Bird Sketching - Meet Live Falcons & Hawks

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Venue:	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
Hours:	11:00am - 2:30pm
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Special Events

From February 21 through 25, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) encourages families to get out of the house and celebrate School Vacation Week with five days of fun, including activities for children to discover, create and be inspired by great art.

Kids and their families are invited to meet live falcons, owls, and hawks and make their own sketches of these magnificent birds of prey in conjunction with Pursuits of Power: Falconry and the Samurai: 1600–1900. Try on a hoop skirt and corset, and create top hats and bonnets based on High Style and Hoop Skirts: 1850s Fashion; and learn to write and decipher ancient script, including Egyptian hieroglyphics and Mayan symbols.

The MFA’s School Vacation Week activities, which run daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., are free for children 17 and under with paid adult admission.

Bird Sketching - Meet Live Falcons!
Monday through Friday
Visitors are invited to view the treasures in the exhibition Pursuits of Power: Falconry and the Samurai, 1600–1900 and make sketches in the galleries. Then, head down to the MFA’s Garden Court to meet live falcons, owls, hawks, and kestrels, and make drawings based on these magnificent birds of prey.

Meet Live Falcons from Wingmasters
Monday, Thursday, and Friday
11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
In the Garden Court
Make sketches based on a live falcon from Wingmasters, an organization dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of North American birds of prey.

Live Owls, Hawks, and Kestrals from Audubon Ark of Drumlin Farm
Tuesday and Wednesday
11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
In the Garden Court
Observe live birds of prey — including an owl, hawk, and a kestrel — and make sketches of these magnificent animals brought by the Audubon Ark of Drumlin Farm from the Mass Audubon.

Sketching in Pursuits of Power: Falconry and the Samurai, 1600–1900
Monday through Friday, February 21 – 25
Japanese Paint/Decorative Arts Gallery
Make a sketch of a falcon based on beautiful imagery from this special exhibition.

COST

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Kids under 17 free with paid adult admission

WEBSITE

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www.mfa.org

LOCATION

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465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA map
Phone: (617) 267-9300