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LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
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ARTISTS, ART AND ARCHITECTURE: DISCOVERING THE PAST
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Old Master Drawings: From the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
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Update from the Charles and Linda Williams Children’s MUSEUM
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FALL CALENDAR
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ZACH IN TIME
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VICTORIAN INTERNATIONAL
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GUILD NEWS
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OVER AND OUT
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Remembering Sally Ride & Neil Armstrong
P. 10 old master drawings: from the john and mable ringling museum of art
ON THE COVER: Saint James the Elder, Pieter Claesz Soutman, 17th Century, Collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Letter from the director underway as soon as possible. It’s good to see the Museum finally beginning to rebound from those terrible floods, as it’s easy to see the physical and psychological damage they did to the Museum. Thanks to the support of our wonderful members, volunteers, sponsors and donors, we’ve been able to get to a point where we can really get on with moving the Museum forward into the next phase of its evolution, and we’re all very excited about what’s happening.
Executive Director
ANDREW SANDALL Administration Staff RENE BELL ADAMS, Director of Communications Eric Goire, Director of Operations SHERMAN COLEMAN, Director of Finance JESSi JACKSON SMITH, Director of Grants and Development MARISA RODRIGUEZ, Membership Coordinator Israel Taylor, Physical Plant Assistant Patricia Nikolla, Visitor Services Coordinator JENNIFER GILL, Visitor Services ROBERT WOHLRAB, Security and Visitor Services FRANCES ALLEN, Security ROGER BOWERS, Security CODY ROGERS, Security Tyler K. Adair, Security BILL CHRISTIAN, Security ROY SHAFFER, JR., Coordinator - Dow Museum of Historic Houses Curatorial Staff Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts and Gary R. Libby Curator of Art J. ”Zach” Zacharias, Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History Seth Mayo, Curator of Astronomy Luis Zengotita, Science and Education Associate Eric Mauk, Collections Manager and Registrar Bonnie Jones, Conservator - Paintings Ed Van Hoose, Conservator - Furniture Executive Director Emeritus GARY R. LIBBY
Editor RENE BELL ADAMS Contributing Writers RENE BELL ADAMS DR. KAY BRAWLEY Cynthia Duval Seth Mayo J. ”Zach” Zacharias LUIS ZENGOTITA Art Director NIKKI Mastando, MASTANDO MEDIA
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Dear friends, Welcome to the fall edition of Arts & Sciences after a busy summer here at the Museum. As I write this, we’re just finishing up with our Summer Learning Institute which provided a great energy to the Museum as over 500 children spent their summer here learning about a wide variety of subjects in a fun environment. Seeing the next generation of artists, historians, scientists and maybe even museum staff is always great for lifting spirits around the Museum, and their enthusiasm for learning and discovery is infectious. There has been plenty going on at the Museum since I arrived here a few months ago. As we mentioned in the last edition of the magazine, plans were unveiled to add a new building to the site to house the magnificent Florida art collection being donated to MOAS by Cici and Hyatt Brown. If you saw either of our recent Reflections exhibits then you’ll know the high quality of this collection and why it’s thoroughly deserving of its own home here in Daytona Beach. Just a few weeks after that, we were informed that the last few issues had been ironed out in our application to FEMA for funds to rebuild the West Wing that was damaged so badly by the flood in 2009. Through the hard work of Congressman Mica and our valued friends at Volusia County and the City of Daytona Beach, we were awarded a major grant to supplement the ECHO grant we had already received that will allow us to make the West Wing flood proof and restore all the gallery and administrative spaces affected by the flood. As you can imagine, working on these projects is taking up a lot of my time right now as we work to get them
But without going too far into the future we have plenty to look forward to as we head towards the holidays and into next year. Our program and events schedule is as packed as ever, but pay particular notice of the MOAS Guild’s Masquerade Ball on New Year’s Eve, set to be held right here in the Museum. The Guild always puts on a great party and this is sure to be no exception! The mastodon bones you have been hearing about in the local media will also finally be making their first public debut this fall, starting with our Natural History Day on September 29th. It has also been an exciting time to be one of the Museum’s Renaissance Society members. Our ‘In the Russian Style’ party, themed to coincide with our recent exhibit, The Tsar’s Cabinet, was quickly followed by a private performance by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra to kick off our ‘Septembers with The Smithsonian’ programs. We have lots more exclusive events planned for members of the Renaissance Society, so please contact Marisa here at the Museum if you would like more information about the benefits of joining. With so much activity I’m sure there’s something here at MOAS these next few weeks to suit everyone. I look forward to seeing you around the Museum soon!
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ABOUT THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The Museum of Arts and Sciences is a not-forprofit educational institution, chartered by the State of Florida in 1962 and accredited by the American Association of Museums. Museum collections and research include Cuban and Florida art, American fine and decorative arts, European fine and decorative arts, preColumbian and African artifacts, Pleistocene fossils, Florida history and regional natural history. Permanent and changing exhibitions, lectures, and classes highlight educational programs. The Museum houses changing arts and sciences exhibition galleries, permanent collection galleries, a gallery of American art, paintings, decorative arts and furniture, Cuban Fine and Folk Art Museum, a planetarium, library, the Frischer Sculpture Garden, maintains nature trails in a 90-acre preserve in adjacent Tuscawilla Park, and operates Gamble Place in Port Orange and the Dow Museum of Historic Houses in St. Augustine. The Museum also houses the Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum. The Museum of Arts and Sciences is recognized by the State of Florida as a major cultural institution and receives major funding from the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. Major Museum programs and activities for members, school children and the general public are also supported by grants from the County of Volusia, the Guild of the Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Junior League of Daytona Beach, Target®, Elfun Community Fund, and the UCF Educational Partnership. MUSEUM HOURS: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays The Museum of Arts and Sciences is committed to the Americans with Disabilities Act by making our facility and programs accessible to all people. If you have any special requirements, suggestions, or recommendations, please contact our representative, Andrew Sandall, at 386.255.0285. If you prefer, you may contact the Cultural Council of Volusia County representative at 386.257.6000, or the Division of Cultural Affairs, The Capitol, Tallahassee 850.487.2980, or TT 850.488.5779. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. THE TOLL FREE NUMBER IS 1.800.435.7352. Florida Registration #CH-1851
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ven before Chaucer’s pilgrim ‘Woman of Bath’ had been to Jerusalem three times and visited Rome along the way, numbers of travelers visited and explored Europe with its historic landscapes and architectural sites. None were more focused and determined than those who were the passionate artists of their day. Lugging equipment and sometimes following the old Roman trails, they soldiered onward, for around the corner or beyond that hill, there could be forgotten temples to explore. The exhibition currently in the MOAS Karshan Center of Graphic Art includes and highlights several of these artists through images filled with both academic excellence and beauty. All were gifted to the Museum and thence to our community by generous donors of taste and sensibility. Some artists will be familiar to the visitor, including the Scot, David Roberts, who hearing of the wonders of the Nile, travelled to Egypt and the Holy Land in both 1838 and 1839. The early 19th century was a period of great archeological interest, especially in these areas, spurred by Napoleon’s 1789 Egyptian expedition. Continued on page 8
Pompeii, attributed to Joseph Mallord William Turner, c. 1810
Discovering the Past
By Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator, Curator of Decorative Arts and Gary R. Libby Curator of Art
Frontespizio Dell'Opera Di Pompei, Luigi Rossini (1790-1857), 1831 To Roberts are owed drawings of the Valley of the Kings that have never been surpassed; and names like Karnak, Sakara and Ghizeh and the great pyramids that became familiar through his works. The 17th century Melchior Küsel has recreated - with great attention to detail - an impressive and brutal Roman scene of battle staged in the Coliseum, recalling the best of Roman constructive engineering. Robert Smirke, 18th century engraver, depicts with careful detail a hand-colored Roman mosaic pavement discovered in Northern England. Rossini (17801857), offers a series of images focused on Pompeii in Southern Italy which had been buried by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. 8 ARTS & SCIENCES MAGAZINE
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), has given us a superbly romantic watercolor of Pompeii, typical of his larger and glorious so-called 'colored steam' images. Hubert Robert (1733-1808), preferred to document the ravishing European Landscape with its age-old, historic landscapes. Also included, poetic engravings of isolated temples and of the Acropolis as well as fine examples of Piranesi’s etched 18th century Parthenon suite. Several carefully engraved sheets of ornamental architectural fragments by the French artist Hoüel (1753-1813) pay homage to the ancient world by depicting examples of fine stone carving that have direct association to the inspired neo-
classicism of Wedgewood and his contemporaries. This exhibition will remain open until early November, enhanced by curatorial presentations slated to include the social history of early European travel.
