Events

Event

Title:: Youth Workshop: Handwriting Through History
When:: 02.18.2012 10.30.am - 12.30.pm
Where:: Museum of the Shenandoah Valley - Winchester
Category:: February 2012

Description

Youth ages 8-12 will learn about the 5,000-year history of handwriting in this fascinating, hands-on workshop led by professional calligrapher and handwriting advocate Lance Pearce. Participants will learn about the history of Chinese, Egyptian, European, and American writings and experience writing with quills and other various pens, including ones made of bamboo. Following a special tour of the historic documents on display in the MSV galleries, participants will also create a message using sealing wax.

MSV Members: $4; all others $6.

Registration required by February 13.
Call (540) 662-1473, ext. 219, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Snow date: March 17

Venue

Venue:: Museum of the Shenandoah Valley - Website
Street:: 901 Amherst St.
ZIP:: 22601
City:: Winchester
State:: VA
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Description

The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) tells the story of the art, history, and culture of the great valley for which it is named. First opened in the spring of 2005 and designed by the internationally acknowledged architectural firm of Michael Graves & Associates, the MSV joined Glen Burnie Historic House and Gardens—which opened to the public in 1997—to form a regional history museum complex in Winchester, Virginia. The Museum is open year–round; the house and gardens are open March through November.