McClung Museum 2024-25 Enhanced Homeschool

The McClung Museum offers Enhanced Learning Homeschool Programs. These 90 minute sessions cost $5.00 per student and give students an opportunity to experience hands-on learning in the museum's galleries.

Online reservations are required, payment must be made in advance, and the fee is nonrefundable. Programs are designed for K-8 students.

Please note that each student must have an individual ticket purchased under their name. Caregivers must stay in the museum during the program and are also invited to join the session.

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**Important note: Visitors must now pay to park on campus. Please note that construction and updated parking regulations will significantly impact parking availability this season. We encourage participants to plan their visit accordingly. Consider carpooling, timing earlier arrivals, or using public transportation.

The McClung Museum offers ten complimentary parking spaces for museum visitors on a first-come, first-served basis. To validate your free parking, bring your license plate number with you into the museum. Then, register your car with the Offstreet Solutions app at the front desk. Additional parking is available for $2 per hour through Park Mobile.

For alternative public parking locations or accessibility concerns contact UT Parking Services.

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**Registration for the season opens August, 15**

Coming into View: Looking Closely at Art

Tuesday, September 10th, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Come explore our temporary exhibition with us! We will learn about different artists and their styles, examine the power of art to evoke emotions, and craft our own take-home artwork.

Sunflowers and Archaeology

Tuesday, October 1st, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Come explore the fascinating world of sunflowers through an archaeological lens!

Dr. Kandi Hollenbach from the Department of Anthropology at UT will join us for a special program where we will compare different kinds of sunflowers, participate in a lab activity, and create our own take-home craft.

Our Amazing Earth!

Tuesday, November 5th, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

What is the rock cycle?Join us to learn about the uniqueness of our planet Earth through the lens of geology. Our guest presenter, Dr. Gregory Snyder from the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at UT, will guide us through activities and demonstrations for this session.

Diving into TN waters!

Tuesday, December 3rd, 9:30-11:00

Let’s learn about the importance of water quality with guest speaker Dr. Maggie Chen from the Department of Earth, Enviromental and Planetary Sciences at UT. In this session we will explore the effect of good, and bad, water quality on the ecosystems supporting freshwater mussels.

**Registration for the season opens January, 5**

Funding for the McClung Museum’s educational programming has been provided by the Knox County Tourism Consortium.

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