Four Reasons to Plan a Visit – or Return Visit – to the Mariposa:
One
Our Featured Exhibits Transform the Museum from Top to Bottom.
From A Glimpse of South Africa: A celebration of the Rainbow Nation through photography and fine art, to Salley Mavor: Bedtime Stitches and other works, from Textiles of Guatemala to The World of Chocolate, our rotation of featured exhibits means there is always something new to discover and explore at the Mariposa, whether this is your first visit or your fifth.
Two
Our Educational Programming Aligns with Core Curriculum Standards.
Our group visits are individually tailored to your class’s level and needs. We can help fulfill Geography and World Cultures standards for 6th and 7th grade for example, with our collection and programs like “Children across cultures” or “Games from around the world”. We have had visits from 1st graders who were studying how children sleep in their bedrooms around the world, and 3rd graders learning about immigration to America. The Core Curriculum emphasizes literacy in the mythic traditions of the world as an essential part of general literacy, and this is a niche that the Mariposa is uniquely positioned to fill as well.
Three
We Still Offer All of Your Old Favorites!
If you have been bringing your students to a Festivals of Light, a Day of the Dead, or a Children Across Cultures program for the past decade, your tradition is in safe hands as we will continue to offer all of our seasonal programs as well as adding new ones in our revamped Education room.
Four
The Mariposa is for High School Students Too.
We can accommodate Spanish, French or German language groups as well as ESL classes. Also, our Youth Empowered Through Service (YES) Program, now operating in the Keene School Districts, provides a classroom-ready curriculum to foster compassionate citizenship, as teams of students research a local nonprofit, then present their findings in competition for a $3,000 charitable grant to the organization of their choice. Your school could be next!