Fla. Museum offers 'Nomads' Home School class

January 22, 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History is offering a home school class, “Nomads: Life on the Go,” for 7- to 11-year-olds beginning Jan. 29. Participants will learn how nomadic people traveled to adapt to their surroundings, what kind of technology nomads employed, and how nomadic people moved their homes and all of their belongings.

Preregistration for the four-day home school session is required. Classes run from 10 a.m. to noon on Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 12 and Feb. 19. The cost is $64 for Florida Museum members and $76 for nonmembers and includes admission to the Tibet exhibit.

This class complements the Florida Museum’s temporary exhibit “Tibet: Mountains and Valleys, Castles and Tents,” on display Feb. 3 through May 28. The exhibit showcases historical and archival treasures of Tibetan culture from The Newark Museum’s renowned collection, considered the finest in the Western Hemisphere. The exhibit includes rare photographs along with examples of official regalia, noble jewelry, castle furnishings, horse gear and weapons.

For more information, call (352) 846-2000, ext. 248.