Children aged 5 – 14 are invited to tour and learn about the different types of prints on view in our Museum’s collection and in the Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist exhibition. Lightner museum educators will provide a richer understanding of the types of printmaking while encouraging young visitors to truly look and appreciate why artists choose […]
Children aged 5-14 are invited to tour and learn about the different types of prints on view in the Museum’s collection and in the Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist exhibition. Lightner museum educators will provide a richer understanding of the types of printmaking while encouraging young visitors to truly look and appreciate why artists choose […]
The National Park Service is offering four five-day sessions of a Hands-on-History and Nature Summer Day Camp at Fort Matanzas and Castillo de San Marcos. The summer day camp sessions are geared for campers ages 9 to 11. The camp activities will include presentations, hands-on projects, games, and living history demonstrations. The topics covered will […]
The National Park Service is offering four five-day sessions of a Hands-on-History and Nature Summer Day Camp at Fort Matanzas and Castillo de San Marcos. The summer day camp sessions are geared for campers ages 9 to 11. The camp activities will include presentations, hands-on projects, games, and living history demonstrations. The topics covered will […]
The National Park Service is offering four five-day sessions of a Hands-on-History and Nature Summer Day Camp at Fort Matanzas and Castillo de San Marcos. The summer day camp sessions are geared for campers ages 9 to 11. The camp activities will include presentations, hands-on projects, games, and living history demonstrations. The topics covered will […]
Anastasia State Park is hosting a presentation about the specific sea turtles that can be found at the park. The event is on Wednesday, June 12, and Friday, June 21, from 10:00 to 11:00 am The presentation will include facts about sea turtles, how to identify them, how they nest and hatch, and how we […]
Last month a new monument was erected in Jacksonville Beach commemorating the tragic death of 19 men on the SS Gulfamerica, a tanker attacked by Nazi U-Boats in 1942. Local historian, Scott Grant, will be at the Main Library presenting on the horrifying attack that happened so close to Jacksonville Beach that the explosion was […]
Join Flagler College art history professor Chris Balaschak for a talk exploring the impact of photography on the Impressionists. As evidenced in our current exhibition Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist, Degas regularly took and explored the possibilities offered by this new technology. Professor Balaschak will discuss how Degas use of photography and its influence on his artwork. Tickets […]
The National Park Service is offering four five-day sessions of a Hands-on-History and Nature Summer Day Camp at Fort Matanzas and Castillo de San Marcos. The summer day camp sessions are geared for campers ages 9 to 11. The camp activities will include presentations, hands-on projects, games, and living history demonstrations. The topics covered will […]
Anastasia State Park is hosting “A Historical Look Into the Old Spanish Quarries,” on Thursday, June 13, and Saturday, June 22, from 10:00 to 11:00 am. This informative tour, led by a park ranger, will describe how the quarry was used and how the use of coquina played a role in the architecture and history […]
