Museum of Arts and Sciences

Rainbows and Starlight Mini-Camp
2023-03-21 06:00 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Learn how light refracts, objects magically disappear, how rainbows form, and investigate the twinkling of stars during this single-session mini-camp! Register through Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rainbows-and-starlight-mini-camp-tickets-568390941607?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
$20/child (Ages 7-11). Space is limited for each session. Drop-off is at 10am and pick-up is at 12pm. Emergency contact forms must be filled out during drop-off. Questions? Email Kimberly Novak at knovak@masmacon.com or call the Museum at (478) 477-3232.

Polar Bear Den 2.0
2023-03-07 05:30 - 06:15, 2023-02-07 05:30 - 06:15, 2023-01-03 05:30 - 06:15, 2022-12-06 05:30 - 06:15, 2022-11-01 06:30 - 07:15 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Welcome to Polar Bear Den 2.0! We are taking a familiar event and making it even better.
Reservations for members and non-members are required for this event. $5 per child(ages 4-6) plus one free adult per child attending. The child must be participating in Polar Bear Den. Only one adult per child.
WARNING: Under Georgia law, there is no liability for an injury or death of an individual entering these premises if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of contracting COVID-19. You are assuming this risk by entering these premises.

Night With the Artists
2023-03-02 14:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
The Museum of Arts and Sciences presents its 11th Annual Emerging National exhibition featuring four professional artists influencing the direction of American contemporary visual art. We invite you to meet them on March 2, 2023!
Enjoy bar and hors d’oeuvres, plus an opportunity to purchase work at this cocktail reception honoring our 2023 featured artists: Namwon Choi, Sandra Trujillo, Esteban Patino, and Keaton Wynn.

26th Annual Father & Daughter Dance
2023-02-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
The Museum Guild is proud to present the 26th Annual Father and Daughter Dance!
Celebrate Valentine’s Day and dance the night away to music curated by DJ Laura Starling of the WDEN Early Morning Crew. Light refreshments will be served throughout the night. With raffle and door prizes, crafts, and a photobooth, there’s an endless amount of fun to be had.
Reservations are required for this event. Please call the Museum at 478-477-3232 for more information. Tickets can also be found on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/507717214857
Tickets:
Members – $30 Father & 1st Daughter
Non-Members – $40 Father & 1st Daughter
$5 Each Additional Daughter
The event will feature:
Dancing to music spun by Laura Starling of the WDEN Morning Show
Photos in our photo booth by TakeMyPictureDon
Light hors d’oeuvres & drinks
Door prizes
Craft to take home
Call 478-477-3232 or visit Eventbrite to make your reservations.

Homeschool Day at the Museum
2023-01-17 05:00 - 07:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Learn about different types of animals in a live animal program, explore the universe in our planetarium, and participate in a STE+AM activity on these Tuesdays reserved especially for homeschoolers!
This program runs from 10am-12pm and is $9 per student; 1 free adult for up to a group of 6.** Reservations are required via Eventbrite*. Recommended for 1st-8th graders; max 25 students per session.
*Please only sign up participating children on Eventbrite; all non-participating children may pay regular Museum admission at the door.
Questions? Email MAS Education Curator, Kimberly Novak, at knovak@masmacon.com.
**Memberships do not apply to homeschool days, which are considered field trips.

Mad Scientist Holiday STEAM Mini-Camp
2022-12-22 05:00 - 07:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Mix up colorful potions and use chemistry to create artwork!
$20/child (Ages 9-13). Space is limited for each session. Drop-off is at 10am and pick-up is at 12pm. Register through Eventbrite here: Mad Scientist Holiday STEAM Mini-Camp
Questions? Contact Kimberly Novak by email at knovak@masmacon.com or by calling the Museum at (478) 477-3232.

