If you find yourself faced with finding something to do with your keiki for Furlough Fridays, here’s an option for you, as well as a way to save a little bit on the program.

Bishop Museum Furlough Fridays will feature a multi-sensory learning environment from science to cultural sessions.  The day program includes hands-on lessons through the use of the Museum’s unique objects and exhibits.  It will be led by qualified Museum education staff and volunteers.

Program Highlights include:

• Discover Dinosaurs Unearthed, our newest special exhibit that incorporates the latest dinosaur theories with an intriguing mix of dinosaur species. (This exhibit is open till January 4, 2010)
• Delve into Hawaiian culture and history through the new state-of-the art Hawaiian Hall, which was renovated and recently re-opened in August.
• Experience the wonders of science in Hawai’i through our interactive Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center.  Learn about volcanoes, lava rocks, native plants and animals, and much more.
• Explore Polynesian navigation, the current night sky, and other astronomical topics in the J. Watumull Planetarium, where the stars come alive.
• Encounter the wonders of planet Earth and other planets through NOAA’s Science on a Sphere.

Prices for the day program are $25 per day for Bishop Museum members; $35 per day for nonmembers.  A 10% discount will be offered for participants who sign up for a minimum of five Fridays.

To sign up for the Bishop Museum Furlough Friday program or for more information please call the Museum’s Education Department at 848-4168 or email education@bishopmuseum.org.

Bishop Museum Furlough Fridays total 17 days and will be held on the following dates from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm:

• October 23 and 30
• November 6 and 20
• December 4, 11, and 18
• January 15 and 29
• February 5 and 12
• March 5 and 12
• April 23 and 30
• May 7 and 14