Walter Wick at Nassau County Museum of Art

Written by Henry Queen Saturday, 11 June 2011 21:34

 

Roslyn Harbor, NY - Games, Gizmos and Toys in the Attic encompasses a three-dimensional installation by Walter Wick, the award-winning author and photographer of books for children who is noted for his interest in puzzles, games, science and illusions. The exhibition opens in the Second Floor Galleries of Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) on Sunday, February 17 and continues through Sunday, April 27. Also on view by the author of I Spy, Can You See What I See, A Drop of Water and Optical Tricks are photographs and drawings from his extraordinary volumes. This exhibition was organized by the New Britain Museum of American Art.

Guaranteed to titillate the viewer’s fancy, Games, Gizmos and Toys in the Attic features props from Walter Wick's books, among them his hard-to-find objects and photographic explorations of magical mirrors and other amazing illusions that offer delights for children and adults alike.
 
Walter Wick appears at NCMA on Saturday, March 29. At 3 pm, he signs his books; they will be available for sale in the Museum Shop. Then at 4:30 this absolutely amazing storyteller presents a Family Lecture that is sure to intrigue even the younger members of the family. Admission is $10 (nonmembers, $20) and includes admission to the museum; children under 7 are free.
 
Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive (just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Rd.) in Roslyn Harbor. Hours are 11 am to 4:45 pm Tuesday through Sunday. Docent-led exhibitions tours are offered each day at 2 pm. On Sundays, from 12:30 to 3 pm, the museum offers supervised art activities for children and their families and family tours of the exhibitions. Tours and Family Sundays at the Museum are free with museum admission. Admission to the main building, the Arnold & Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62+) and $4 for children; includes admission to the Tee Ridder Miniatures Museum. Members are always admitted free. There is a $2 parking fee on weekends (members free). The Museum Shop and Red Room gallery are open all museum hours. Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, days/times and directions or log onto www.nassaumuseum.com.

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