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Children's Audio Tours Now Available at the Brandywine River Museum
(August 2005, #034)

For Immediate Release

CHADDS FORD, PA—Children's Audio Tours are now available at the Brandywine River Museum. The interactive tour, designed for children ages 6 through 12, features fascinating comments on over 30 works of art, including Bill Bones from N.C. Wyeth's Treasure Island, Jamie Wyeth's Portrait of a Pig, and Howard Pyle's Nation Makers. 

The tour follows the adventures of Joe and Jen, a brother and sister who visit the museum after their canoe trip on the Brandywine River. Once inside, they meet a curator named "Art" who guides them through the collection. 

Like the museum's audio tour for adults, the children's tour is contained in hand-held wands, using random-access digital technology that allows children and students to proceed through the museum at their own pace and to view works of art in any order. 

Audio tour wands are available at the Museum Shop. Visitors can rent one audio tour for $3 and get the second one free. 

Support for the museum's audio tour for children was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a Federal agency.

Located on US Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, the Brandywine River 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, and children ages 6-12; free for children under six and Brandywine Conservancy members. For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit the museum's website at www.brandywinemuseum.org.

Media Contacts:
Halsey Spruance or 
Jennifer Maguire at
610-388-8337
   

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Brandywine River Museum, U.S. Route 1 and PA Route 100
P.O. Box 141, Chadds Ford, PA 19317