Museum lists activities

Culture and music are in the spotlight at Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology in the ongoing series “Community Saturdays.” Activities take place Saturday, June 30, at the museum, which is open that day 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Volunteer docents will be on hand to provide drop-in tours and lead a special activity focused on a different anthropological topic each week. Activities are for all age groups and everyone is invited to attend.

Visitors at the June 30 event will tour the museum’s exhibit “More than Meets the Ear: The Culture Behind the Music.” Adults and children will be able to touch and play instruments then have a chance to make one of two instruments from the Andes – a rainstick or panpipes.

“Community Saturdays” are made possible at USU by a grant from the Utah Humanities Council. The grant allows the museum to offer the program and extended hours and activities on Saturdays through Sept. 1. In addition to the museum’s regular hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the museum will be open Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sept. 1.

The Museum of Anthropology is on the USU campus in the south turret of historical Old Main, room 252. Free parking is available every Saturday in the adjacent lot south of Old Main.

For information about the museum and its programs, visit the Web site at www.usu.edu/anthro/museum or call 435-797-7545.