Children's Summer Storytime Digging up the Past at Hammond-Harwood House

19 Maryland Avenue,Annapolis MD 21401

25 August, 2021

Description

Calling all pre-historic creature lovers! Hammond-Harwood House has a connection to one the earliest pre-historic excavations in America! Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) was a famous painter who grew up in Annapolis, and many of his painting are in the Hammond-Harwood House. Peale was more than just a painter, he was also an early scientist who excavated mastodon bones from the Hudson Valley in New York. Peale later displayed the mastodon model in his own natural history museum in Philadelphia. The program will start out inside the mansion by looking at a painting of a parrot done by Peale, and talk about his natural history museum. After children will go into the garden and listen to the book about Peale’s excavation to unearth the bones of the mastodon. Lastly, children will make a dinosaur model made from black paper and Q-tips to take home. This program is free and open to the public thanks to the Winifred Gordon Memorial Art and Wellness Series: Kids Addition. In memory of the talented artist and a founder of the Hammond-Harwood House Museum, Winifred Gordon, this free series, open to the public, will have gallery talks on mediums including painting, ceramics, furniture making followed by a wellness activity. Arts, history, tradition, and heritage all come together in important and unexpected ways that can improve overall health. These programs connect to the art collection to improve participant’s physical health and mental well-being. The mission of the Hammond-Harwood House Association is to preserve, for public education and enjoyment, the architecturally significant Hammond-Harwood House museum and its collection of fine and decorative arts.