EUGENE, Ore. -- (Oct. 18, 2011) -- -- The UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History will host its fall family day, "Masquerade Family Day," from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the museum, 1680 E. 15th Ave.

Admission is $5 per family or free for MNCH members. Year-long memberships are offered at half price on family days.

During the event visitors can join in an "I Spy with Doc Bones" scavenger hunt, explore the exhibit "Oregon - Where Past is Present," learn about masks in "Face to Face With Masks from the Museum Collections," and make one's own mask.

Visitors can also wear a new mask or bring one from home and participate in the MNCH Masquerade Parade beginning at 3 p.m.

Live music will be performed by local musician Rich Glauber from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

About the Museum of Natural and Cultural History
The UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and youths ages 17 and under, and $8 for families (two adults and up to four youths). Museum members are admitted free. Admission is free to the public each Wednesday. Guided tours are offered each Friday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is among the 108 institutions chosen from 4,633 U.S. universities for top-tier designation of "Very High Research Activity" in the 2010 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The UO also is one of two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities.

MEDIA CONTACT: Judi (JP) Pruitt, Visitor and Member Services, 541-346-1671, judip@uoregon.edu

SOURCE: natural-history.uoregon.edu and facebook.com/oregonnaturalhistory

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