Artists, Art and Architecture: Discovering the Past will be on exhibit at The Museum of Arts & Sciences through November 4, 2012.
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By Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator, Curator of Decorative Arts and Gary R. Libby Curator of Art he history of The Ringling collection of works on paper is unusual and fascinating. At John Ringling’s death in 1936 there were only four drawings in his estate; and of the four but one old master – the 17th century St. James the Elder by Pieter Claesz Soutman, illustrated on the cover of this publication. Today, there are many hundreds of both old master drawings and masterwork prints in this collection. Many are associated with the notable paintings in the galleries; others purchased for their technique, quality and rarity and the great artists who created them. It is amazing to consider - none of these treasures would exist without the historic availability and relatively cheap cost of paper. John Ringling was a giant of a man whose love of the arts focused on the grand and the magnificent: paintings and historic furniture, decorative arts and sculptures on a grand scale – often from the estates of the rich and famous. The tone of his collection was established by an initial purchase from the Duke of Westminster of four oversized Rubens oils on canvas that were cartoons for a great tapestry series: The Triumph of the Eucharist.
Perhaps the eloquence and sensitivity to be found in smaller, more delicate artworks escaped Ringling. Such art is to be enjoyed face-to-face by individual connoisseurs rather than displayed in grand galleries and halls. It was in later years, once the museum was well-established that the curatorial idea grew to pursue the collecting of drawings related to the masterwork paintings in the collection. When I joined the curatorial team at the Ringling in 1979, this plan was well underway. The international grouping of old master drawings includes a wide variety of subject matter and techniques that range from portraiture, with its bold yet subtle contours to architectural renderings; landscapes; religious imagery; and scenes of classical origin in ink, gouache (an opaque watercolor) and chalk. Remarkably, these poetic renderings were created from the most humble of materials. Inks were made from such as mashed cobwebs, iron scrapings, lamp black or powdered gall nuts, chalk colored with natural herbs and insect matter. Paper, until mid-19th century - after which wood pulp was utilized - was made from pulverized rags of flax or hemp, pulped then dried on metal frames. Pens were traditionally cut from the quills of birds until around the mid-18th century, when steel pen nibs made their appearance, giving a welcome alternative. Brushes were created
ABOVE: Angelica Kauffman, Swiss, 1731-1807, Juno Borrowing the Cestus of Venus, 1776-7, Collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art OPPOSITE: Pieter Claesz Soutman, Saint James the Elder, 17th Century, Collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
by the binding together of squirrel or other animal hairs attached to homemade, usually wooden, handles. Fragonard, Boucher, Natoire and De la Fosse, with a theatrical interior, represent France. The Netherlandish group includes Jan Fyt, Vermeyen and van de Velde, whose portrait Head of a Cavalier, drawn from life, is both dashing and sympathetic. The Vermeyen portrait is rare; few others are known. One other example exists in the collection of the British Museum. This artist is a recognized force in the art of portraiture, often thought to be inspired by Holbein and Dürer. Also on view are such artists as Benjamin West, represented by a lovely cherubic scene, and the Swiss Angelica Kauffman’s delightful 18th century pen and wash Juno Borrowing the Cestus of Venus. Italy is highlighted by Gandolfi, Palma, Romano and Campi. Palma’s portrait of an upward-gazing elderly man in chalks and ink, although of moderate size, is inspiring as is the Campi preparatory drawing for the Ringling’s painting of The Holy Family with St. Lucy. Romano’s Head of St. Joseph is a fragment of a cartoon for Saints Longinus and John in the Louvre. Gandolfi’s red chalk drawing of a male nude with its half-turned profile has both measured strength and spontaneity. Once again, we offer our sincere thanks and appreciation to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art for its continuous support of MOAS and its curatorial and educational programs. §
Old Master Drawings From the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art will be on exhibit November 16, 2012 through February 10, 2013 at The Museum of Arts & Sciences.
top left: Jacopo Palma, called Palma il Giovane, Italian, 1548-1628, Head of St. Damian (recto)* Bottom left:Gaetano Gandolfi, Italian, 1734-1802, Study of a Seated Man Holding a Sphere in Right Hand* Bottom Right: Louis de Boullongne the younger, Diana and Endymion circa 1720* *All from the Collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 12 ARTS & SCIENCES MAGAZINE
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Happenings at the
Dow Museum of Historic Houses On Thursday, December 6th at 6:00pm, the Historic Florida Militia will be on site explaining “What to Wear to your 500th Birthday Party.” This event is a mini-clinic dedicated to the garb and gear from the Juan Ponce de Leon period. Local sutlers (vendors) and seamstresses will discuss making clothing and accessories for those interested in dressing out for events related to and celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Florida. The festivities are from 6 to 9pm in the main courtyard of the Dow Museum of Historic Houses at 149 Cordova St. in St. Augustine, FL. Contact us for additional information on events as well as group tours. Please visit us in St. Augustine, and plan your next celebration on our site. DOW MUSEUM OF HISTORIC HOUSES 149 CORDOVA STREET ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 32084 904-823-9722
A state-of-the-art, museum-grade microscope has been installed by the GE Elfun Volunteers. The new microscope includes slides for children to “investigate.”
