WHAT

In celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary, The Noguchi Museum holds an Open House Weekend, with free admission and special activities, ranging from discussions of specific works of art, to art-making for teens, to hands-on projects for all ages—from adults to families with young children.

WHEN

Saturday, May 15, and Sunday, May 16, 2010
12 – 6 pm

WHERE

The Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd Road (between Vernon Boulevard and 10th Street)
Long Island City, New York

Sunday shuttle-bus service is available between Manhattan and the Museum. Information: 718-204-7088, or www.noguchi.org.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

From 12:30 to 3:30 pm on both days, art activities for all ages will be held in the Museum's education room. In the galleries, educators will lead discussions of select works on view in Noguchi ReINstalled, which recreates the artist's original vision for the display of his work in the Museum.

On Saturday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, a special presentation by the Museum's Teen Advisory Board will present a for-teens-by-teens event that will include hands-on art-making and group discussion. Space is limited, and participants are asked to RSVP to education@noguchi.org or call 718-204-7088, ext. 203.

Winning raffle tickets will be drawn at 3:30pm each day. Winners must be present to claim prizes, which include the Noguchi-designed lamps known as Akari Light Sculptures, Noguchi Museum catalogues, one-year memberships to the Museum, and much more. Five winners will be selected each day.

THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM

Designed by Isamu Noguchi and occupying a renovated industrial building dating from the 1920s, The Noguchi Museum exhibits a comprehensive selection of the artist's works in all mediums, displayed in a series of indoor galleries and the sculpture garden. Together, this installation and the Museum's special exhibitions expand the context for Noguchi's work and illuminate his influential legacy of innovation.

For more information: www.noguchi.org.

For additional information, please contact Tiffany Pak, Jeanne Collins & Associates, LLC,
New York City, 646-486-7050, or info@jcollinsassociates.com.