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Glens Falls, New York 12801

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BOGO Membership Deal and Family Visit Pack offer! BOGO Membership Deal and Family Visit Pack offer! This holiday season, you can Buy 1 Membership and Get 1 For Free! Visit https://wacm.ticketleap.com/membership2021/ to learn more. We are also offering a "Family Visit Pack" Ticket special from Friday, November 26 - Monday, November 29 - Buy 5 admission tickets get 3 free for $25! This deal is only available online, so make sure to visit https://wacm.ticketleap.com/membership2021/ and get yours up today! #ourdiverseworld #holidays #giftideas #gifts #glensfalls #museum #childrensmuseum #worldawarenesschildrensmuseum #glensfallsny #Adirondacks
It's an extra special #masterpiecewednesdays! Eve It's an extra special #masterpiecewednesdays! Every Wednesday, we share a different piece of art from our International Youth Art Exchange collection! This week, we thought we would share a festive piece from our collection, in recognition of the holiday tomorrow. Art: "Happy Thanksgiving" by Keriann Marrero, age 9. Brooklyn, NY, USA, 2005. #masterpiecewednesdays #art #Thanksgiving #happythanksgivng #holiday #kidsart #childrensmuseum #childrensart #diversity #culture #ourdiverseworld #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #community
Check out our calendar of events for the month of Check out our calendar of events for the month of December, including a variety of fun and festive holiday programs, workshops, and events! #ourdiverseworld #december #upcomingevents #christmas #holidays #holiday #festive #worldawarenesschildrensmuseum #childrensmuseum #museum #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #culture #diversity
Donate to our "Moving Forward" Year-end Appeal tod Donate to our "Moving Forward" Year-end Appeal today and help us bring more quality programming to our doors! 2021 was a transformative year for our organization as we adapted to the "new norm," saw the installation of our brand new "Thailand: Beauty and Beasts" hands-on exhibit, brought "Summer Camp" back to the museum with an assortment of imaginative week-long programs, held our spectacular "Night at the Speakeasy" and "31st International Cuisine Festival" fundraisers, created more virtual learning opportunities for children all over the world, and much, much more. You can make a donation at https://paybee.io/@wacm@29 #annualappeal #yearendappeal #worldawarenesschildrensmuseum #community #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #childrensmuseum #museum #donate #ourdiverseworld #diversity #culture
We had a lovely time making festive masterpieces d We had a lovely time making festive masterpieces during our Thanksgiving Paint & Sip this past weekend. Thanks to everyone who registered and joined in the fun! Families can also join us for our Thanksgiving Craft this morning (Monday, November 22) at 10:30am, where we'll read a holiday story and make a seasonal craft. Program is free with admission.
This is Hank, our PAWLICY Advisor. He helps ensure This is Hank, our PAWLICY Advisor. He helps ensure the museum is up to sniff, we mean snuff, and loves our mission of bringing the wide world around us to our doorstep. He's asking you to make a contribution to our "Moving Forward" Year-end Appeal today! Every donation helps us bring children more engaging programming, virtual classroom opportunities, special events, and more. Please click the link below to make a donation today! https://paybee.io/@wacm@29 #annualappeal #movingforward #ourdiverseworld #diversity #culture #cute #dog #dogsofinstagram #dogs #dogoftheday #museum #childrensmuseum #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #community
Check out our collection of fun upcoming events, i Check out our collection of fun upcoming events, including some seasonal and festive Thanksgiving-themed programs! - Friday, November 19: Storytime Friday: We'll be reading "Peek! A Thai Hide-and-Seek" by Minfong Ho during this week's Storytime Friday. This program is appropriate for all ages, free with admission, and includes a story and craft. - Saturday, November 20: Thanksgiving Paint & Sip: Artists will create their own seasonal folk-art turkey with instruction from local artist Patrice Jarvis-Weber during our popular and family-friendly event. Cost: $20 per child/adult duo. ($5 for each additional child, $10 for each additional adult.) Members get a 10% Discount! Please call to reserve your spot: 518-793-2773 ext. 305 or visit wacm.ticketleap.com to reserve online. - Monday, November 22: Thanksgiving Craft: Gobble gobble, itโ€™s almost time for Thanksgiving! Join us as we read a Thanksgiving story and make our own turkey crafts. Program is free with admission. #november #worldawarenesschildrensmuseum #museum #childrensmuseum #thanksgiving #thanksgivingevent #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #ourdiverseworld #diversity #culture #children #paintandsip #family #familyfriendly #familyfun