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is proud to a n n o u n c e some exciting new additions to the Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum. The first is an exhibit built by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University engineering students and generously funded by Charles and Linda Williams. The new “Plane Simulator” gives guests the opportunity to experience how the controls in the cockpit manuever the plane through the air. One of the exciting sensations of the exhibit is that the air from the propellers give one the true feeling of flying. Dr. Thurman Gillespy, Jr. has funded three new exhibits in the doctor’s area. The first exhibit is entitled “I Feel Sick,” and shows the differences between healthy and unhealthy body parts. The illnesses range from conjunctivitis (also known as “pink eye”) to the cataract.
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There are further details on each illness represented. In addition, there is a new exhibit about how lungs work and also one that illustrates how to check your pulse. The CSI area has received an upgrade through the financial support of Tom Zane and Charles and Linda Williams. A state-of-the-art, museum-grade microscope has been installed by the GE Elfun Volunteers. The new microscope includes slides for children to “investigate.” Two new all-in-one touchscreen computers are running the “face” program that helps create eyewitness sketches and there is also a DNA trivia game. These examples illustrate some of this years’ on-going and successful presentations. More will follow!
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fall exhibits Through November 4, 2012
Watercolors, drawings and oils by 18th and 19th century artists including Piranesi, David Roberts and Panini.
SEPTEMBER
Artists, Art and Architecture: Discovering the Past from the MOAS Collections
OLD MASTER DRAWINGS From The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art* November 16, 2012 - February 10, 2013
OCTOBER
Victorian International
September 28, 2012 - January 6, 2013
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The intimacy and concentrated power of such art works as Bernadino Campi’s preparatory drawing for his The Holy Family with St. Lucy and the lyric beauty of Romano’s Head of St. Joseph are but two representative examples of this famed collection, culled from the State Art Museum of Florida. *Image credit: Collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
NOVEMBER
Focuses on art and decorative arts produced on both sides of the Atlantic in the Victorian age (1840’s-early 20th century), including fine furnishings; paintings; sculpture; Tiffany and cut glass; ceramics; embroidery and other textiles; sculpture and metalwork - bronze, silver, ironwork and copper that individually and collectively define the merits and usage of Victoriana.
Examples of the importance and beauty of Old Master Drawings illustrating that “there is no form of creative expression that is more spontaneous and beautiful than the art of drawing” (Richard Kenin, The Art of Drawing, N.Y., 1974).
Discover the Daytona Mastodon at the MOAS Natural History Festival, September 29, 2012!
Exhibits and dates subject to change.
Details on pg. 18
FALL PROGRAMS ADULT PROGRAMMING
september September 20 2:00pm-4:00pm Septembers with the Smithsonian Special Presentation Dr. Richard Kurin, the Smithsonian Institution's Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, will be presenting a special discussion of his book, Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem Event is free for members or with paid admission September 29 11:00am-4:00pm Natural History Festival and Discover the Daytona Mastodon! Come see the hundreds of Mastodon bones discovered this past year along Nova Road just north of the Museum. Enjoy displays from our massive permanent collection of shells, insects, fossils and minerals. Presentations, tours, and activities for the whole family throughout the day. See details about this event on page 18. Free for members or with paid admission
october October 4 2:00pm-3:00pm Welcome to Victorian International Join Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator, for an exploration of life on both sides of the Atlantic in the Victorian Period. Free for members or with paid admission October 5 2:00pm-3:00pm Gamble Place Nature Walk and Talk Join Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History, Zach Zacharias, for a walk through the many ecosystems that make up the Gamble Place Preserve. Learn about the diversity of the plants and animals that make this such a magical place. Free for members and $5.00 for nonmembers Reservation preferred October 9 2:00pm-3:00pm Treasure Tuesday - Art The focus of this last session in the series will be the care of oils on canvas, watercolors, drawings and prints. Learn about environment, frames, the hanging up and taking down of pictures. Free for members or with paid admission
October 19 1:30pm-2:30pm Meet Me in the Gallery: Victorian International Meet Barry Myers, Curator at the Lightner Museum, Saint Augustine, to learn about Otto C. Lightner's taste in interior design and furnishings. Free for members or with paid admission October 23 2:00pm-3:30pm Coffee, Chocolates, and Collections: Natural History Specimens from the MOAS Collections Join James "Zach" Zacharias, Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History, for a look at some of the Museum's unusual back-room natural history objects. Free for members or with paid admission October 26 5:00pm-10:00pm 13th Annual Night of the Paranormal Join us for presentations on the weird and spooky from host of Weird Florida, Charlie Carlson, and guests Denise Stoner, Mutual UFO Network (MUFON); Frank Freshino, The Flatwoods Monster Case; Dr. Rev. Phil DeLong, lecture on Crystal Skulls; Rob Robinson (of Wife Swap), on Legend Tripping; and a Magical Tribute to a Wise Wizard with Gary Lester. Other guests and exhibits include a book signing with Johnny Martino from the Godfather; Cryptozoology with Scott Marlowe, Spookhunter Owen Sliter as well as tarot card readings, aura photography and mediums to guide guests through this exciting night. $5 for members/ $10 for non-members.
