The Museum of Art & History at the McPherson Center

The Friday event was my family’s first visit to the museum. I had heard of the MAH through The Fabrica, a group that participated in the alternative crafting event several months ago. I was interested in the event, but as a single mom to 2 young kids, I was unsure of bringing them. When I posted on the museum’s facebook page about this uncertainty after the fact, I got an immediate response – impressive. I knew I still wanted to check it out on another occasion.

I read in an MAH email about the free Friday event. We had a friend in town, and were looking for things to do, so we decided to go. The trains were fun for my 4 year old, but we were highly impressed with the diversity and caliber of artists and the interaction built into each of the exhibits. Definitely a way to keep kids involved. I was also thrilled to note that, as we arrived in the late afternoon and were still present when the evening activities began, we were not under-dressed and out of place with kiddos.

I think that the culminating event of our visit was while we were making the coffee filter flowers. A group of adults was standing near our table, talking, when a young girl (probably 8-10) walked up to one of the women and commented that she loved her dress. She stopped her conversation and gave a very enthusiastic reply, “Thanks! Isn’t it fun? My friend gave it to me!” When she turned around and I noted she was wearing the Executive Director badge and was roughly my age, I knew why we loved the MAH! While I am not familiar with the museum previous to Ms. Simon, I think the Sentinel article sums up my impression – we will be back!