El Paso
Museum of Archaeology
July
2012
Access
Update:
Due to TXDOT construction in process,
from Hwy 54, use the Sun Valley exit to reach the museum via Transmountain Road
westbound. Look for the right turn lane
into the museum driveway.
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2012 Archaeology
Summer Day Camps – Still Open for Registration
9 am to Noon,
Tuesdays through Fridays on the following dates:
July 10 to 13
for ages 7 to 9, Grades 2 to 4
and
June 26 to 29
and July 24 to 27 for ages 10 to 12, Grades 5 to 7.
The camp
registration fee is $55 for El Paso Museum of Archaeology members and $70 for
non-members. Registration is accepted on a first-come first-served basis as
attendance is limited to twelve students per camp. Children must have completed
first grade and be at least seven years old. For information and the camp
registration form contact the museum at 915-755-4332 or guidamr@elpasotexas.gov.
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New Exhibit: Look Close SEE FAR, A Cultural Portrait of
the Maya
On View through September 9, 2012
Saturday, June 23, Free Admission
Photographer’s Talk:
2:00 to 3:00 pm
Reception:
3:00 to 4:30 pm
Meet
photographer Bruce T. Martin who has been photographing the Maya and their
surroundings for the past twenty years.
He’ll speak on his exhibit, and give you his impressions of the lives
and culture of Maya people today. He
says “The Maya region is a place where the delicate balance between society and
the environment dominates life and challenges one’s view of reality.”
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Pompeii:
The Key to Roman Life, film with discussion by Dr. Ronald
Suciu, History Professor, El Paso Community College
Saturday, August 25, 2:00 pm, Free
Admission
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
4301 Transmountain Road, El Paso Texas
79924; 915-755-4332; guidamr@elpasotexs.gov; www.elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 9 am
to 5 pm; Sunday, 12 to 5 pm
Closed Mondays and City Holidays
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