november November 6 2:00pm-3:30pm Images of Women Join Ruth Grimm, Curator of Collections at the Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, to learn of the various ways women of the Victorian age were regarded in real life and presented in art. Free for members or with paid admission November 8 1:00pm-2:00pm Charting the Skies Join Seth Mayo, Curator of Astronomy, as he interprets the MOAS collection of early celestial charts, and learn how astronomers of the past viewed the night sky. Free for members or with paid admission November 10 3:00pm-4:30pm An Afternoon of Florida History Join historical re-enactor Joseph Vetter as he performs General Ames and General Custer, as well as the Ghosts of Gettysburg from a
southern perspective. Brian Polk, DeLeon Springs Park Manager, will also present 6,000 years of History at DeLeon Springs. Free for members or $5.00 for nonmembers November 16 2:00pm-3:00pm On the Porch at Gamble Place: The Florida Crackers Join Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History, James "Zach" Zacharias, to discover the history of Gamble Place and Cracker culture. Free for members or $5.00 for nonmembers
MOAS presents the
“In Love with Art” Series October 17 10:30am-12:00pm Series: In Love with Art (Session I)
The first presentation of this series with Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator, Curator of Decorative Arts and Gary R. Libby Curator of Art, explores the ways and wherefores we react to paintings and prints. Free for members or with paid admission
October 31 10:30am-12:00pm In Love with Art (Session II)
“Reacting to Art” with Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator, and Executive Director Emeritus, Gary R. Libby. This session focuses on the difference between "knowing about" and "reacting to" art. Free for members or with paid admission
November 13 10:30am-12:00pm In Love with Art (Session III)
“Forming Opinions on Art, A Discussion” with Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator, and Executive Director Emeritus, Gary R. Libby. Free for members or with paid admission
December 5 10:30am-12:00pm In Love with Art (Final Session)
A presentation on the role of the museum educator and the art historian; with MOAS Executive Director, Andrew Sandall and Executive Director Emeritus, Gary R. Libby. Free for members or with paid admission
November 28 2:00pm-3:00pm Welcome to Old Master Drawings from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Join Chief Curator, Cynthia Duval, as she discusses these important works of art. Free for members or with paid admission
Natural History Festival Discover the Daytona Mastodon! September 29, 2012
11am - Tours of the Giant Ground Sloth plus MOAS shell collection, displays from Central Florida Fossil Hunters and the Tomoka Gem and Mineral Society and bring your specimens for identification
12:00-2pm - Kids Paleo Lab
Kids will work with the Museum's underwater paleontology kits, fossil dig boxes and examine fossils under microscopes.
1pm - The Future of Biodiversity: Urban and Global Landscape Change Don Spence, PhD Dr. Spence will discuss invasive species that are affecting us locally and globally
2pm - Discover the Daytona Beach Mastodon with Senior Curator of Education James "Zach" Zacharias Learn more about the discovery and recovery of the Nova Road Mastodon fossils during the fall of 2011.
3pm - Dr. Rachel Wentz hosts “Life and Death at Windover: Excavations of a 7,000- year-old Pond Cemetery”
Dr. Wentz’ latest book examines the discovery, excavations and analyses of one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. This fascinating site produced the well-preserved remains of 168 individuals along with hand- woven textiles, a beautiful assemblage of artifacts, and ancient soft tissue.
4pm - Creatures from the Lagoon with Chad Truxall, Director of the Marine Discovery Center, New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Chad will discuss the unique sea life that has inhabited the Indian River Lagoon for thousands of years.
december December 11 10:30am-12:00pm Coffee, Chocolates and Collections: Victorian International Join Holly Keris, Curator at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, to learn about the paintings on loan to MOAS from the Cummer Museum of Art. Free for members or with paid admission
january January 3 1:30pm-2:30pm Meet Me in the Gallery: Victorian International Join Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator, to enjoy a last walkthrough of the exhibition. Free for members or with paid admission
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING
september September 13 1:30pm-3:30pm Ages 7 - 13 Video Editing Learn how to manipulate video clips in fun and interesting ways. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers
October 4 Ages 7-12 CSI 1:30pm-3:00pm Discover the science behind crime scene investigation and how detectives solve crimes. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members Reservation preferred October 9 Ages 4-6 Preschool The World of Fish 1:30pm-3:00pm Learn about one of the oldest vertebrate species in the world and one of its largest predators, the Megalodon. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members October 11 Ages 13-15 Biology (Session II) 12:30pm-1:30pm Join us for a unique look at the world of biology and the life sciences. Hands-on lessons will teach students about life functions, growth, cell structure and more! $5.00 for members $10.00 for non-members Reservation preferred
September 20 1:30pm-3:30pm Ages 7 - 13 Stop Motion Animation Create special effects that make objects appear to move on their own. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers
October 11 Ages 7-13 Alan Turing - The Father of Computer Science 1:30pm-3:00pm Discover the math that changed the world. Learn about mathematical genius Alan Turing, who is considered the father of modern computer science and artificial intelligence. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members Reservation preferred
September 27 1:30pm-3:30pm Ages 7 - 13 Digital Photo Editing Photo editing from removing red eye to graphic design. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers
October 13 MOAS Family Event Child Night Sky Tour 1:00pm-1:30pm Explore the night sky with a junior astronomer. Free for members or with paid admission
october
October 2 Ages 4-6 Preschool Insects All Around! 1:30pm-3:00pm Learn about a wide variety of insects and how they live. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers October 4 Ages 13-15 Biology (Session I)
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12:30pm-1:30pm Join us for a unique look at the world of biology and the life sciences. Hands-on lessons will teach students about life functions, growth, cell structure and more! $5.00 for members $10.00 for non-members Reservation preferred
October 13 1:00pm-3:00pm Ages 10 and up Art Saturday for Kids and Families: Flap Book Art instructor Beth Dobberstein helps you create a three dimensional book that flips and flaps in various directions. $10.00 for members and 15.00 for nonmembers Reservation preferred October 13 All ages Night at the Children’s Museum
6:00pm-10:00pm Enjoy family time and special activities after hours in the Children’s Museum! Free for members. $2.00 each ages 1-13 or $4.00 each for ages 13+ Reservation recommended October 16 Ages 4-6 Preschool The World of Reptiles 1:30pm-3:00pm Learn about this scaly group of animals that led to the rise of dinosaurs. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members October 18 Ages 13-15 12:30pm-1:30pm Biology (Session III) Join us for a unique look at the world of biology and the life sciences. Hands-on lessons will teach students about life functions, growth, cell structure and more! $5.00 for members $10.00 for non-members Reservation preferred October 18 Ages 7-13 Ernest Rutherford: The Father of Nuclear Physics 1:30pm-3:30pm Discover how scientist Ernest Rutherford changed the world. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members Reservation preferred October 23 Ages 4-6 Preschool The World of Mammals 1:30pm-3:00pm Discover diverse, warm-blooded animals throughout the world. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members October 25 Ages 13-15 Biology (Session IV) 12:30pm-1:30pm Join us for a unique look at the world of biology and the life sciences. Hands-on lessons will teach students about life functions, growth, cell structure and more! $5.00 for members $10.00 for non-members Reservation preferred October 25 Ages 7-13 Natural Wonders of the World 1:30pm-3:30pm Learn the science behind earth's amazing natural wonders! $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members Reservation preferred October 30 Ages 4-6 Preschool Amazing Birds 1:30pm-3:00pm Students will learn about these special creatures that defy gravity. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members
