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Make Time for Final Summer Fun!

Family Fun

Traveling exhibits, ongoing performances and other extended events

Aug. 21 - Nov. 9
El Greco to Velázquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III

This exhibit features 53 paintings by El Greco, Velázquez and their contemporaries, including altar pieces, life-size portraits, painted wooden sculptures, glass and ceramics. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Dr., Durham. 919-684-5135. www.nasher.duke.edu.

Through Aug. 24
Marbles Olympics

This active exhibit for summer features Olympic crafts, a scooter kayak course, a synthetic ice hockey rink where kids can “skate” in their socks and more. Presented with WakeMed Health & Hospitals. The rink is presented in partnership with the Carolina Hurricanes’ Kids ‘N Community Foundation and will become part of a permanent exhibit. Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett St., Raleigh. 919-834-4040. www.marbleskidsmuseum.org.

Through October
soundSpace: Hear Motion

A partnership between the Museum of Life and Science, Duke Engineering’s Visualization Technology Group and Duke’s Music Department results in an interactive sound and movement space where movement creates sounds based on images captured by a series of Web cameras. Visitors can create personalized audio tracks. Museum of Life and Science, 433 Murray Ave., Durham. 919-220-5429. www.lifeandscience.org.

Through Dec. 28
Dead Sea Scrolls

Six authentic Dead Sea scrolls are on display, and six others will replace them in September. They include fragments from several books of the Bible and the ancient Jewish book of Jubilees. Full translation and background information are provided for all scrolls. In addition, the exhibit includes more than 100 artifacts from the ancient settlement of Qumran, located on the Dead Sea, close to the caves where the scrolls were discovered. The exhibit is made possible by the scholars of Israel and the curators and conservators of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Advance ticket purchase preferred. N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh. 919-733-7450, ext. 212. www.naturalsciences.org.

Special fees or admissions policies apply to some exhibits and performances. Please call ahead to check.