Belton Museum Welcomes Winter with Latest Exhibit
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 3:19PM Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer
Winter brings dreams of snow, mostly to Southerners, and the Belton Area Museum wants to help.
The museum’s latest exhibit, “Let it Snow,” kicks off Sunday at 3 p.m. at the historic Belton train depot with the goal of bringing a winter wonderland to the area.
The snow-and-ice themed exhibit brings features collections of snow globes of all types and ceramics with snow themes, vintage items needed to play and dress for snow days, sports memorabilia from icy sporting events and antique and vintage photos of landmarks in the snow.
Visitors will walk through icicles and snowflakes to find an igloo made from recycled gallon jugs, and for the kids, there’s a mock snowball fight indoors. The event seeks to educate as well, with quick tutorial on how to best prepare your car for inclement weather will be offered by personnel from Advance Auto Parts
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits will also have offers give aways at Sunday’s event. Vampire Penguin-Anderson will also be on hand, offering unique snow dessert treats for $8.
The event is free for the public to enjoy.
“In addition as a tie in event to this exhibit, we are so excited to be bringing back our Home School Days program” said Abigail Burden, BAMA executive director.
On Thursday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m., BAMA educators will be hosting a class on the science of snowflakes. Students will learn about Wilson Bentley, who was the first to photograph individual snowflakes, and the categories of snowflake shapes scientists found from those photographs.
“We will also look at how snowflakes can eventually form glaciers and why glaciers are important to the world’s climate,” Burden added.
Students will participate in hands-on activities and crafts through this class. The cost for this event is $2 per student, ages 7-12. To register, call the museum at 854-338-7400 or email beltonmuseum@bellsouth.net.
The exhibit runs through March 4, and can be visited during regular museum hours (Wednesday – Friday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – noon), or by scheduled appointment for groups.