november November 1 Ages 7-13 Epidemics 1:30pm-3:30pm Learn about infectious diseases and how they are discovered, researched, treated and prevented. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers Reservation preferred November 6 Ages 4-6 Preschool Amazing Ocean 1:30pm-3:00pm Explore Museum collections to learn about our most important and diverse ecosystem. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers November 8 Ages 13-15 Physics (Session II) 12:30pm-1:30pm This hands-on class teaches basic concepts of motion, matter, gravity, energy and much more! $5.00 for members $10.00 for non-members Reservation preferred November 8 Ages 7-13 The Art of Surrealism 1:30pm-3:30pm Discover this unique genre of art and learn about some of the legendary Surrealists, such as Salvador Dali. Make your own surreal masterpiece. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers Reservation preferred November 10 MOAS Family Event Child Night Sky Tour 1:00pm-1:30pm Explore the night sky with a junior astronomer. Free for members or with paid admission November 10 Art Saturday for Kids and Families: Altered Book Ages 10 and Up 1:00pm-4:00pm Art instructor Beth Dobberstein helps you transform traditional hard cover books into works of art using a variety of media. The finished book will reflect a theme of personal interest and ideas unique to each artist. $10.00 for members and 15.00 for nonmembers Reservation preferred
upporting the arts! November 10 All ages Night at the Children’s Museum 6:00pm-10:00pm Enjoy family time and special activities after hours in the Children’s Museum! Free for members. $2.00 each ages 1-13 or $4.00 each for ages 13+ Reservation recommended November 13 Ages 4-6 Preschool Cold, Cold Tundra! 1:30pm-3:00pm Discover the plants and animals living in this harsh environment. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers November 15 Ages 13-15 Physics (Session III) 12:30pm-1:30pm This hands-on class teaches basic concepts of motion, matter, gravity, energy and much more! $5.00 for members $10.00 for nonmembers Reservation preferred November 15 Ages 7-13 I Love Pop Art 1:30pm-3:00pm Andy Warhol will be our inspiration as we learn about this modern art form. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers
MOAS Crazy Art Project! The Museum will provide a free, 2x2x4.5” green cuboid upon request to each child. Cuboid pick-up is during the month of October at the MOAS front desk (admission not required). Children can create their own unique masterpiece with this cuboid. Finished art pieces will be accepted on or before November 30, 2012 at the MOAS front desk. A photo of your artwork for display at www.moas.org can be emailed to luis@moas.org. A selection of cuboids will be displayed in the Children’s Museum. The Museum will host a closing party in December for this art exhibit. Thank you for supporting the arts!
Reservation preferred November 20 Ages 4-6 Preschool Lakes and Rivers Everywhere 1:30pm-3:00pm Learn how these bodies of water complement each other and how they are different. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers November 27 Ages 13-15 Physics (Session IV) 12:30pm-1:30pm This hands-on class teaches basic concepts of motion, matter, gravity, energy and much more! $5.00 for members $10.00 for non-members Reservation preferred November 27 Ages 4-6 Preschool Forests, Forests and More Forests! 1:30pm-3:00pm Learn about different parts of forests, including the canopy and sub-canopy. Explore Tuscawilla Preserve. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers Reservations preferred November 29 Ages 7-13 The Magic of Walt Disney 1:30pm-3:30pm Learn about the history of Walt Disney and how he changed the movie industry forever. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers Reservation preferred
december December 4 Ages 4-6 Preschool Grasslands! 1:30pm-3:00pm
Learn about the plants and animals that make up this unique environment. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members December 6 Ages 7-13 Computer Animation Wonders 1:30pm-3:30pm Discover how computer animation has become a major part our movie-going experience. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers Reservation preferred December 8 MOAS Family Event Child Night Sky Tour 1:00pm-1:30pm Explore the night sky with a junior astronomer. Free for members or with paid admission December 8 All ages Night at the Children’s Museum 6:00pm-10:00pm Enjoy family time and special activities after hours in the Children’s Museum! Free for members. $2.00 each ages 1-13 or $4.00 each for ages 13+ Reservation recommended December 11 Ages 4-6 Preschool Through the Desert 1:30pm-3:00pm Learn about the unusual life that inhabits this barren environment. $10.00 for members $15.00 for nonmembers December 13 Ages 7-13 The Art of Googling 1:30pm-3:30pm Learn how search engines have transformed the Internet and the world. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-
members Reservation preferred
Three-Part Class Series For Middle & High School Students Sponsored by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Smithsonian Affiliations This free, three-part class is limited to 12 students of middle school through high school age. Reservation is required and is on a first come first serve basis.
October 27 9:30am – 12:00pm Part 1 of 3 Part Class Middle school and high school age students are invited to participate in a program that blends art and science together through the exciting realm of astrophotography. Using the online Harvard-Smithsonian MicroObservatory robotic telescopes, the students will learn the fundamentals of telescopes and how they provide a detailed view of our universe. The students will be able to choose on which celestial objects the robotic telescopes can focus and learn how to process the images that are sent back utilizing real techniques in astronomy.
November 3 9:30am – 12:00pm Part 2 of 3 Part Class
The second part of the class will allow students to process images from the celestial objects they chose from the previous class and they will learn how those objects fit into our universe.
November 10 9:30am – 12:00pm Part 3 of 3 Part Class The last class of the series will allow the students to further develop their skills in astrophotography and to create an exhibit that will be displayed in the planetarium. Family and friends are welcome to come after the class to attend the opening of this studentcreated exhibit.
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CAPITOL STEPS Nov 4, 2012 – 7:00pm
HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD Feb 12, 2013 – 2:00pm
CHEECH & CHONG COMEDY Nov 9, 2012 – 7:30pm
AN EVENING WITH KENNY ROGERS Feb 13, 2013 – 7:00pm
LEANN RIMES Nov 13, 2012 – 7:30pm THE CHRISTMAS MUSIC OF MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Nov 20, 2012 – 7:00pm KINGS OF SWING Dec 6, 2012 – 7:00pm DON WILLIAMS COUNTRY Jan 19, 2013 – 7:30pm ELVIS LIVES Jan 20, 2013 – 7:30pm
MIDTOWN MEN Feb 28, 2013 – 7:30pm BILL COSBY Mar 24, 2013 – 7:00pm HAIR Apr 7, 2013 – 7:00pm DREAMGIRLS May 20, 2013 – 7:30pm
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NEWS
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MOAS Education Department news from J. ”Zach” Zacharias, Senior Curator oF Education and Curator of History
Every summer, millions of children attend summer camp through-
out the United States. For many of them, this is an important time they will remember forever. The Museum's Summer Learning Institute is no exception. The program continues to flourish after many years of service to our community. Many of our students are now grown-ups with fond memories of past Museum camps offered ten, twenty and even thirty-five years ago! Our approach to the Summer Learning Institute has been consistent over the years. Our philosophy is to offer handson educational content in art, science and history while ensuring children are engaged and have fun in the process. Additionally, there are many targeted outcomes from the Museum's Summer Learning Institute, which include developing positive identity and selfesteem, building leadership skills, and offering adventure and exploration as well as environmental awareness. Students gain independence, learn new life skills, make new friends and spend time with positive role models. The Museum's summer classes are a complement to what is offered through school curricula. Camp attendees may attend a private planetarium show, take educational nature walks through Tuscawilla Preserve and even handle real fossils from the Museum's back-room collection. Participating in programs like this helps plant the seeds for cognitive, sociological and psychological growth. This year’s Summer Learning Institute was an especially stupendous success with almost 500 children enrolled over a seven-week program. Twenty-six of the thirty-two courses were filled with the maximum number of students. For the first time since initiating preschool
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classes, we were at full capacity with curious and excited 4 to 6 year-olds.
