Bowers Museum - Free first Sundays

Bowers Museum (Free first Sundays)

This is like my neighborhood museum for me. I go to Bowers museum quite often. They have a Target sponsored cultural festival first Sunday every month. (I love Target as a store and I love it more because of all these sponsoring of museum events. I think it’s great!)

So far, I’ve been to their Chinese, African, Mexican, Asian, Italian cultural festival. They usually have some crafts tables for kids. They are usually related to the theme of the cultural event. For example, at the Chinese Cultural Festival, we made a fan, Chinese paper mask, and a lantern.

Their exhibition is fun too. Maddie really likes this crystal/glass baby sculpture at Bowers Museum. I believe it is called “Great Wish.” Maddie absolutely refuses to leave until she gets to see the “Baby.”

In the back of the museum, there is a really cool courtyard. It has modern water fountain with pebbles and some sculptures.

The following are the list of cultural festivals. Please dont' forget to check out the Event Calendar in my blog.

Japanese Cherry Blossom Family Festival
Arpil 5, Noon–3:30 PM
Celebrate Japanese culture through its music, art, dance and food. Performances by Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai and Daion Taiko Troupe.

Latin America Family Festival
May 3, Noon-3:30 PM
ome on a journey of the Americas through music, dance, art and food. Featuring the exciting sounds of the very popular Mariachi Kids, and more!

Pacific Rim Family Festival
June 7, Noon-3:30 PM
Featuring entertainment and art from the diverse countries of the Pacific Rim. From Russia to Timor-Leste, this vast area offers a richness of cultural traditions. Join us in celebrating the dance, music, art and food of many nations.



My Tip

- What we usually do on first Sundays of the month is first we go to Kidseum by 11AM. We play there for an hour and then we have lunch at Kidseum picnic area. Then we walk over to Bowers museum for the cultural festival.

- Bring a bag to put all your kid's craft when he/she is done.

- Please tell your kids and other kids NOT to climb on the sculptures. Ask them if they would like it if somebody stepped or climbed on their crafts / art projects.

- If you can’t find parking, try Kidseum. You can easily walk to Bowers Museum. There is a huge tree near Kidseum parking where your car will be in the shade.