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Museums of the Arroyo Day

Explore the museums of the Arroyo Seco area!

Date / Time: Sunday, May 17, 2015, Noon-5:00 p.m.

Location: Historic Southwest Museum Mt. Washington Campus

Admission: Free Admission

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RSVP/Reservations: No Reservations Necessary

The Autry’s historic Southwest Museum Mt. Washington Campus joins five other museums in the Arroyo Seco area to celebrate the community’s art, architecture, and history.

From 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., explore the life of rancheros in nineteenth-century California through activities led by students from Arroyo Seco Museum Science Magnet School. Create a diseño (hand-drawn map) of your own rancho, decoratecascarón (confetti eggs), learn to make adobe bricks, and collect rancho character trading cards. At 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., learn about ranchero fashion at the students’ Rancho Fiesta Fashion Shows.

For details about Museums of the Arroyo activities at other participating museums, visit Museumsofthearroyo.com.

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