Black History Month: Weekend 1: Celebrating Freedom Seekers & Abolitionists
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 02/05/2023
The RMSC celebrates Black History Month! We honor black history and highlight scientists, as well as local and historical activists. The RMSC is hosting programming, activities, and events every weekend in February to celebrate Black History Month.
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
- Exhibit Tours (12-1pm): Join a guided tour of our exhibit Flight to Freedom: Rochester’s Underground Railroad and experience hands-on activities.
- Harriet Tubman & Storytime (11am-1pm): Join re-enactors at storytime to learn about freedom seekers & abolitionists!
- Underground Railroad Storytime (11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm): Cozy up for story hour and listen to stories about activists and trailblazers who changed the world! (20-30 minutes each)
- Abolitionist Button Making (11am-3pm): Make and take your own buttons home from abolitionist quotes.
- Underground Railroad Screenings (11am-3pm): Learn about the Underground Railroad with a playlist of documentaries and historical clips.
- Coloring Station (11am-3pm): Take a break to sit at the Black History Month coloring station and learn about important historical figures from this week’s theme.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5
- Exhibit Tours (11am-3pm): Join a guided tour of our exhibit Flight to Freedom: Rochester’s Underground Railroad and experience hands-on activities.
- Harriet Tubman, the Naturalist (11am-3pm): Play a hands-on game to discover how Harriet Tubman developed the skills of a naturalist to discover plants, food, and medicine that was available from the environment to Freedom Seekers!
- Underground Railroad Storytime (11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm): Cozy up for story hour and listen to stories about activists and trailblazers who changed the world! (20-30 minutes each)
- Underground Railroad Screenings (11am-3pm): Learn about the Underground Railroad with a playlist of documentaries and historical clips.
- Coloring Station (11am-3pm): Take a break to sit at the Black History Month coloring station and learn about important historical figures.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
Organization:
Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC)Location:
657 East Avenue
Rochester, NY, 14607United States
See map: Google Maps
Phone:
585.697.1947Contact name:
Carolyn Stiles
Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
02/05/2023
Time:
11:00am-3:00pm
Price:
Tickets are included with general admission!
Ages
All AgesWeb Service