MOSTHistory Presents Summer Camp At The Museum, June 20-24
Photo above: Museum staff will teach campers how to archive photographs properlyEDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History presents Summer Camp at the Museum, a 5-day camp featuring hands-on activities related to museum career skills, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. June 20 to June 24. — Photo courtesy of MOSTHistory
The camp is for children ages seven to 11; parents may stay throughout the session or drop off and pick up their child.
Campers will learn and practice museum career skills such as reading historic maps, identifying photographs, working with clothing from the past and writing artifact labels. Campers will take a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum’s collections as well. At the end of the session, campers will create a pop-up museum to be displayed over the weekend for family and museum visitors to enjoy.
Pre-registration is required, and campers can register online at www.mosthistory.org/events or in person at the museum. The fee is $120 per camper and $100 for children of FRIENDs of MOSTHistory. Space is limited, so be sure to register soon. A second session is scheduled from July 11 to July 15, and registration is now open.
For more information, please contact Community Engagement Officer René Ballesteros at [email protected] or call the museum at 956-383-6911.
About Museum of South Texas History
The Museum of South Texas History is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It is located downtown Edinburg at 200 North Closner Boulevard on the Hidalgo County Courthouse square. Founded in 1967 as the Hidalgo County Historical Museum in the 1910 Hidalgo County Jail, the museum has grown over the decades through a series of expansions to occupy a full city block. In 2003, following the completion of a 22,500 square foot expansion, the museum was renamed the Museum of South Texas History to better reflect its regional scope. Today, the museum preserves and presents the borderland heritage of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico through its permanent collection and the Margaret H. McAllen Memorial Archives and exhibits spanning prehistory through the 20th century. For more information about MOSTHistory, including becoming a FRIEND, visit MOSTHistory.org, like us on Facebook and Instagram, follow on Twitter, find on YouTube or call +1-956-383-6911.