Participating in programs like this helps plant the seeds for cognitive, sociological and psychological growth. One example of the unique programming we offered this year was a film course for ten to twelve year-olds called "It’s a Mad, Mad Museum." This class, employing a fairly new genre of comedy known as the "mockumentary,” gave the students an opportunity to explore film production, writing and acting, as well as the art of comedy. The student-created, hour- long movie begins as an electrical storm transports the Museum through a time warp to a crazy and bizarre parallel universe. The “staff” awakens to find themselves transformed back to children who are left to handle the daily operations of the Museum. The movie is a series of loosely connected skits created, scripted
and acted by the students. The students contributed ideas and dialogue, and also had the opportunity to audition for roles such as museum executive director, curator, visitor or security guard. Some of them developed their own costumes. Most importantly, the students collaborated and learned the basics of how a movie is filmed and produced. The skit format allowed each student to have the spotlight and shine. “It’s a Mad, Mad Museum” differs from the other classes in that it continues into the early fall. In late September, the cast and crew will assemble for a “red carpet” movie premier at MOAS and receive their “15 minutes of fame” in front of friends and family. Other courses extremely popular this year included Archaeology 101, Backyard Rockets and Florida Naturalist. Another course, Architect’s Adventure, was so popular and sold out so readily, we actually added an entire second class to the schedule to accommodate the children! These programs are not prepackaged, but have developed organically over the years right here at MOAS. It is courses like these that have made the Museum's Summer Learning Institute such a success. Hopefully, these types of experiences will last forever and the students will foster a love of learning and museums for the rest of their lives. As winter approaches, the Museum's Education Department will come together for its annual ritual of brainstorming, collaborating and developing a new set of Summer Learning Institute classes that will provide cherished memories for the summer of 2013. If you or your children have attended a Museum camp that you remember fondly, please let our Education staff know about your experiences. It helps us as we continue to develop classes and programming we hope will make a positive impact for years to come.
One example of the unique programming we offered this year was a film course for ten to twelve year-olds called "It’s a Mad, Mad Museum."
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By Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator, Curator of Decorative Arts and Gary R. Libby Curator of Art
his exhibition, with its examples of antiques and art from the period of Queen Victoria’s reign (18371901), is representative of the effects of creativity and industrialization on both sides of the Atlantic, and illustrates how international trade, immigration and travel affected usage and design. Our initial inspiration to create such an exhibit came from the generous offer of the loan of an outstanding collection of English and American Parian porcelain sculptures from connoisseur Ray Branton following an introduction by Executive Director Emeritus Gary R. Libby, whose own offer of a loan of Westlake chairs was greatly welcome. Parian ware in superb condition as seen in this exhibition is very rare, first created at Sévres in the mid-18th century. It is a form of unglazed porcelain, composed of kaolin and feldspar. The English Copeland Factory was producing Parian from around 1840; not long afterwards, English immigrant potters established potteries
from Vermont to South Carolina that made Parian utilizing English techniques. It is unique in the history of world ceramics - being very similar in its pure, yet creamy, white color to the marble found in ancient times on the Greek island of Paros (hence its name). It was an immediate smash hit both in England and in America, closely resembling marble but far less costly. In England, the Victorian period overall saw enormous economic and industrial changes and spread its wings in colonization. Railways and new roads opened up the country. Factories sprang up that had the effect of greatly increasing city growth. Seeking wealth and tired of failing crops due to blight and weather conditions, farmers either fled to America to try their luck or left the countryside to become part of the crushing factory system. This latter movement led to the growth of tenements and slums, yet industry flourished, and there evolved a huge new market for manufactured goods of every description.
Those with newly acquired purchasing power found variety and comfort in scroll-carved furnishings and plush upholstery of Gothic, Elizabethan and Renaissance derivation. Within the new, solid and sometimes pretentious rows of brick houses with their geranium-filled window boxes and the mansions of the wealthy, both grand and informal furniture groupings became de rigeur. Great gilded mirrors looked down upon porcelains, bronzes and tufted loveseats casually set near marbled fireplaces wherein brightly burning coals gave forth welcome warmth. Large rooms or small, the effect to aim for in English interiors during this period was a combination of grandeur and coziness, the latest Orientalist and Far Eastern imports adding richness to the mix. This was a far cry from the classical formality of interior decoration in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when elegant chairs and small tables were primly lined around the walls. In America as in England at this time, the trumpet call to industry and city growth
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went hand in hand, both countries benefiting from the far flung international trade and a spate of international expositions. New ideas, commerce and inventions, the speedy railways - all led the way to the creation of a vast new empire hardly known since Roman days. The wealthy - and there were many - were dressed by Paris and led lives of outward solid respectability.
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Just as American fashion for the wealthy looked to Paris, the 1840’s in America was the age of the French-style upholsterer, following the Louis- Phillippe- period designs of 1830-1848. Comfort in furnishings was as in demand as were historic revivals. This was also the age of innovation, and furniture was newly built to be adjustable, not just for ease and satisfaction of the elderly, but also to accommodate new forms of clothing. For example, there were chairs with movable arms and backrests easy to push across both carpeting and parquet on the new rolling casters; an innovation known through European prototypes of the 17th century that in this age now came into its own. Chairs could be of wicker or of laminates; they could rock or curve - but above all, they must give the sitter soft repose, and through lush fabrics and both highly polished woods and paintwork, create new focal points of envied interest. Included in this exhibition are 19th century portraits, landscapes, and academic and romantic oils on canvas, as well as Currier and Ives prints and fascinating period advertisements. Decorative arts include wondrously colorful glass lamps and centerpieces, Tiffany silver, copper, brass and bronzes, together with such everyday items as iron tools from the Victorian kitchen, and doorstops for living room doors. The Parian porcelain portrait busts and classical groupings contrast with international ceramic ware, such as a 5 foot high Wedgwood swan vase, Old Paris porcelains of Uncle Tom and Little Eva, large sentimental statuettes, Staffordshire flatback figures, English transfer-ware and small collectables. Woodwork and furnishings include textiles, an antique Chinese opium bed and an impressive architectural modello of the period, as well as a Victorian model of a butcher’s shop. All this and more sets the stage for an educational, fun exploration of the "way things were" in the Victorian era. The MOAS collections include a magnificent section from a pharmacy that represents advancement in Victorian pharmacology, placed within the Root Museum gallery, and there are many other fine Victorian period examples from both England and America to be enjoyed throughout the Museum as well as in this exhibition. Once a format for the exhibition was established, it quickly grew into an exciting group project, through offers of judicious loans of all manner of 19th century fine and decorative arts from The Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala; the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville; the Lightner Museum, St. Augustine and the Henry B. Plant Museum in Tampa. We offer sincere appreciation to our professional colleagues from these museums for their interest and support.