Robot Fun Holiday STEAM Mini-Camp
2022-12-21 05:00 - 07:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
What is a robot’s favorite snack? Microchips!
Learn to code a robot and then build a tiny one to take home!
$20/child (Ages 9-13). Space is limited for each session. Drop-off is at 10am and pick-up is at 12pm. Register through Eventbrite here: Robot Fun Holiday STEAM Mini-Camp
Questions? Contact Kimberly Novak by email at knovak@masmacon.com or by calling the Museum at (478) 477-3232.

It's a Hoot! Holiday STEAM Mini-Camp
2022-12-20 05:00 - 07:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Knock-knock. Who’s there? Owl. Owl, who? Owl be seeing you later!
Meet an owl, dissect an owl pellet, and create an owl craft to take home during this single-day mini-camp at the Museum of Arts and Sciences!
$20/child (Ages 9-13). Space is limited for each session. Drop-off is at 10am and pick-up is at 12pm. Emergency contact forms must be filled out during drop-off. Register through Eventbrite here: It’s a Hoot! Holiday STEAM Mini-Camp
Questions? Contact Kimberly Novak by email at knovak@masmacon.com or by calling the Museum at (478) 477-3232.

A Day Out with Santa
2022-12-17 06:00 - 08:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Santa is making a stop at the Museum of Arts and Sciences on December 17th!

Visit and take a picture with Santa, enjoy some hot chocolate and holiday treats, see the holiday tree exhibition, shop in Santa’s Secret Shop, and make a holiday ornament to take home!

Tickets are $20 for 1 adult and 1 child (age 1 and up) and $5 for each additional person.

2022 Festival of Trees Gala
2022-11-10 14:00 - 18:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Celebrate with the Museum of Arts and Sciences at the 2022 Festival of Trees Gala!

Dance the night away under the stars with music by the Grapevine Band! Enjoy designer-decorated holiday trees, an open bar, and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Find a rare treasure in the 3rd Annual White Glove Sale of fine art, or win the coveted Best of Macon Raffle!

Gala tickets are $100 and can be bought here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-festival-of-trees-gala-tickets-383500047967

Best of Macon Raffle Tickets can be bought here: www.masmacon.org/raffletickets
COVID19: We encourage all guests to follow current CDC guidelines.

Festival of Trees Champagne Preview
2022-11-09 07:00 - 09:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Enjoy a glass of champagne and passed hors d’oeuvres, be the first to see our annual exhibition of over 40 designer decorated holiday trees as well as the fine art for sale in the 3rd annual White Glove Sale, view the latest holiday fashions from Sorella and Previews Interiors & Antiques, and shop for delicious homemade holiday goodies from our Sugar Plum Shop!

Preview tickets are $50 and can be bought here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-festival-of-trees-champagne-preview-tickets-383524731797?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Best of Macon Raffle Tickets can be bought here: www.masmacon.org/raffletickets
COVID19: We encourage all guests to follow current CDC guidelines.

MUSEUM CLOSED
2022-11-09 05:00 - 12:00 | New York, NY, United States
On Wednesday, November 9th, the Museum of Arts and Sciences will be closed for our Champagne Preview, and will re-open on Thursday, November 10th.

Grotto Tours
2022-11-05 06:30 - 07:30, 2022-11-05 05:00 - 06:00, 2022-10-08 05:00 - 06:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
In 1901, the Jesuits (La Societe Catholique Religieuse) purchased approximately 90 plus acres off Forest Hill Road to provide students of the St. Stanislaus College with both a place for recreation and a retreat. The new resort offered a villa, a reflecting/swimming pool, a path on which to pray the stations of the cross, statues of saints mounted on brick platforms, and a replica of the Grotto of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes.
In its modern history, the Grotto of Macon, GA, has fallen victim to vandalism and disrepair. The Reichert family has since purchased and restored the property to its former beauty. The family has partnered with the Museum of Arts and Sciences to offer fall and spring guided tours of this historical and religious site.
Due to limited capacity, reservations are REQUIRED through Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-grotto-tours-tickets-432709173787) and no money will be taken at the door. Tours will begin in front of the Museum, and then transition off property to the Grotto.
Reminder: The Grotto is located on private property and tours can only be made through the Museum of Arts and Sciences.

