WINTER WEEKENDS FOR FAMILIES AT THE BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM
(January 2005 #003)

CHADDS FORD, PA - Need a cure for cabin fever this winter? Come and discover the wonderful world of art at the Brandywine River Museum during Winter Weekends for Families from January 22 through February 27, 2005.

Explore the museum's galleries with a "Museum Discovery Game" where your powers of observation will be tested to find objects represented in works of art throughout the museum. As part of Winter Weekends, visitors will also receive a free copy of the "Family Guide: A Museum Activity Book." The Family Guide contains a treasure of activities for children to use during their museum visits or at home. 

In an exclusive offer that will not be repeated in 2005, visitors may purchase new annual Family Memberships to the Brandywine River Museum for 50% off the regular price. Pre-registration for Winter Weekends is not necessary.

Also available during Winter Weekends are audio tours for children. Designed for children ages 6 through 12, the tours feature entries on over 30 favorite works of art from the museum's collection, including Bill Bones from N.C. Wyeth's Treasure Island illustrations, Jamie Wyeth's Portrait of Pig, and Howard Pyle's The Nation Makers. Wand rentals are available in the Museum Shop for $3 each. Support for the children's audio tours was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Exhibiting American art in a restored 19th-century grist mill, the Brandywine River Museum is internationally known for its unparalleled collection of works by three generations of Wyeths and its fine collection of American illustration, still life and landscape painting. Located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, the museum is open daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Christmas Day. 

Admission is $8 for adults; $5 for seniors ages 65 and over, students with I.D., and children ages 6 to 12; and free for children under six and Brandywine Conservancy members. Individual audio tours can be rented for $3. Group rates are available with advance reservations. For more information, please call 610-388-2700 or visit the museum's web site at www.brandywinemuseum.org.

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