WACM is proud to be partnering with the Adirondack WACM is proud to be partnering with the Adirondack Thunder for their game against the Maine Mariners on Sunday, December 12 at 3pm. We will be selling discounted tickets to the game, which you can purchase using the link below. Each ticket sale helps us bring more diverse programming to our museum, enriching the lives of children in the greater Glens Falls area! You can purchase your tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/wacmadk #adirondackthunder #worldawarenesschildrensmuseum #childrensmuseum #museum #community #ourdiverseworld #diversity #culture #hockey
It's #tuesdayartifacts! This week, we're sharing It's #tuesdayartifacts! This week, we're sharing a picture of a hand-carved Borong Statue from Indonesia, donated to us in 2000. You can view other selections from Indonesia on the "Arts & Artifacts" page on our website at: https://worldchildrensmuseum.org/online-museum/ Did you know?: Indonesia shares land borders with Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor. #tuesdayartifacts #ourdiverseworld #indonesia #๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ #artifact #museumartifact #museum #childrensmuseum #International #culture #diversity #glensfallsny #glensfalls #Adirondacks
Artists will create their own seasonal folk-art tu Artists will create their own seasonal folk-art turkey during our popular and family-friendly Thanksgiving Paint & Sip this Saturday, November 20, at 1pm. Local artist Patrice Jarvis-Weber will guide attendees on how to make their own festive masterpieces that you can share with the family during the holiday! Cost: $20 per child/adult duo. ($5 for each additional child, $10 for each additional adult.) Members get a 10% Discount! Please call to reserve your spot: 518-793-2773 ext. 305 or visit wacm.ticketleap.com to reserve online. This class is limited to 16 people #paintandsip #art #thanksgiving #holiday #festive #worldawarenesschildrensmuseum #childrensmuseum #familyfriendly #family #familyfun #museum #specialevents #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #ourdiverseworld
The World Awareness Children's Museum would like t The World Awareness Children's Museum would like to honor and recognize the sacrifices veterans all across the country have made this holiday. Art from our collection: "Remembering our veterans" by Nathalie Verdeille, age 11. Saint Helena, CA, USA, 1998. #VeteransDay #veterans #glensfalls #glensfallsny #ourdiverseworld #art #childrensart
It's #masterpiecewednesdays! Every Wednesday, we It's #masterpiecewednesdays! Every Wednesday, we share a different piece of art from our International Youth Art Exchange collection! This week, we thought we would share a piece from Poland in honor of their Independence Day, which will celebrated Thursday, November 11. Poland officially gained their independence in 1918, and their holiday is celebrated with parades, a 5K run, and a changing of the guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Art: "Basket Makers House" by Izabela Dziudzia, age 14. Nowy Tomysl, Poland, 1997. #masterpiecewednesdays #art #poland #poland๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ #polishart #worldawarenesschildrensmuseum #ourdiverseworld #diversity #culture #childrensmuseum #childrensart #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks
It's #tuesdayartifacts! This week, we're sharing It's #tuesdayartifacts! This week, we're sharing a picture of a hand-made medicine jar from Indonesia, donated to us in 2011. You can view other selections from Indonesia on the "Arts & Artifacts" page on our website here: https://worldchildrensmuseum.org/online-museum/ Did you know?: The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta! #TuesdayArtifacts #indonesia #๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ #artifact #museumartifact #medicinejar #ourdiverseworld #diversity #culture #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #upstateny #museum #childrensmuseum #educational
WACM is proud to be partnering with the Adirondack WACM is proud to be partnering with the Adirondack Thunder for their game against the Maine Mariners on Sunday, December 12 at 3pm. We will be selling discounted tickets to the game, which you can purchase using the link below. Each ticket sale helps us bring more diverse programming to our museum, enriching the lives of children in the greater Glens Falls area! You can purchase your tickets at: https://seatgeek.com/adirondack-thunder-v-maine-mariners-tickets/minor-league-hockey/2021-12-12-3-pm/5475826?sgo_ac=Museum #adirondackthunder #hockey #fundraiser #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #goodcause #community #ourdiverseworld
