Family Legends Bookmaking Workshop for Children

at Alexandria Black History Museum

Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013 • Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m • Ages: 6 - 12 yrs.

Location: Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Wythe Street, Alexandria,VA

• Fee: Free • Reservation Required: Call 703.838.4356

The Family Legends of Alexandria bookmaking workshop is a fun and informative art class designed for families with children 6 -12 years. Participants choose a “legend” in their family, write their story, and make it into a handmade storybook to take home! 

 

Instructor Sushmita Mazumdar is a local book artist, writer, and educator. She started writing stories for children when her children were little and made them into fun books by hand. Since then, she has taught art education programs for children as well as adult groups to encourage storytelling and passing on cultural heritage from one generation to the next. She has taught at Smithsonian museums, in local schools, incuding Alexandria City Public Schools, and art centers in the region. More at www.HandmadeStorybooks.com 

 

Family Legends is an activity of Living Legends of Alexandria, (www.AlexandriaLegends.com) an ongoing, not-for-profit photo-journalism project to identify, honor and chronicle the people making current history in Alexandria.

902 Wythe Street, is in the heart of the Parker-Gray Historic District.

The museum is open from Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • www.alexblackhistory.org.