Naval War College Museum to Offer Free STEAM Programs at Rose Island: August 2nd

Rose Island shot with Newport Pell bridge in the background

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Thursday, August 02, 2018
11:00 a.m.
Rose Island Lighthouse, Newport, RI 02840

Meghan Brown, Naval War College Museum

This event is open to the public.

NEWPORT, RI— The Naval War College Museum is gearing up for summer with the return of STEAM programs at Rose Island. These free, drop-in activities will be open to all visitors of Rose Island on Thursday, July 12 & 26 and August 2, 9, 16, & 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting.Although projects will vary throughout the summer, they will all focus on various elements of science, technology, engineering, art, and math through hands-on activities facilitated by a professional educator.

For more information about these programs, please contact Liz DeLucia, Director of Education, Naval War College Museum at museumeducator@usnwc.edu or (401) 841-7276.

For information on how to visit Rose Island, including pricing, please visit jamestownnewportferry.com.

You can find out what’s new at the Naval War College Museum on Facebook and by following their blog – Soundings in Narragansett Bay’s Naval History. One of nine official Department of the Navy Museums, the Naval War College Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits artifacts and documents dating from the 1500s to the present day to interpret the naval history of Narragansett Bay, the Naval War College, and the history of naval strategy. Located in the historic Founders Hall built in 1820, the museum is open to the public although advance reservations are required. For more information about the Naval War College Museum, visit www.usnwc.edu/NWC-Museum or call 401-841-4052.

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