Haunted Trails at the MAS
2022-10-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
This is not for the faint of heart! Experience a treacherous journey on the Sweetgum Trail featuring the actors of Macon Little Theatre! Recommended for ages 14+. Tickets can be found at the door and on MaconLittleTheatre.org.

Frank N. Stein Family Halloween Event
2022-10-30 13:30 - 15:30 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Looking for family fun this Halloween? Look no further! See Frankstein with a fun twist in the Edenfield Amphitheater on October 30th! See maconlittletheatre.org for tickets.

Skeletons and Scarecrows
2022-10-15 06:00 - 12:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Join the MAS and Bibb County 4H to celebrate International Fossil Day with activities and crafts, and then vote for your favorite scarecrow created by Bibb County 4H students on the Sweetgum Trail!

2022 Fulldome Film Festival: Art Immersive Block (4PM Block)
2022-08-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
During the Fulldome Film Festival, the MAS Planetarium will be running Fulldome Films in lieu of regular programming. See what is showing below! For more information about the Macon Film Festival, visit maconfilmfestival.com

SUMMER

Director/Project Creator: Max Crow
TRT: 3:42
Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: A series of glimpses into an ecosystem of cyberflora.

STRING THEORY

Director/Project Creator: Simon Le Boggit
TRT: 5:05
Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: String Theory is an algorithmically generated surround-sound music composition, spontaneously grown from a mixture of chaos, repetition and mutation. Its accompanying animated abstract visuals have similarly been algorithmically generated from the same data-set. Visuals and music mesmerizingly entangle in ways which can sometimes make chance events seem to be alive and intentional.

QUANTUM SOUP

Director/Project Creator: Simon Le Boggit
TRT: 13:03
Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: Quantum Soup is an algorithmically generated abstract CGI animation which loosely symbolizes the birth, evolution and death of the Universe.

SYNTROPIE

Director/Project Creator: Jules Roze
TRT: 6:49
Country: Canada
Synopsis: Syntropie is an immersive generative experience by Jules Roze & Artur M Puga.

POLYDOMOUS

Director/Project Creator: Janire Najera
TRT: 5:30
Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: Spatially separated but socially connected. This fulldome film takes us on a journey through fragments of life across the human and natural worlds highlighting our connections and the challenges of interrelated networks.

ION

Director/Project Creator: Marek Slipek
TRT: 5:36
Country: Germany
Synopsis: Ion describes the processing procedure of a digital machine condensed into rhythmic patterns.

PHOSPHENE

Director/Project Creator: Jeremy Oury
TRT: 3:10
Country: France
Synopsis: PHOSPHENE is a hypnotic and mesmerized experience of seeing form and illusions from the movement and the energy of light reveals different kind of dome’s architecture. From Chaos to creation, birth and elevation.

UN.INVERSE

Director/Project Creator: Medusa Lab
TRT: 8:33
Country: Mexico
Synopsis: UNIVERSE Is a brief audiovisual journey about the essence of the universe, the most basic structures that make up life.

CRAZY LOVE DANCE

Director/Project Creator: Audri Phillips
TRT: 5:13
Country: United States
Synopsis: A fun lovely piece of abstract animation to celebrate being alive. A piece to dance to. Some mocap is used in the creation of it for the dancers.

2022 Fulldome Film Festival: Family Fun Block (2PM Block)
2022-08-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
During the Fulldome Film Festival, the MAS Planetarium will be running Fulldome Films in lieu of regular programming. See what is showing below! For more information about the Macon Film Festival, visit maconfilmfestival.com

DINOSAURS: A STORY OF SURVIVAL

Director/Project Creator: Javier Bollaín, Render Area & Monigotes Estudio 2.0
TRT: 28:00
Country: Spain
Synopsis: Like almost all children, Celeste is fascinated with dinosaurs. She is preparing a talk for her class about how they went extinct when Moon, a very wise and magical character, poses a tantalizing question: what if I told you that there are still dinosaurs among us? Celeste will join Moon in a journey through time, and exciting adventure that will show them the Earth as it was in the very, very distant past.

