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ALBANY, NY –Family Fun Weekend at the New York State Museum on January 7th and 8th will focus on “Life in the Winter” and feature a mask making presentation and a Star Lab Planetarium Show.

Patrick Wadden, the co-founder and director of Arm of The Sea Mask and Puppet Theater Group from Saugerties, will host the interactive mask making presentation on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The snow day will be January 8th from 1 to 4 p.m.

On Saturday and Sunday, the Star Lab Planetarium “Winter Sky” show will be presented from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Museum Theater. “Story Time” will be featured at 3:30 p.m. All other activities will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. both days in the Adirondack Hall by the Elk Pond.

The “Stay Warm” experiment will provide an interactive learning experience using insulated mittens to show the ways nature keeps animals warm in the winter. Throughout the afternoon there also will be a scavenger hunt with prizes and visitors will be able to make and take home snowflake crafts.

Family Fun Weekends are offered the first weekend of every month at the State Museum. For further information please contact Noreen Yost at nyost@mail.nysed.gov or Cathy Cozzens at ccozzens@mail.nysed.gov or call (518) 486-1569.

The New York State Museum, established in 1836, is a program of the New York State Department of Education. 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, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Admission is free and the Museum is fully accessible. Further information can be obtained by calling (518) 474-5877 or visiting the museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.

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