La Quinta Museum Presents PT Barnum and the Circus Opening Reception June 11, 2010

Date: June 11th
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Ages: All Ages
Where: La Quinta Museum
77-885 Avenida Montezuma
La Quinta, CA

Come celebrate the opening of the La Quinta Museum’s newest exhibit “PT Barnum and the Circus” with carnival games, prizes, free popcorn and TC the Clown! Fun for the entire family!

The exhibit features a wide array of circus memorabilia including vintage tin toys, antique prints and an acrobat’s costume from the 1960’s. The exhibit also includes a ten foot circus tent flanked by life size carousel horses that visitors can enter! A portion of the display is devoted to Hollywood stars Cary Grant, W.C. Fields, Tom Mix and Burt Lancaster and their work in the circus.

For more information about PT Barnum and the Circus or the La Quinta Museum, please call (760) 777-7170 or visit the website at www.la-quinta.org.