lunchboxes at PMA’s Free Family Day
 | | The Beatles, Aladdin Industries, 1965. Lent by Sean and Robin Brickell Photo credit: Harold Dorwin, Smithsonian Institution. |
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Come on down to the Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA) and experience the “Lunchbox Memories” Free Family Day, on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 12-4 pm. This educational event is free and open to all families.
“Lunchbox Memories” Free Family Day will be based on the PMA’s “Lunchbox Memories” Exhibition and will include free viewing of the exhibition, lunchbox-inspired creation stations, performances, and a lecture by David Shayt, the Collections Manager for the Division of Cultural History from the National Museum of American History. This event is guaranteed to be both an educational and entertaining experience for the whole family!
“Lunch Box Memories,” a new Smithsonian traveling exhibition, recalls the times and places, the heroes and heroines, the fads and fantasies of Americaąs youth through a rare collection of 75 metal lunch boxes. The exhibition will be on display at the Pensacola Museum of Art until Saturday, October 22, 2005. “Lunch Box Memories” was developed and organized by the Smithsonianąs National Museum of American History, Behring Center, and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).
This event is made possible by a grant received from the Smithsonian Grant Program and is funded by MetLife Foundation.
For any additional information, please call the Education Department at 850-432-6247
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