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; May 24, 1819 – January 22, 1901) was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837 until her death in 1901. She used the additional title of Empress of India starting in May, 1876 The daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III, Victoria inherited the throne at the age of 18, after her father's three elder brothers had all died without surviving legitimate issue. Privately, she attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments. Publicly, she became a national icon, and was identified with strict standards of personal morality. At 63 years and 7 months, her reign is longer than that of any other British monarch and the longest of any female monarch in history. Known as the Victorian era, it was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire.
CHAPMAN S. RO OT A Legacy of Passion For over 40 years Chapman S. Root
and the Root Family have celebrated
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sustained support from the Root Family and other visionaries.
Please consider joining those who are ensuring that MOAS is a beacon of
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GUILD news
BY GUILD PRESIDENT DR. KAY BRAWLEY
Start your engines for an exciting 2012-2013 Guild of MOAS season Highlights for Fall 2012 Fall Into Art, Tuesday, October 2
Summer Retreat: Guild Leadership reflects, recharges and renews itself for the 2012-2013 Season at President Kay's home: (L-R sitting poolside) 2nd VP Donna Marietta, President Kay Brawley, 1st VP Joan Horneff, Treasurer Kathy Wilson, Festival of Trees Chair Carol LaRosza, ByLaws Co-Chair Anne Perry, MOAS Exhibitions Support Mary Teasley. (L-R standing) Excursion Chair Pam Quillian, HAF Treasurer MaryLou Fruhwith, Fall Fashion Show Chair Rusty Culler, Golf Classic Chair Michael Armstrong, Photographer Dianne Hand, Musings Co-Editor John Hakemian, Corresponding Secretary Donna Jordan, Halifax Art Festival Chair Gloria Keay, Membership Chair Clarice Fooks, Parliamentarian Larry Riegner.
The support created by the Guild membership and Board for the Museum during the 2011-2012 year — over $67,000 in net revenue — demonstrates we are continuing as a high performing organization, working well as crew and team leaders to accomplish our support of the Museum.
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I hope you are all proud of your role in the Guild. There were many significant moments during the past 12 months that let all of our members know that their interests in the growth and enhancements of the Museum were at the top of our priority list. Congratulations and thanks for all of your efforts.
Program Calendar
Your guide to all of the best upcoming opportunities in programs and fun events to celebrate the Guild's 50th year may be found on the Museum website link to the Guild. Please share the calendar with your friends. Thanks to the leaders of the committees working on this task, and particularly 1st VP Joan Horneff and 2nd VP Donna Marietta.
The Halifax Art Festival Committee will host a "kick-off" party to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Halifax Art Festival. As part of the celebrations, the "Commemorative HAF T-Shirt" will be available for purchase. The original winning design will be on display. Entertainment, wine and hors d'oeuvres for your enjoyment will be available. Local artists will also be displaying some of their creations.
Fall Annual Luncheon, Tuesday, October 9
Make reservations now to join us at the Halifax River Yacht Club for a fashion show prelude to "A Night to Remember,” our Masquerade New Years' Eve Ball. The models will showcase evening wear and masquerade masks in preparation for the Guild's 50th anniversary celebration at the Museum on Dec. 31, 2012.
Taste of MOAS Champagne Gala Thursday, November 15
Kick off the holiday season with a delightful champagne reception and samplings of food from the area's finest restaurants. Enjoy musical entertainment and be the first to preview dozens of beautifully decorated Festival of Trees entries up for auction. Shop our holiday boutique for smaller decorated table top trees and swags available for purchase.
A Night to Remember, Monday, December 31
Come join the first ever New Year's Eve celebration at the Museum. This special evening, A Night to Remember, will commemorate our 50th year of service with a masquerade ball at the Museum. Enjoy jazz and Motown powerhouse band, Then2Now; gourmet cuisine and champagne will make it a truly spectacular event. Tickets available for individuals, couples, and tables: 1 reservation at $150; 2 reservations at $250, and a table reservation for 8 at $1200. All these events are open to the public and reservations/tickets will be available - details are posted on www.MOAS.org – “click” on MOAS Guild.
Halifax Art Festival Fine Art Print Artist Selected
On a personal note, thank you for giving me the deep honor of leading the Guild as your President. I appreciate the support that you have given me not just this past year, but for many other years as well. Thank you for all that you do, every day. Congratulations to each of you for an outstanding year of volunteer service to the Museum...you're the gems that make the Museum a spectacular jewel!
“Moon Dreams,” painted in egg tempera by Volusia artist Daniel Ambrose, was chosen as the Halifax Art Festival’s 50th Anniversary commemorative fine art print. “My inspiration for ‘Moon Dreams’ occurred while kayaking the Tomoka River one spring evening. It was twilight and cloudy. Suddenly the clouds parted, revealing the moon, and the sky changed to a glorious shade of blue a hue that I associate with the color of dreams.”
Golden Anniversary
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December 31, 2012
WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE OUR 1st NEW YEAR'S EVE MASQUERADE BALL A NIGHT TO REMEMBER featuring Jazz and Motown Band THEN2NOW Gourmet Cuisine and Champagne
The finale of 2012 will be the New Year's Golden Anniversary Masquerade Ball to honor the Museum, the Guild, and its legacy from 50 years of service and to celebrate the provision of art and the sciences in the community. Special pricing: 1 ticket - $150; 2 tickets - $250, table for 8 - $1,200. For more information and to reserve your ticket or table today, go to Guild page on www.MOAS.org.
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It will be printed on high-quality watercolor paper, which is archival, as are the inks used for printing. There will be two versions available: A limited edition, signed and numbered (50) for $75; and an unsigned “poster” version on the same stock, for $40. Come and meet the artist and view the original piece of art at HAF’s Patron and Sponsors’ Recognition Party at MOAS on October 30th from 5:00-7:00pm.
Halifax Art Festival 50th Anniversary T-Shirt Contest Winner Announced RJ Sullivan of New Smyrna Beach was the winner of the t-shirt design contest, among 37 entries, with his “Beach Street Morning” acrylic painting. HAF’s first festival was held on Beach Street, so judges felt it appropriate for the 50th Anniversary t-shirt design to depict their beginnings. Meet the artist and have him autograph your t-shirt which will be for sale at Halifax Art Festival “Kick-Off” Party at MOAS, October 2 from 5:00-7:00pm. The original art will be unveiled and sold at auction that evening to the public. Event is free and open to the public with light hors d' oeuvres and a cash bar.
