press kit - The International Council of Museums

United States
Otter Tail County Museum
Museum Day 2011 (9.30am-5pm)
Educational programme.
School children in grades 3-6 will take part in a variety of activities related to the exhibit, "Money Isn't
Everything." They will learn how to play the dreidle game, trade for items at a fur trading post, will take on the
role of local residents from the Great Depression, learn about counterfeiting and do their own replica bank
note from local banks.
Contact: Melissa Hermes (Education Coordinator)
Telephone: 1-218-736-531
E-mail: mhermes@otchs.org
Address: 1110 W. Lincoln Avenue, 56537 Fergus Falls, MN, USA
Website: www.otchs.org
Desert Caballeros Western Museum
Two-for-one admissions (Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm,
Sunday 12am-4pm)
Visits. Free entry.
Join Arizona's Most Western Museum for International
Museum Day! Bring a friend for 2-for-1 admissions and enjoy
the Museum's current exhibits including Collecting the West:
Ranching, Rodeo & Roughstock; Early 20th Century Arizona:
Postcards of the Past; The Spirit of the West gallery, and an
entire lower level depicting life in Territorial Arizona.
Contact: James Burns (Director)
Telephone: 1-928-684-2272
E-mail: brovey@westernmuseum.org
Address: 21 North Frontier Street – Wickenburg, USA
Website: www.westernmuseum.org
H. Lee White Marine Museum
Seasonal Opening Weekend (1-5pm May 14 & 15, 2011)
Free-entry, Openings, Visit, Exhibit Unveiling
In celebration of International Museum Day and New York State Heritage Weekend, a celebration of New
York’s history and culture, the Marine Museum will kick off the 2011 summer season the weekend of May 14
and 15, from 1-5 pm. As part of the celebration, the Museum, which includes a main exhibit building, National
Historic Landmark WWII Tug, "LT-5" and other vessels, will be open to the public free both days. One
temporary exhibit in the Museum's new Art Gallery will be "Lighthouses" by local artist Nick D'Innocenzo,
which will be unveiled with a ribbon cutting by the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce on Saturday
at 1pm. The Museum is open daily 1-5 pm year around and July and August 10-5 pm.
Contact: Sheila Weldin (Assistant to the Director)
Phone: 315-342-0480
Email: info@hleewhitemarinemuseum.com
Address : End of West First Street Pier, PO Box 101 – 13126 Oswego, NY, USA
Website: www.hleewhitemarinemuseum.com
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