Posted by: Lorri Markum, Communications Specialist | Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Keeping with fast changing trends and community expectations, Minnetrista launches a beautifully redesigned Web site. The new Web site features easier navigation, mobile compatibility, and online membership renewal. There are also many interactive sections to the site: New navigation, search, and quick-share buttons to share your favorite events and activities with friends on any social media site.more »
Posted by: Lorri Markum, Communications Specialist | Tuesday, July 5, 2011
A long time ago, little girl through her vivid imagination, created a faerie wonderland in her own back yard. Her name was Elisabeth Ball, she held tea parties, made little magic boxes and carefully left them in the gardens to attract the faeries. Nearly 100 years later, the imagination lives on in Oakhurst Gardens at Minnetrista, with Faeries, Sprites, and Lights. A family extravaganza, come take part in this midsummer enchantment with faeries and sprites from far and wide. July 8 & 9 from 6–9 p.m.more »
Posted by: Lorri Markum, Communications Specialist | Thursday, June 30, 2011
Senior Free-Admission Day
Treasures from the Heritage Collection
July 13; 1–2 p.m.
For seniors 60 and older. Minnetrista collects and preserves thousands of items from East Central Indiana history. Get a rare look at some of the truly unique and unusual items in the Minnetrista Heritage Collection.
PBS Program Club at MinnetristaAmerican Experience: Nixon
July 20; 2–4 p.m.
Learn about the thirty-seventh President of the United States, Richard Nixon. One of the most controversial presidents or our time, this is the actual story of the president who rose to power and reached out to the two great communist powers of the world at the time, the Soviet Union and China. An open discussion follows the program.
Cost: FREE
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Posted by: Lorri Markum, Communications Specialist | Thursday, June 30, 2011
Muncie, IN— Kids! Camp Minnetrista invites you and your friends to spend the night in the Nature Area at Minnetrista. Camp Minnetrista: Night at the Museum hosts an outdoor campout on July15–16, for kids ages eight to twelve. Campers arrive at 7 p.m. on Friday and stay until 9:30 a.m. Saturday after waking and having breakfast. Bring your own sleeping bag, and Minnetrista will supply the tents! Frogs, owls and other critters will create a night-time symphony to fall to sleep by. Learn about the lives and behavior of nocturnal animals; make your own snack, and cook over the campfire; also enjoy storytelling with Lenape Indian legends.
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Posted by: Lorri Markum, Communications Specialist | Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Minnetrista is pleased to join Let’s Move! Museums and Gardens, an initiative of First Lady Michelle Obama and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Launched by the First Lady on May 23 at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums, this initiative is designed to educate children and their families about healthy food choices and promote physical activity.more »
Posted by: Lorri Markum, Communications Specialist | Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Pack a picnic; bring your blankets and lawn chairs, and head out for Summer Stage Fest at Minnetrista! America’s Hometown Band will ring in Independence Day’s celebration at Summer Stage Fest at Minnetrista, Monday, July 4 at 8 p.m. Come early and enjoy free visits to Minnetrista galleries from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Stay late and watch Muncie City fireworks display from the East Lawn and Greensward. It’s the perfect place for your Independence Day celebration!more »
Posted by: Lorri Markum, Communications Specialist | Thursday, June 2, 2011
Kick off your summer celebration country style! Bring your picnic basket, spread out your blanket and spend the evening with country artists, Greg and Heather Rhodes as they croon their way into a summer night, sponsored by Cooper Consulting. June 18 join Minnetrista in welcoming Greg and Heather Rhodes to Summer
Stage Fest starting at 7:30 p.m.more »
Posted by: Steven Beverly, Marketing Manager | Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Minnetrista is pleased to announce the opening of Dig Set Spike June 18. This exciting exhibit chronicles the regional history of volleyball. In the nation, there are three cities known to produce world-class female volleyball players and extraordinary volleyball coaches for women’s teams: Los Angeles, Chicago, and Muncie. Dig Set Spike celebrates the sport, the players, the coaches, and the history of volleyball in East Central Indiana. In this exhibit, visitors will explore volleyball in fresh and interactive ways as they meet young players and find out how volleyball has changed their lives. Visitors will discover the role this region of Indiana has played in the development of the great American sport of volleyball.
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Posted by: Lorri Markum, Communications Specialist | Thursday, May 19, 2011
Immerse
yourself in the world of robots when ROBOTS:
The Interactive Exhibition opens at Minnetrista on Saturday, May
21. Based on the 20th Century Fox animated feature, ROBOTS
depicts a world populated entirely by mechanical beings, including
genius inventor
Rodney Copperbottom and his friends, the Rusties, who seek to make the
world a
better place through innovation and determination.more »
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Posted by: Steven Beverly, Marketing Manager | Monday, May 16, 2011
Today Minnetrista announced the launch of Blue Star
Museums, a
partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star
Families, and
more than 1,300 museums across America to offer free admission to all
active
duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through
Labor Day
2011. Leadership support has been
provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families. The complete
list of
participating museums is available at
www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.more »