IN THE LAND OF FLABBY SCHNOOK

Director/Project Creator: Francis Gélinas
TRT: 6:04
Country: Canada
Synopsis: A little brother asks his older sister how she managed to stop being afraid of the dark. She leads him into a succession of dreamlike scenes where everything comes to life and the outcome leads the little brother to confront his own fears. In the land of the flabby schnook is a contemplative film where the spectator discovers the magic of the place from the point of view of the protagonists.

THE JUNGLE RHYTHM

Director/Project Creator: Tatoaraoz
TRT: 4:31
Country: Argentina
Synopsis: It’s a colorful journey into the craziness of the spiritual jungle.

2022 Fulldome Film Festival: Legend of the Enchanted Reef (11:30AM Block)
2022-08-20 07:30 - 08:30 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
During the Fulldome Film Festival, the MAS Planetarium will be running Fulldome Films in lieu of regular programming. See what is showing below! For more information about the Macon Film Festival, visit maconfilmfestival.com

LEGEND OF THE ENCHANTED REEF

Director/Project Creator: Peter Popp
TRT: 45:00
Country: Germany
Synopsis: The clumsy and energetic reef fish Shorty, his smart sister Indigo and Jake, a daring sawfish, live in a colorful coral reef. When an enormous trawl devastates their reef, the three friends have no choice but to set out on a dangerous journey to find a new home. The trio’s adventurous quest takes them from inhospitable ocean depths to distant moons in our solar system. They meet exotic creatures, get caught in hazardous plastic bags and confront their most dreaded fears.

Friday Night Immersive Showcase
2022-08-19 15:00 - 19:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Enjoy a night of exploring art galleries, gyroscope experiences, open bar, food and immersive special screenings at the Museum of Arts and Sciences on Friday, August 19th from 7 PM-11 PM.

Tickets for the Friday Night Immersive Showcase is regular Museum admission. Macon Film Festival pass holders and Museum members are FREE!

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7:30 Art Immersive Screening
LABYRINTH
Director/Project Creator: Sergey Prokofyev
DISSOLVE
Director/Project Creator: Tatsuru Arai
SWARM
Director/Project Creator: Maarten Isaäk de Heer
LOCKDOWN DREAMSCAPE 360°
Director/Project Creator: Nicolas Gebbe
EON
Director/Project Creator: Alejandro Casales
AYAHUASCA – KOSMIK JOURNEY DOME EXPERIENCE
Director/Project Creator: Jan Kounen
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9:30 X-Treme Art Immersive Block
PARTITA FOR 8 VOICES
Director/Project Creator: Michel DT Lam
THE VOID
Director/Project Creator: Audri Phillips
DRUCKMOMENT
Director/Project Creator: Finn Tödte
FREE FALL
Director/Project Creator: Dana Gingras
TRT: 35:00

2022 Fulldome Film Festival: Flow: Visions of Time (4PM Block)
2022-08-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
During the Fulldome Film Festival, the MAS Planetarium will be running Fulldome Films in lieu of regular programming. See what is showing below! For more information about the Macon Film Festival, visit maconfilmfestival.com

FLOW: VISIONS OF TIME

Director/Project Creator: Rocco Helmchen, Johannes Kraas
TRT: 57:00
Country: Germany
Synopsis: Time always surrounds us, yet it is so intangible and abstract. This show tries to get closer to this mysterious force, observing and exploring its symbols, ideas and notions by weaving them together with music and sound in an entertaining and thought-provoking way. A combination of time-lapse footage, associative visualizations and artistic interpretations of time in a lot of shapes and sizes are woven together with the music in an attempt to explore the essence of time. The result is a non-narrative fulldome arts and music film in the shape of an immersive audiovisual concept album.

2022 Fulldome Film Festival: Space Explorers Block (2PM Block)
2022-08-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
During the Fulldome Film Festival, the MAS Planetarium will be running Fulldome Films in lieu of regular programming. See what is showing below! For more information about the Macon Film Festival, visit maconfilmfestival.com.

