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Family Fun! Ancient Encounters: Archaeology

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Archaeological Institute of America, Houston at Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building

October 30, 2011

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Family Fun! Ancient Encounters: Archaeology: A special archeology program held in collaboration with the Houston Society of the Archeological Institute of America, Sunday, Oct 30, 2011, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM.

Join us for an afternoon of family fun and activities related to life in ancient Egypt, provided by the Houston Society of The Archaeological Institute of...

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Join us for an afternoon of family fun and activities related to life in ancient Egypt, provided by the Houston Society of The Archaeological Institute of America.

Don a pith helmet and join the team as you investigate the home of a tomb-builder.
Make your own cartouche.
Do a bone count to see what was on the menu for an Egyptian.
Discover ancient Egyptian technology by working with a large model of a shaduf (pictured, a machine that moves water from a lower to a higher place).

All activities are free with general admission. Please see www.mfah.org/visit for information on admission discounts. For access to the Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs exhibition, visitors must purchase a ticket.

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Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building

5601 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005

Full map and directions

Tickets:

Admission is open to the public and free with general museum admission. Museum members always receive free admission.

Museum Admission:
$7.00 adults
$3.50 seniors/children 5-18

Times:

1pm-4pm

Phone: 713-639-7300

Parking:

Museum Parking Garage
Located directly east of the Beck and Law buildings, the MFAH Visitors Center features a four-story covered parking garage.

The easy-to-find parking entrance is on Binz, marked by a large, yellow arrow.

You're always protected from the elements when you park your car in the Museum Garage. From there, you can go to the Visitors Center lobby and find a ticketing desk and up-to-the minute museum information.

As an added convenience, you can enter the Beck and Law buildings from the Visitors Center through security-monitored, climate-controlled tunnels connecting all three buildings.

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

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