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Education Room

The Education Room at the Schulz Museum is a place for visitors to draw, write,
and learn about cartooning.

Please note that the Education Room
will be closed for Summer Classes on
various days (Monday through Friday)
throughout the summer. Please call us at
(707) 579-4452 for specific closures.


Features
Classroom with space for 30 people
Angled drawing tables
All art supplies needed for cartooning
A variety of cartooning and writing activity sheets related to the work of Charles M. Schulz
Interactive zoetropes for visitors to create their own moving pictures
Mini-library of cartooning instruction books with teaching methods for most interest and ability levels


Hours
The Education Room is open and staffed during Museum operating hours
(except during special events or rentals).


Education Room Schulz Museum Education Room
Schulz Museum Education Room Schulz Museum Education Room


Interactive Zoetropes at the Schulz Museum

The Charles M. Schulz Museum is pleased to provide a special learning opportunity to the Education Room. In addition to freehand drawing, completing cartooning worksheets, and the other activities available there, visitors can also create their own moving picture with our zoetropes.

WHAT IS IT?
A zoetrope is a revolving drum with slits cut into the top. Sequential pictures or images are placed inside in the drum but underneath the slits. When the drum rotates, one can look through the slits and the pictures / images come to life.

HOW DOES IT WORK?
We see the animation in the zoetrope due to a principle known as "persistence of vision" (also sometimes called "persistence of motion"). It happens because our eyes and brain retain a visual impression for about 1/30th of a second. The image that remains blends with the next image to create the illusion of motion.

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