Full STEAM Ahead
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 12/03/2023
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“Full STEAM Ahead” programming is now a part of our monthly Locals Day where Bexar County residents can enjoy FREE museum admission!
Included with general admission for non-residents.
(Children 12 and under are always FREE)
UPCOMING STEAM EVENTS
JUNE – ADD LIGHTNING TO YOUR ART
JULY – TOOLS OF THE (CATTLE) TRADE
AUGUST – GONE FOR THE WINTER
SEPTEMBER – ART IN THE SKY
OCTOBER – POTTERY OF THE SOUTHWEST
NOVEMBER – NATIVE AMERICAN HOMES
DECEMBER – GINGERBREAD COWBOY
Upcoming Events
ADD LIGHTNING TO YOUR ART
Sunday, June 4
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Let’s light it up! Learn how electrical currents work in this light activity. After a short presentation, families will create a small piece of art with a light feature. We will make the art glow by creating a paper circuit.
TOOLS OF THE (CATTLE) TRADE
Sunday, July 2
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Let’s learn about the cattle industry! After a short presentation about simple machines cowboys used in their daily work, families will have the opportunity to create a simple machine using found and recyclable materials.
GONE FOR THE WINTER
Sunday, August 6
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Families are invited to learn more about the fall migration of hummingbirds. After a short presentation, families will have the opportunity to create a hummingbird feeder using found and recyclable materials.
ART IN THE SKY
Sunday, September 3
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Join us to explore the night sky by studying Kim Wiggins’s painting “Colonel Crockett’s Return to Cibolo Creek”. After a short study of the painting, families will have the opportunity to create a bedroom Planetarium.
POTTERY OF THE SOUTHWEST
Sunday, October 1
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Learn more about the pottery made by Native Americans in the Southwest, including the techniques they used to craft their pieces. Use those techniques to create a piece of pottery of your own.
NATIVE AMERICAN HOMES -STEAM ENGINEERING CHALLENGE
Sunday, November 5
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Native Americans lived in a variety of homes. The type of home they built fit into their culture and lifestyle. While learning about these different homes, use materials provided to try to build a tipi, Longhouse, wigwam, or other types of Native American shelters.
GINGERBREAD COWBOY
Sunday, December 3
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Celebrate the holidays with story time at the Briscoe! Families will listen to the story of “The Gingerbread Cowboy” and then will have the opportunity to create a gingerbread cowboy of their own!
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