Sunday, September 17, 2023 | 10am - 5pm
$20 per friend group/family | MMAM Members Free
Celebrate the opening of the new exhibition, the Big Catch.
Get the gang together and head to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum to connect with the artworks and each other. Join exhibition artist Dwight Hwang at 10:30am for a gyotaku demonstration. Stick around afterward to complete a special fish themed scavenger hunt for a prize. Family Day is part of the opening weekend series for The Big Catch.
Family day also features special admission discounts. Families (found families & friends included!) are just $20 for the whole group.
Family Day Schedule
Fish Printing Demonstration by Dwight Hwang
10:30am- 11:00am | Included with Admission
Don’t miss this incredible live demonstration of fish printing by master gyotaku artist Dwight Hwang. This special opportunity will allow you to learn about the tools, process, and even the philosophy of this 18th century Japanese method of printing fish.
More about Gyotaku: Classical Japanese gyotaku uses the same traditional materials when it was first recorded by Samurai in the mid-1800's, where an artistic record of a fish was created by brushing calligraphy ink onto the specimen and then having its image transferred over to paper. This method served as an alternative method to document a fisherman's catch when modern photography was yet to be readily accessible.
Fish Themed Scavenger Hunt
All day | Included with Admission
Work together as a group or solo, for a special fish themed scavenger hunt, inspired by the opening weekend for the Big Catch.
Support for the Big Catch Comes From
Lead sponsor
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.