Junior Friends of Balboa Park Advanced Scavenger Hunt A PATCH PROGRAM: Friends of Balboa Park is committed to preserving Balboa Parkʹs legacy for future generations through park‐wide projects. Friends of all ages are important to Balboa Park. Join us in a scavenger hunt as we explore all that balboa Park has to offer. Balboa Park History: 2015 marks Balboa Parkʹs 100th year as a treasured destination for both San Diegans and visitors alike! The park was originally built to host the Panama‐California Exposition of 1915 which celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal. The Park was not intended to be permanent, but San Diegans rallied to rebuild and preserve it. Nearly 100 years later, it remains one of San Diegoʹs most beloved destinations. Your Mission: Using the Balboa Park Map, follow the clues and riddles to learn even more about the park, its important building, museums, and institutions. Use the Balboa Park Map to help you find each locations. Each Hidden Treasure will have a map number listed to help you narrow down your search. Hidden Treasure #1 Map number: 8 Hidden Treasure #2
Map number: 15 Find the large multi‐colored mosaic sculpture in front of the Mingei International Museum, a museum of folk art, craft, and design. This colorful sculpture was created by the artist Niki de Saint Phalle, and many more of her creative creations can be found inside! What is the title of this sculpture? Each room in the Casa del Prado has a different name on the door. What organization has the name ʺCardonaʺ on its office door? What is the room number? Hidden Treasure #3
Map number: 7 The California Motto is Eureka! Can you find it written on the California Building? What museum is in the California building? Identify and list at least 2 people carved on the front of the California Building. JUNIOR FRIENDS OF BALBOA PARK Hidden Treasure #4 Hidden Treasure #7 Hidden Treasure #9
Map number: 4 Map number: 6 Map number: 12 I am almost 100 years old and am all San Diegoʹs Old Globe Theatre is natural. I was planted in preparation modeled after William Shakespeareʹs for the 1915 Panama‐California Globe Theatre that was built in 1599 Exposition. Records show that I in London. Today, San Diegoʹs Old started in a 5‐Gallon pot! Globe is actually a modern, three theatre complex with plays What am I? presented year round. Which museum am I nearest to? Find these words written somewhere in the plaza: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see Hidden Treasure #5 So long lives this and this gives life Map number: 1 This sign might confuse you. It does to thee. not belong to the Model Railroad Who is the person whose face can Museum. It belongs to a World be seen about this quote? Famous organization in Balboa Park. Why might this person be important to the Old Globe? What organization is it? The painting above is displayed on the building of a museum. What is the name of this museum? Hidden Treasure #6 Hidden Treasure #8 Map number: 25 How much is admission? This spy was a dark secret when it first breathed air. Can you discover it now? Hidden Treasure #10
Map number: 14 Map number: 11 The organization housed underneath the roof pictured above is home to one of San Diegoʹs largest movie screens! What museum is it near? This depiction of San Diego in 1769 is Which organization is it? on what building? ADVANCED SCAVENGER HUNT Hidden Treasure #11 Hidden Treasure #14 Hidden Treasure #16
Map number: 16 Map number: 10 Map number: 14 I could once tell time by the shadow Many works of art from Spain can be cast upon me pointer as the sun found inside this museum, and these moved throughout the day. I was Spanish artists can be found standing donated by renowned local jeweler, on the outside of it. Joseph Jessop in 1906 and stand at the entrance of a museum. Balboaʹs house holds the key to this Centerʹs mystery, for within this dwelling you will see San Diegoʹs What are the last names of these three history! artists? What am I? What is the name of this museum? 1. 2. 3. Hidden Treasure #12 Hidden Treasure #15 Hidden Treasure #17
Map number: 24 Map number: 15 Map number: 3 This is a work truck from a local San Find this gazebo in the courtyard of Diego firm, founded in the 1920s. the Casa Del Prado. What is the name of that company on the truck? (the white lettering on the truck is hidden in the photo below but can be seen in person) There are handmade ceramic tile signs mounted on a wall that say ʺSpanish Village Art Center.ʺ Who are the artists that made them? If you go up the stairs behind it to room 208, youʹll find the location of the oldest, continuing childrenʹs theatre program in the country. Hidden Treasure #13 What is the name of the Theatre Company? Map number: 33 This garden was restored in 1962. What is the name of this garden? Special thanks to Friends of Balboa Which club restored it? Park for making this great activity and patch program possible! www.friendsofbalboapark.org JUNIOR FRIENDS OF BALBOA PARK Participating Organizations Educational Opportunities Mingei International Museum www.mingei.org 619‐239‐0003 Museum of Photographic Arts www.mopa.org 619‐238‐8777 R.H. Fleet Science Center www.rhfleet.org 619‐238‐1233 x 808 Scout Badges SD Natural History www.sdnhm.org 619‐239‐0003 SD Zoo www.sandiegozoo.org 619‐557‐3963 Spanish Village Art Center www.spanishvillageart.com 619‐233‐9050 Timken Museum of Art www.timkenmuseum.org 619‐239‐5548 x 105 The Old Globe [email protected] 619‐231‐1941 x 2145 Half‐Day Summer Camp Winter/Spring
Camps Outreach Programs "Other"
x x Free docents tours, monthly family days, online educational resources Please visit website for calendars of events x Weekend Please visit website for calendars of events x x Please visit website for calendars of events x x Please visit website for calendars of events x Ages 4+ x "History for Half Pints"
(Children 5 and under) x Play productions, group events, parties, workshops X X x x x x Teen Art Cafe, family drop‐
in days, family festivals, ARTstops, and a variety of workshops and lectures Tours, presentations, and workshops available. Please visit website for calendars of events. In house school programs, Ms. Fizzle x x x Brownies Juniors Webelos San Diego Automotive Museum www.sdautomotivemuseum.org 619‐231‐2886 San Diego Air and Space www.sandiegoairandspace.org 619‐234‐8291 San Diego Art Institute www.sandiego‐art.org 619‐236‐0011 San Diego Civic Youth Ballet x www.sdcyb.org Production 619‐233‐3060 SDCYB San Diego History Center www.sandiegohistory.org x 619‐232‐6203 #112 Architecture San Diego Junior Theatre www.juniortheatre.com x 619‐239‐1311 San Diego Museum of Art www.sdmart.org 619‐232‐7931 SD Museum of Man www.museumofman.org 619‐239‐2001 Full‐Day Summer Camp x Multiple Badges x x x x x x Sleepovers + "Inside Story" x Art/Jewelery x x Please visit website for calendars of events Private/Youth group classes
(weekends) X Always free admission English, Spanish, German tours offered. Check weekends Weekend: "Theatre Tots" (Ages 4‐6); "Behind the Scenes Tours" (all ages) x x x X
Middle/High Conservatory X Youth/ Adult