where natural history meets art
Who hibernates and who’s just taking a nap?
Some animals sleep through the winter, and some are awake and active. Why and how do Vermont animals take on winter challenges?
Designed for kids ages 4 – 8, siblings welcome.
$5 (adult chaperones free)
Dress for outdoors
Use the button above to register online or call 802 434-2167 to sign up.
Learn the secrets of winter bird survival. Could you do it?
We’ll imagine ourselves as birds in Vermont in winter. How do we find wamth, food, and shelter to survive the cold? Let’s mimic birds’ strategies for success!
Designed for kids ages 4 – 8, siblings welcome.
$5 (adult chaperones free)
Dress for outdoors
Use the button above or call 802 434-2167 to sign up!
What happens when you mix art, playfulness, and insights from birds? Creativity influenced by feather color and pattern, frills and function! From bower birds to city pigeons, feathers come in thousands of sizes and colors, fantastic shapes, in different seasons, and for many reasons. Artists, photographers and poets illustrate, incorporate, and delight in the many kinds, colors, and shapes of feathers.
Discover (or re-discover) beautiful works of art during the final month of the “Fine Feathers” show.
Included with Museum admission, donations welcome.
Read more about the show at https://birdsofvermont.org/2022/06/12/fine-feathers-at-play-with-structure-and-function-2022-community-art-show/
Image: “Petals in the Wind” by Rebecca Padula. Shown by permission.
Explore nature with Allison! What is a bird? How do feathers work? What else is flying in our gardens? What do flowers look like up close?
These and other questions lead our exploration of nature around the Museum. Each week is different!
Designed for kids ages 4 – 8, siblings welcome.
Please sign up in advance with a click or tap:
Or call 802 434-2167.
Explore nature with Allison! What is a bird? How do feathers work? What else is flying in our gardens? What do flowers look like up close? How about an egg?
These and other questions lead our exploration of nature around the Museum. Each week is different!
Designed for kids ages 4 – 8, siblings welcome.
Please sign up in advance with a click or tap:
Or call 802 434-2167 to register.
Explore nature with Allison! What is a bird? How do feathers work? What else is flying in our gardens? What do flowers look like up close?
These and other questions lead our exploration of nature around the Museum. Each week is different!
Designed for kids ages 4 – 8, siblings welcome.
Please sign up in advance: tap or click :
or call 802 434-2167.
Our 2022 art show, Fine Feathers, features over 70 works, chosen from over 250 submissions from artists, photographers, and poets. Each piece is inspired by birds and their feathers. The creators are influenced by feather colors, shapes, patterns, and functions. Through illustration, painting, textile, collage, photography, sculpture, and the written word, these creative expressions are as varied as the feathered creatures they depict. Continue reading “Fine Feathers, at play with structure and function | 2022 community art show”
What happens when you mix art, playfulness, and insights from birds? Creativity influenced by feather color and pattern, frills and function! From bower birds to city pigeons, feathers come in thousands of sizes and colors, fantastic shapes, in different seasons, and for many reasons. Which of these emerge in your art? We want to know!
Continue reading “Call to Artists: Fine Feathers”
SUNDAYS FOR FLEDGLINGS: KIDS + BIRDS = FUN
More or less alternate Sundays, May 18 – October 31 • 2 – 3pm
(Next ones are June 15 and 29)
Welcome to the 2014 “Sundays for Fledglings” series. Come discover birds with us, from feathers to flying, from art to zoology. Want to develop mad skillz in observation, research, and goofing around? Yes! Earn Your Junior Birder Badge! If you already have one, we will help you become an even better birder, biologist, or artist!
Programs runs more or less alternating Sundays May – October. Keep an eye on the calendar for Monthly Themes, schedule changes, and more!
Perfect for kids aged 5-9 (siblings welcome).
Free with admission; donations welcome • Pre-registration is helpful and please check the schedule
Join us for stories about birds and more. Intended for pre-schoolers but all ages are welcome. Stories are followed by a craft project, music or nature walk, depending on the topic and the weather. Got a favorite book about birds? Share it with us!
Free with admission; donations welcome • Pre-registration is not necessary
Summer storytime dates:
Tuesday, June 10 • 10:30am – 11:30am
Tuesday, July 8 • 10:30am – 11:30am
Tuesday, August 12 • 10:30am – 11:30am
