Public Events
Upcoming
August 10 & August 11, 2024
2:00pm
Discover how our retinas make movies and animation possible with this Craft & Learn experience. Then, either draw or color in your own flip book to take home!
The event is free but requires an RSVP at LINK. Spots are limited! Recommended for ages 8 and up.
RSVP for the Saturday, August 10 workshop here.
RSVP for the Sunday, August 11 workshop here.
September 7, 2024
Join author Linda Fritz for a presentation on her book, Answering Alaska's Call. Answering Alaska's Call chronicles the life of pioneering ophthalmologist Dr. Milo Fritz, who left the comforts of his suburban life in the 1940s to become a physician, bush pilot, and legislator in the territory of Alaska. Books will be available for signing and purchase at this event.
This event will require a free RSVP. RSVP details to be announced soon.
Daily
Docent-Led Gallery Tour
2:00pm, Wednesday - Sunday
Join a museum staff member or volunteer for a free guided walking tour of the museum galleries, focusing on anatomy, history, and new innovations.
In-Gallery Activity
Hoodwinked: MAD LIBS™, Wednesday - Sunday
Create your own outlandish advertisement with our new in-gallery Mad Lib! In the 19th century, quacks used ads to convince people to buy medicines that did not work – often including outrageous claims and fake testimonials. Pair up, plug your most creative words into the blanks, and then read the advertisement out loud to hilarious results!
Speaker Suggestions
We’re interested in hearing from local historians, medical professionals, scientists, innovators, start-ups and artists who are interested in presenting at our evening talks. Email your suggestion to museum@aao.org.
Facilitators, Artists and Educators
We host hands-on activities, workshops and demonstrations that relate to the Museum of the Eye®’s themes in our Education Center, which seats up to 30. If you have designed an activity that you would like us to consider, send your resumé, examples of your work, and why you’d like to work with us to museum@aao.org.
Book-Related Events
Do you have a book to launch or publicize that relates to the Museum of the Eye’s themes? Contact museum@aao.org. Please note that at this time, we do not have a retail space or means to sell books.