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Bayou Bend Family Day: With These Hands - Great American Crafts

Presented by Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, MFAH at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

May 22, 2011

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Bayou Bend, the American decorative arts center of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, hosts a free Family Day the third Sunday of each month from September through May.

Sunday, May 22, 2011: With These Hands - Great American Crafts

Today many items are manufactured completely by machines, but early Americans depended on their hands to create a multitude of necessities, from...

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Bayou Bend, the American decorative arts center of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, hosts a free Family Day the third Sunday of each month from September through May.

Sunday, May 22, 2011: With These Hands - Great American Crafts

Today many items are manufactured completely by machines, but early Americans depended on their hands to create a multitude of necessities, from baskets to nails. Learn how these items were made through hands-on demonstrations and performances. Watch a woodworker in action or a blacksmith ply his trade.

Tours of the first floor of the house are hosted by volunteers of the Houston Junior Woman’s Club, while giveaways and promotions are offered through media sponsor, KUHF 88.7 FM and Bayou Bend

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Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

1 Westcott Street
Houston, TX 77007

Full map and directions

Tickets:

Family Days at Bayou Bend are free events!

Times:

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
(last admission 4:40 p.m.)

Diana Terrace Performances:
1:30 p.m. - Geoffrey Muller, “Homemade Instruments”
3:00 p.m. - TBD
Giveaway drawings will be held twice during the day between performances

Additional Performances & Demonstrations:
Eli Whitney & Samuel Colt
1:00 – 5:00 p.m., Heverdjes Plaza
John Keahey & Don Tucker portray two of America’s great 19th century inventors, complete with working replicas of their inventions

Tom Irven, Woodworker
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.; 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., East Terrace
Watch Mr. Irven work on his lathe as he demonstrates wood turning

Houston Area Blacksmith Association
1:00 – 5:00 p.m., South Lawn
Visit with a local blacksmith for a discussion and demonstration of a centuries-old craft, and learn about its importance in early America

Craft Workshops:
Homemade Ink
Cornhusk Dolls
1:00 – 4:30 p.m., Bayou Bend Gardens & Kilroy Center

Phone: (713) 639-7750

Parking:

On-site parking available.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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