2023 Summer Workshops, Tours & Events
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Historic Homer Harbor Walking Tours
May 27 – September 2
Fridays and Saturdays from 3-4:30 pm
Price: $10 each
Meet at the Pratt Museum Wheelhouse in front of the Salty Dawg Saloon on the Spit at 3 pm. Walk along the Homer Harbor docks and learn about local history, a variety of boats, and a memorable array of local characters who shaped Kachemak Bay’s vibrant maritime and fishing industries.
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Free Garden Tours!
June 1 – September 2
Thursdays & Saturdays at 11 am & 4 pm
Join the Pratt Museum & Park Garden Crew for free, guided tours of our Botanical Gardens, Homestead Garden, and Forest Trails. We will offer an interpretive introduction to the broader ecology of the Kachemak Bay region and discuss the ways that we incorporate the plant communities of the region into the Botanical Garden at the Pratt Museum. Botany experts and novices alike can find delightful insights as we explore the interactions and dynamics of our local ecosystem.
You’re invited to meander throughout the museum’s gardens and 10-acre forested campus with a guide from our garden crew for opportunities to view wildlife, listening to songbirds, and discuss the ethnobotanical and historical uses of plants that live in the Kachemak Bay region.
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Mushroom Identification and Sketching for Kids
Three options are available on Thursdays at 4-6 pm
- August 10.
- August 24.
- September 7.
Price: $10 each
Award-winning naturalist, artist, teacher and wilderness guide, Kim McNett teaches nature journaling and visual art in this workshop which integrates the science of mushroom identification with journaling and sketching through personal experience and the enduring process of discovery.
This workshop is outdoors and designed for children. Parents are welcome to attend and help supervise but will not be provided with journaling materials. Please meet in the museum’s rear parking lot.
Workshops include a blank journal and use of all needed supplies at no extra cost. For additional supplies and activity prompts, Kim’s handmade Nature Journal Kits will be available for purchase at the workshop for $40.
Space is limited! Register today contact Yarrow Hinnant by email at yhinnant@prattmuseum.org
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Mushroom Identification and Sketching for Adults
Three options are available on Fridays at 4-6 pm
- August 11.
- August 25.
- September 8.
Price: $25 each
Award-winning naturalist, artist, teacher and wilderness guide, Kim McNett teaches nature journaling and visual art in this workshop which integrates the science of mushroom identification with journaling and sketching through personal experience and the enduring process of discovery.
This workshop is outdoors and designed for adult participants. Teens are welcome too! Please meet in the museum’s rear parking lot.
Workshops include a blank journal and use of all needed supplies at no extra cost. For additional supplies and activity prompts, Kim’s handmade Nature Journal Kits will be available for purchase at the workshop for $40.
Space is limited! Register today contact Yarrow Hinnant by email at yhinnant@prattmuseum.org
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Mindful Movement
Two offerings on Saturday, September 16
- 10:00 – 11:00 am – Designed for kids ages 5-12. $10 each.
- 1:00 – 2:30 pm – Designed for adults. $20 each.
Artist and educator Molissa Udevitz helps you slow down and connect with the forest through mindful activities that encourage observation, heighten your senses, and use movement to better understand the landscape. You will leave feeling inspired and nourished by the natural world with activities can be incorporated into your own practice.
Plan to hike up to one mile and be outside for the entire workshop. No previous movement or meditation experience necessary. Please meet in the museum’s rear parking lot.
Space is limited! Register today contact Yarrow Hinnant by email at yhinnant@prattmuseum.org