Saturday, October 20, 2018 4:00 AM
How’s your brain work? An event a week from today will help kids of all ages better understand that. The Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County is ready for its tenth annual Brain Day, “The Science of Brains”, on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. This family-friendly event focuses on fun, educational, hands-on activities for kids. This year, visitors will get to see real brains up close, create a map of their own brain, listen to neuron activity, and much more. All activities are free and open to the public. Since it is Halloween weekend, there will be some candy, and kids of all ages are welcome to come in costume and take photos with the museum’s photo booth props.
Brain Day is a partnership between the Carnegie Museum and Wabash College psychology and biology departments. Wabash professors of neuroscience Dr. Heidi Walsh, Dr. Karen Gunther, and Dr. Neil Schmitzer-Torbert will be at the museum, to share cool tricks and tools of the trade and also will have activities for testing visitors’ brains.
The Carnegie Museum, located at 222 South Washington Street in downtown Crawfordsville, has a street level entrance. The museum does have an elevator and is wheelchair and stroller accessible. The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and other times by appointment.