Mini Walking Tours with the Belkin
Celebrate Family Day weekend by bringing your entire family to the third annual Kids Takeover UBC on Sunday, February 16. This UBC tradition has its roots in Takeover Day, a celebration of children and young people to museums, galleries, arts organizations, archives and heritage sites first launched in the United Kingdom. There are family activities happening across the UBC campus. For more information and how to purchase your all-access family pass, see Kids Take Over UBC.
Have you ever sat in a giant camera or seen a huge shadow of an invisible old-growth tree? Walk with us: see things from different points of view and how artists have made trees look big and small. Wear comfortable shoes and in case of rain, bring your umbrellas!
Mini tours are from:
1-1:45 pm
2-2:45 pm
Children should be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited and is on a first-come basis. Sign up in person on Sunday, February 16 at the Gallery’s Front Desk starting at noon.
For more information contact Naomi Sawada (naomi.sawada@ubc.ca or 604.822.3640).
Complete information about UBC Family Day activities and how to purchase your all-access family pass can be found on Kids Take Over UBC.
Image (above) Esther Shalev-Gerz, The Shadow. Photo: Robert Keziere
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