MARCH
Frontier Economy/Coinage
1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 and Thursday, April 8 in the Cincinnati History Museum
Painting with Gold
Lean how various artists used gold in their artwork. Create your own golden artwork!
3 p.m., Sunday, March 7 in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum
Basic Jewelry Making
This class is great for someone new to jewelry making. You’ll learn all the basics and leave with an “Idiot’s Chain” bracelet you have created. Call (513) 287-7021 to register with payment; cost is $10 per person per class.
1 p.m., Saturday, March 20 in the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History’s Adena Classroom
Buckeye Rover Tales
Gold! Gold! There is Gold in the History Museum! Learn and hear adventures of Buckeyes traveling to the California Gold Rush. Try your hand at Gold Rush skills. Meet at the Canal Boat and travel to our gold fields on the Public Landing.
1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 20 in the Cincinnati History Museum
Young at Art: Tin Art
Rumors of cities rich in gold spurred both the exploration and conquest of Mexico by the Spanish (Cortez). During the 300 years of Spanish rule, mining of gold and tin was a national goal. Tin is used in several types of Mexican art. Join us to create your own Tin Art and learn about the impact gold and tin had on Mexico’s history.
3 p.m. Tuesday, March 23 in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum
APRIL
April Fools’ Gold Scavenger Hunt
Don’t let these clues fool you – search the museum to find the answer to these “golden” questions.
Museum hours throughout April in the Museum of Natural History and Science
Panning for Pyrite
Learn about the properties of gold and pyrite before testing your patience by panning for pyrite to take home with you.
3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 1 in the Museum of Natural History and Science
Young at Art: Tin Art
Rumors of cities rich in gold spurred both the exploration and conquest of Mexico by the Spanish (Cortez). During the 300 years of Spanish rule, mining of gold and tin was a national goal. Tin is used in several types of Mexican art. Join us to create your own Tin Art and learn about the impact gold and tin had on Mexico’s history.
3 p.m. Tuesday, April 13 in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum
Scrap Metal Jewelry Casting
Turn ‘this old thing” into this new thing when you design, mold, and caste your own pendant or pin from your old silverware or pieces of jewelry. Call (513) 287-7021 to register with payment; cost is $10 per person per class.
1 p.m., Saturday, April 17 in the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History’s Adena Classroom
Buckeye Rover Tales
Gold! Gold! There is Gold in the History Museum! Learn and hear adventures of Buckeyes traveling to the California Gold Rush. Try your hand at Gold Rush skills. Meet at the Canal Boat and travel to our gold fields on the Public Landing.
1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 in the Cincinnati History Museum
Painting with Gold
Lean how various artists used gold in their artwork. Create your own golden artwork!
3 p.m., Sunday, April 18 in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum
MAY
Gold Leafing
Transform a simple picture frame into a work of art by adding imitation gold and other metals using these easy-to-learn techniques. Call (513) 287-7021 to register with payment; cost is $10 per person per class.
1 p.m., Saturday, May 1 in the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History’s Adena Classroom
ONGOING PROGRAMS
Detective Agency: Gold Mystery
1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday February through April in the Cincinnati History Museum
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