Today we visited the International Museum of Arts and Sciences or IMAS in McAllen, TX. It was a fun experience for my family and I because there was something for all of us. My children (12 yeards old and 15 months old) enjoyed the science lab located in the kids zone. They were able to learn compare different dinosaur jaws to moden day tools and learn how water gets purified by using balls. Then they played with a sound maker on the board that creates the sound by the heat emmited from their hands.
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| My 15 month old having a blast! |
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| My daughter at the sound board. |
We then walked into the exhibits. Our favorite was Ron English's You Are Not Here. It was hilarious! Ron English is an American contemporary artist who was born in 1959 and grew up in Decatur, Illinois. English coined the term POPaganda to describe his signature mash-up of high and low cultural touchstones, from superhero mythology to figures of art history, populated with his vast and constantly growing arsenal of his original characters. His inspiration comes from Pablo Picasso, andy Warhol, the band Kiss, and comic books.
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| My little boy with my favorite Ron English work or art: Bably Hulk. |
I love the way IMAS encourages family time by organizing events that include the entire family. The day we were there, we learned that they serve free lunch Monday through Friday and after lunch, parents can work on a take home hands on project with their children.That day, the project was to construct a dinosaur out of recycable plastic water bottles. Unfortunately we were not able to stay because of time constraints but we did see many families participating.
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