Gilbert Stuart Museum Spring Fair, Sunday April 24

Join us at the Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum in Saunderstown on Sunday April 24, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at our Spring Fair celebration--a family fun afternoon filled with activities for all ages. Admission is $8 for adults; $5 for children; and free for current members of the museum.

• Watch the return of the river herring on an underwater camera with DEM biologists.
• Taste traditional johnnycakes.
• Observe the miller grinding corn in the historic grist mill.
• View the first gallery exhibition of the season--"Are We Up to Snuff?" featuring rare and unusual snuff boxes as well as views of the snuff mill through the ages.
• Learn about the history of tobacco and snuff at the site of the first snuff mill in the American colonies.
• See original art by Gilbert Stuart.
• Take a self-guided tour of the Stuart Birthplace and meet Gilbert Stuart himself (a living history presentation).
• Enjoy live music by Farm Dog.
• Create a fish print
• Explore the nature trail
• See spinning, weaving, and rug hooking demonstrations.