SPACE OASES

Director/Project Creator: Ondrej Kamensky, Jan Píšala, Brno Observatory and Planetarium
TRT: 37:00
Country: Czech Republic
Synopsis: We are inhabitants of a water world. Inhabitants of a space oasis speeding through empty space somewhere between the orbits of Venus and Mars. Water forms our planet as well as ourselves. Its possible shortage raises concern because we are well aware we cannot do without it. It is the first thing we pack for any trip, be it even a short one. And that is while we are still down here on Earth, where water is plentiful. But what if we set out for a longer journey?

HELLO?

Director/Project Creator: Ludwika Białkowska
TRT: 1:30
Country: Poland
Synopsis: Hello? is a 360-experience based on messages between astronauts and the space center. It focuses on a journey within the words in space and time. The idea refers to the situation during the pandemic when the safest and the easiest way of communication was via calls or messages. I wanted to portray the connections between words and phrases, as well as to emphasize the feeling of space and loneliness.

INEQUALITIES

Director/Project Creator: Emilia Ishizaka, Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in Warsaw
TRT: 1:36
Country: Poland
Synopsis: Part of the SPEHEREDOME project conducted in PJAIT, Warsaw. Short, abstract animation and immersive experience of endless zoom.

STARMAP: TO THE UNSEEN UNIVERSE

Director/Project Creator: Hiromitsu Kohsaka
TRT: 27:00
Country: Japan
Synopsis: If we could fly above the Earth’s atmosphere and into outer space, what kind of scenery would appear before us? We will journey through our solar system and zoom out beyond the numerous stars of the galactic Orion Arm, the Milky Way, the local group of galaxies, the Virgo supercluster, and beyond.
Across the cosmic landscape, we will encounter beautiful scenes of dynamic, celestial objects. This is the universe, as you have never seen it before.

2022 Fulldome Film Festival: Family Fun Block (11:30AM Block)
2022-08-19 07:30 - 08:30 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
During the Fulldome Film Festival, the MAS Planetarium will be running Fulldome Films in lieu of regular programming. See what is showing below! For more information about the Macon Film Festival, visit maconfilmfestival.com.

KITZ THE CAT’S SUPERMOON ADVENTURE

Director/Project Creator: O CHUL KWON, HEA SEUNG CHO
TRT: 30:00
Country: South Korea
Synopsis: Let’s go on a moon exploration with the cats! Homage to Apollo & Artemis mission!

MINNESOTA IN THE COSMOS

Director/Project Creator: Denise Young, Sally Brummel, Sarah Devine nee Komperud
TRT: 22:40
Country: United States
Synopsis: The story explores the formation of the universe from a uniquely Minnesota perspective, investigating the deep cosmic and geological history of the land beneath our feet as seen through the eyes of a boy on a field trip to Interstate State Park in Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

2022 Fulldome Film Festival: Lands of the Americas (4PM Block)
2022-08-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA, 31210, United States
During the Fulldome Film Festival, the MAS Planetarium will be running Fulldome Films in lieu of regular programming. See what is showing below! For more information about the Macon Film Festival, visit maconfilmfestival.com.

LANDS OF THE AMERICAS

Director/Project Creator: Patrick Bossé
TRT: 45:33
Country: Canada
Synopsis: The multidisciplinary artist René Derouin celebrated his 80th birthday and 60 years of artistic practice in 2016. The two events serve as a pretext to present his dense work and learnings in an extraordinary immersive film. In the form of a “road movie”, the film’s plot revolves around Derouin’s creations in connection with the key places of his journey: life in his native land in Quebec, the trips back and forth to his host land in Mexico, exiles all over the world, including in Japan but especially in America, with a crossing of the United States and a passage in the Far North. Halfway between art film and experimental documentary, Territories of the Americas is above all an immersive artistic experience at the heart of René Derouin’s work and thoughts, combining graphic animation and location filming.