OVER AND OUT
For decades, the framework of the universe was missing this crucial piece to the puzzle. The Higgs Boson ultimately indicates how mass (an object’s resistance to acceleration) exists. Understanding the Higgs Boson discovery requires looking at the past understanding of the universe’s make-up. In the 1960's, a handful of physicists proposed various ideas and theories explaining how everything in the universe has mass. One of those physicists, Peter Higgs, an Englishman from the University of Edinburgh, became the name and face behind this newly proposed theory. Higgs and these other renowned physicists believed the universe formed in perfect symmetry, however; eventually became asymmetrical as particles interacted with the so-called “Higgs Field” - a theoretical field that permeates the universe and is the mechanism that gives mass to everything.
By Seth Mayo The quest to understand the fundamental pieces of our universe has recently taken an extraordinary turn. On July 4th, 2012, two international research teams at one of the most sophisticated laboratories in the world excitedly announced the discovery of a long sought-after sub atomic particle called the Higgs Boson. 30 ARTS & SCIENCES MAGAZINE
This controversial, and yet crucial, principal of physics formed the backbone of what is called the Standard Model of the Universe. The Standard Model elegantly states the elementary particles that exist and explains how they interact with each other. Since the 18th century, it has been proven that atoms are the building blocks of all matter. Atoms were eventually broken down into even tinier “sub-atomic” particles - which are divided into two categories: fermions and bosons. Fermions consist of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Bosons, the more abstract sub-atomic particles, are the particles that drive the four fundamental forces of the universe (electromagnetic force, strong force, weak force, and gravity) and also include photons (light), and the newly confirmed Higgs particle.
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1 The Standard Model tells us that without the Higgs, all particles in the universe would accelerate to the speed of light and the “stuff” in our universe would have never existed. The Higgs Boson particles present at the formation of our universe allowed mass; hence, gravity. Everything that has mass has gravity - which is the attractive force that formed the first stars, star clusters, galaxies and solar systems. To make a discovery of this nature an unbelievably powerful atomic smashing machine is required. Enter CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research - whose first scientific computer network led to the formation of the internet - home to the most colossal particle accelerator on Earth. It is here that the Higgs Boson was discovered. To find and measure such small things on the subatomic level, protons need to be accelerated at close to the speed of light and eventually collided together. Physicists then look at the left over parts of this “particle fireworks.” CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a giant circular ring buried hundreds of feet underneath the earth in Geneva, Switzerland, and measures about 17 miles in circumference. The LHC is a technological triumph. Turning on as recently as 2009, after years of construction and billions of dollars in international funding, the LHC pushes trillions of protons around a ring in opposite directions up to 99.9999991% the speed of light (equates to 11,245 times around the ring every second) and ultimately smashes them together in violent collisions. Massive detectors at key points around the collider, where hundreds of millions of high- energy collisions occur every second, take precise measurements.
3 Sub-atomic particles are created by these collisions that last for less than a millionth of a second before they vanish. That is enough time for computer analysis to identify new, never-beforeseen particles. Under the direction of Dr. Fabiola Gianotti and Dr. Icandela as well as thousands of other scientists, the two largest LHC detectors, the ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC Apparatus) and CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid), separately made Higgs discoveries that looked very promising as recently as December of 2011. Unfortunately, an indication of the Higgs Boson is exceedingly difficult to measure. Further experimentation and in-depth analysis of the collisions led the research teams to ultimately conclude - seven months later - there is a 1 in 3.5 million chance that there was an error or fluctuation in their readings. This assured them almost definitively the Higgs Boson had been produced. Although the discovery of this mass-giving subatomic particle is substantial in the realm of physics, knowing the true implications of the Higgs Boson is a long way off. The LHC has only been running for a few years, opening up the possibilities of other types of Higgs particles. The Higgs may even help us understand the mysterious presence of mind-boggling dark matter, or perhaps of dark energy and its influence on the acceleration and expansion of the universe. The Higgs could also help us to more fully understand gravity and how it fits into the Standard Model. No matter what may arise from this, the Higgs Boson has brought us answers as well as many more questions. These questions continue to stimulate our curiosity and quest to understand our place in the universe.
1) LHC in Geneva Switzerland 2) CMS Detector 3) View of the LHC 4) ATLAS Detector
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No matter what may arise from this, the Higgs Boson has brought us answers as well as many more questions. These questions continue to stimulate our curiosity and quest to understand our place in the universe.
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Remembering Sally Ride & Neil Armstrong By Seth Mayo
On June 18th, 1983, Sally Ride launched into history aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger - the first American woman in space. This July 23rd, Ride passed away, losing her 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. An instant inspiration, Ride had an extraordinary career that will be forever remembered. After her inaugural space flight, Ride flew (again on Challenger) on a satellite deployment and research mission in 1984. Ride aided in the design of the robotic arms used on many of the Shuttle missions and was the first woman to ever control the arms in space. During her two Shuttle flights, Ride accumulated 343 hours of spaceflight time and made 230 orbits around earth. 34 ARTS & SCIENCES MAGAZINE
Ride’s storied career continued as she served on the accident investigation boards of both the 1986 Challenger disaster and the 2003 Columbia accident. One of Ride’s more recent duties was her assignment in 2009 to the Augustine Commission which reviewed America’s human spaceflight program - recommending the shift toward commercially-driven space endeavors. She also founded Sally Ride Science, a company dedicated to providing science materials and programs for K-12 classrooms around the U.S. Her legacy will live on, not only as the first American woman in space, but as someone who achieved truly ambitious goals and had an everlasting passion for space.
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Just over 82 years old, on August 25th, 2012, Neil Armstrong passed away – leaving a remarkable life behind. Taking one step that changed the world forever on July 20th, 1969, Armstrong will always be an American icon. He not only became the first person to step onto another world, but also became an inspiration for the generations that would follow. Armstrong’s moon walk is considered, by many, one of the most pivotal moments in human history. Neil Armstrong's accomplishments went well beyond his historic trip to the moon. Armstrong served as a Navy pilot, flying missions in the Korean War and as a test pilot flying numerous types of aircraft. Before the Apollo missions to the moon, Armstrong commanded the Gemini 8 mission into space with pilot David Scott in 1966. Throughout the years following Apollo, Armstrong's humility and reluctance to be in the spotlight gave important recognition to the thousands of people working behind the scenes that made it possible for him to make such a leap for mankind. No matter where our travels throughout the universe take us, Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride will always be known as two pioneers who helped us get there.
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