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ALBANY, NY – “Spring has Sprung” is the theme of the New York State Museum’s next Family Fun Weekend on April 19 and 20.

The Family Fun Weekend takes place from 1 – 4 p.m. both days. Activities, which arefree of charge, are held on the Museum’s first floor.

On Sunday only Carol Morley, an outdoors educator, will present a program about worms, which is intended to help young gardeners as they prepare for the season. Both days, a spring constellations show will be presented in the Museum’s inflatable Star Lab, which is located in the Huxley Auditorium. Seating is limited and tickets, which are free of charge, must be obtained at the information desk.

Both afternoons, Family Fun participants can also make and decorate a craft and workat the coloring table and take home a gardening packet.

Family Fun Weekends offer theme-based family activities on the third weekend of themonth.

The New York State Museum is a program of the New York State Education Department. Located at the Empire State Plaza on Madison Avenue in Albany, the Museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Admission is free and the Museum is fully accessible. Further information about Museum programs and events can be obtained by calling (518) 474-5877 or visiting the Museum Web site at www.nysm.nysed.gov.

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