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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Pacific Asia Museum Announces Family Discount to Silk Road Story Time

Pasadena, CA - February 21, 2011-Beginning March 5, 2011, Pacific Asia Museum will offer a special family rate of just $10 (includes 2 adults and their children) to their on-going seriesSilk Road Story Time.
Presented the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 am, Silk Road Story Timefeatures popular local storyteller and former teacher Sunny Stevenson sharing Asian children's stories based on a monthly theme in the cozy and imaginative setting of the "travelers' tent" in the museum's family gallery. Following the stories in the travelers' tent, is a craft time in the museum's beautiful outdoor courtyard (weather permitting) featuring a story-themed craft with an instructor and Asian snacks.
The Silk Road Story Time family discount also includes all day admission to the museum (featuring Journeys: The Silk Road, the interactive family-friendly exhibition where children can explore the legendary trade route through hands-on play), all special exhibitions (Visions of the Orient: Western Women Artists in Asia 1900-1940 andThrough the Colonial Lens: Photographs of 19th and 20th Century India) and the Museum Tour of collection highlights.
Upcoming Story Time Themes:
March 5: India, April 2: Japan, May 7: Birthdays and Celebrations (in honor of PacificAsia Museum's 40th anniversary), June 4: China, July 9: Pakistan, August 6: Philippines.
About Pacific Asia Museum
Pacific Asia Museum is one of only four institutions in the United States dedicated exclusively to the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands. The museum's mission is to further cultural understanding through the arts. Since 1971, Pacific Asia Museum has served a broad audience of students, families, adults and scholars though its education and outreach programs.
Pacific Asia Museum is located at 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101. Museum opens Wednesday through Sunday 10 am to 6 pm. Admission is $9 general, $7 students/seniors, and free for children ages 11 and younger. Admission is free every 4th Friday of the month.

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