Worcester Art Museum’s Fall Community Day will bring ancient Silk Road stories and cultures to life

Museum admission will be free on Sunday, November 3

The stories and cultures of the ancient trade routes connecting the Far East to Europe will come to vivid life during “Travel the Silk Road,” a free community day at the Worcester Art Museum on Sunday, November 3 from 10am to 4pm.  This popular fall event—held in partnership with the India Society of Worcester and the Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts—will include music and dance performances from India; Chinese fan, origami crane, and sand art activities; story time; a Passport Discovery activity exploring art from the Middle and Far East; and more. Admission to “Travel the Silk Road” Fall Community Day is free. In addition, two special Silk Road-themed art workshops will be offered for both youth and adults; separate fee applies to workshops.  Activities and programs for the whole family are listed below; the full community day schedule, including program times, is available at worcesterart.org.

- Music and Dance—The India Society of Worcester presents traditional, modern, and contemporary Indian performances in the Museum’s grand Renaissance Court. 

- Story Time—11am and 1pm.  Gather in the Museum Library for a Silk Road story and stone art activity,

- Passport Discovery Activity—10am to 3:30pm.  Pick up a passport at the Membership Table in the Lancaster Lobby and get stamps as you follow the Silk Road through the Museum’s galleries.

Museum parking is free, but limited. For directions and a map of additional parking around the Museum, visit:  http://www.worcesterart.org/information/directions/. Complete information about Worcester Art Museum exhibitions and programs can be found at worcesterart.org.

About the Worcester Art Museum

The Worcester Art Museum creates transformative programs and exhibitions, drawing on its exceptional collection of art. Dating from 3,000 BC to the present, these works provide the foundation for a focus on audience engagement, connecting visitors of all ages and abilities with inspiring art and demonstrating its enduring relevance to daily life. Creative initiatives— including pioneering collaborative programs with local schools, fresh approaches to exhibition design and in-gallery teaching, and a long history of studio class instruction—offer opportunities for diverse audiences to experience art and learn both from and with artists.

Since its founding in 1896, the Worcester Art Museum has assembled a collection of 38,000 objects: from the ancient Near East and Asia, to European and American paintings and sculptures, and continuing with works by contemporary artists from around the world. WAM has a history of making large scale acquisitions, such as its Medieval Chapter House, the Worcester Hunt Mosaic, its 15^th-century Spanish ceiling, and the Flemish Last Judgment tapestry. In 2013, the Museum acquired the John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection, comprising two thousand arms and armor objects. It continues to commission and present new works, such as 2017’s installation of the interactive Reusable Universes and Organic Concept works by Shih Chieh Huang.

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