Today is the first day of Diwali! Diwali is one o Today is the first day of Diwali! Diwali is one of India's biggest holidays of the year. Also known as the Festival of lights, this five-day celebration symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness and is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs. Families will often create patterns on their floors called Rangoli, using colored powders or sand which are often floral in nature. People also share feasts, enjoy fireworks, and visit friends during this celebration. Art from our collection: "Diwali Festival" by Rucha R. Chandwaskai, age 12. Akola, India, 1992. #diwali #๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ #india #ourdiverseworld #worldawarenesschildrensmuseum #museum #childrensmuseum #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #art #kidsart #childrensart #diversity #culture
Explore our new Indonesia exhibition on the "Arts Explore our new Indonesia exhibition on the "Arts & Artifacts" page on our website! You can view it here: https://worldchildrensmuseum.org/online-museum/ Piece from our collection: Painting of the Cosmos donated in 2011. #๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ #indonesia #artifact #art #worldawarenesschildrensmuseum #ourdiverseworld #diversity #culture #museumartifact #museum #childrensmuseum #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks
Happy Halloween from all of us at WACM! Wear your Happy Halloween from all of us at WACM! Wear your costume to the museum today for $2 off admission, or visit us 10am - 3pm as we give out candy to trick or treaters! Art from our collection: "Halloween Fun" by Austin Barown, age 10. Las Vegas, Nevada, 2004. #halloween #๐ŸŽƒ #halloweenart #art #museum #glensfallsny #glensfalls #Adirondacks #childrensmuseum #ourdiverseworld #diversity #culture
The World Awareness Children's Museum would like t The World Awareness Children's Museum would like to thank all who attended our Night at the Speakeasy fundraiser last night! It was truly one for the books, and its success is all due to the continued support our wonderful community gives us. We had a lovely time dancing to jazzy tunes of Hot Club of Saratoga, enjoyed a wide range of handcrafted cocktails, delicious food from Doc's Restaurant, and more. We'd also like to thank all of our sponsors: Advokate, LLC, Hunt Companies, Inc., Hilltop Construction Co., Elizabeth E. Little, Esq. - Mediation Services, Rozell Industries, Inc, Inc, The Hub, MinkyMink, Andrew Allison, Laura Carusone-Allison, Natalia and Jason Carusone, Carol and Matthew Martindale, Judith Mysliborski, MD, Lisa and Ross Sheridan, Jacquiline and Riza Touba, PhD. We'd also like to thank the Park Theater for hosting our event and all of the board, staff, and volunteers who worked tirelessly to ensure this event was a memorable and safe event! #fundraiser #grateful #benefit #nightatthespeakeasy #speakeasy #museum #worldawarenesschildrensmuseum #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #community #fun #ourdiverseworld #diversity #culture
Our biggest event of the fall is finally here! Jo Our biggest event of the fall is finally here! Join us at the Park Theater in Glens Falls tonight at 6:30pm for our Night at the Speakeasy fundraiser. We'll have music from Hot Club of Saratoga, a silent auction full of amazing items to bid on, museum art on display, and a full cash bar. Passed hors d'oeuvres will be provided by Doc's Restaurant and desserts will be provided by local restaurants. Tickets can still be purchased for just $90 per person, $80 for young professionals under 40. You can purchase your tickets at https://wacm.ticketleap.com/night-at-the-speakeasy/ or purchase them at the door. You can also access our list of fantastic silent auction items at: https://paybee.io/quickpay.html?handle=wacm&ppid=26t... **๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—œ๐——-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ. ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด!** #nightatthespeakeasy #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #nightout #datenight #fundraiser #museum #childrensmuseum #fun
We're just two days away from our biggest event of We're just two days away from our biggest event of the fall - Night at the Speakeasy! Enjoy live music from the Hot Club of Saratoga, a silent auction, museum art on display, and a full cash bar during our amazing fall fundraiser on Sunday, October 24 at 6:30pm at the Park Theater in Glens Falls, NY! Passed hors d'oeuvres will be provided by Doc's Restaurant and desserts will be provided by local restaurants. Tickets are just $90 per person, $80 for young professionals under 40. You can purchase your tickets at: https://wacm.ticketleap.com/night-at-the-speakeasy/ You can also access our list of fantastic silent auction items at: https://paybee.io/quickpay.html?handle=wacm&ppid=26t#optionList **๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—œ๐——-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ. ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด!** #fundraiser #fallfundraiser #nightatthespeakeasy #speakeasy #childrensmuseum #museum #worldawarenesschildrensmuseum #glensfalls #glensfallsny #Adirondacks #datenight #nightout #ourdiverseworld #diversity #culture
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