Arts & Sciences April 2009

FROM THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE SPRING 2009

WITH MORE ON: RINGLING RETRO • SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULE • EASTERN DECORATIVE ARTS SPRING EXHIBITIONS • HISTORIC HOUSES OF ST. AUGUSTINE

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featured in RINGLING RETRO page 10 Silent World, 1961 - Syd Solomon From the collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

FROM THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE SPRING 2009

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FROM THE DIRECTOR

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MEMBERSHIP NEWS

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VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER

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RINGLING RETRO: CONTEMPORARY AND MODERN ART FROM THE JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: ALEXANDER CALDER

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SUMMER LEARNING INSTITUTE

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SPRING EXHIBITIONS & CALENDAR SECTION

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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE DOW MUSEUM OF HISTORIC HOUSES

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GUILD NEWS

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THE NATURE CENTER

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CELESTIAL NEWS

WITH MORE ON: RINGLING RETRO • SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULE • EASTERN DECORATIVE ARTS SPRING EXHIBITIONS • HISTORIC HOUSES OF ST. AUGUSTINE

on the cover Light Trap, 1981 Trevor Bell From the collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

32 EAST WEST:

Porcelain of the Helena and William Schulte

Gallery of Chinese Art

FROM THE DIRECTOR Dear Friends: There are times when good news gets eclipsed by bad news, and in the current economic situation we are seeing it time and again. Let us look back on all that we as a community and as a Museum have accomplished recently.

We have opened a world-class children’s museum with a focus on science education in a state that has under spent on education for years. Florida remains low on the list with regard to per capita allocations, ranking only 14th nationally (up from 31st) according to Education Week. The Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum is quite an accomplishment for our community in spite of the challenges we were presented, and an invaluable gift to our children.

“People are visiting the Museum in greater numbers and are becoming exposed to the many fine collections that the Museum has to offer.”

Attendance at the Museum was up 119% in the month of January and was on track to be up over 70% in February at the time this letter was written. People are visiting the Museum in greater numbers and are becoming exposed to the many fine collections that the Museum has to offer. While their visit may initially target the Children’s Museum, they are learning about and gaining an appreciation for the decorative and fine arts, styles of American furniture, craftsmanship, history, and the unique environmental reserve which surrounds the Museum.

Someone made an unsolicited comment in a public meeting recently about the Museum becoming even more central to the community and more relevant in people’s lives than ever before. This, my friends, is something to celebrate. Staff members relate stories of parents who express their gratitude for the new children’s facility which provides a unique learning opportunity in a hands-on environment; and the personal interaction between parents, grandparents and children inherent in this type of experience is something that all generations cherish.

The Museum, however, is not isolated from the current economic crisis. Together with some staff cutbacks, our Monday closure of the main campus in Daytona Beach, as well as our facility in St. Augustine, was not an easy decision but one that will save considerable money over the course of the year. Our goal, however, is to continue to provide exciting core services to our members and visitors with little, if any, impact on our mission-based programs.

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Although we are fortunate to have an endowment to assist with operations and the very best in professional financial management, the economic downturn is taking its toll. Our power bill alone, for example, reaches well into the six figures annually.

If there was ever a time that the Museum could use your continued support, it is now. With careful planning we continue to offer excellence in art, science, history and environmental studies. Please consider making a donation toward one of the Museum’s endowments or a general donation to assist us with our programs.

St. Johns River, Sunset with Alligator, n.d. • Martin Johnson Heade • From the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown

We have two important exhibitions, Ringling Retro: Contemporary and Modern Art from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art together with Modernist Paintings from Southern Collections opening on April 24th. In addition, we are planning the most incredible exhibition of Florida paintings that has ever been shown before from the collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown. Reflections: Paintings of Florida 1865-1965 opens on November 20th and promises to be an experience that delivers an overwhelming art experience with an overlay of Florida history that provides a unique opportunity to all Floridians to enjoy and celebrate.

I am delighted to welcome Jay Williams as the Gary R. Libby Curator of Art. Jay came to us from the Morris Museum of Art, where he was responsible for an extensive program of temporary and permanent exhibitions. I hope you will join me in welcoming Jay and his wife Penny to the Museum and to the area.

And so, my friends, while the news is often bad and we are all affected, let us celebrate our successes and bright future by renewing our dedication to making our region of Florida a better and stronger place. I hope you will find time to do a good deed today without letting anyone know you are doing it. We thank you for allowing us to do just this and hope we are able to continue to have a positive impact on many more people.

2009 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

HONORARY TRUSTEES

MAJOR SPONSORS

Deborah B. Allen, President Cici Brown, Past President Barbara Coleman, Vice President Barbara Young, Assistant Vice President Julie Freidus, Assistant Vice President Allison L. M. Zacharias, Secretary Christine Lydecker, Treasurer Dr. Kim Klancke, Assistant Treasurer Thomas Hart, Legal Advisor Bill Rambo, Representative Rabbi Barry Altman Daniel Ambrose Melinda Dawson Grosklos Dr. Donald Keene Dr. Thurman Gillespy, Jr. Forough Hosseini Harvey Morse Ellen O’Shaughnessey Carol Lively Platig Rose Ann Tornatore Diane Welch Terrence White Linda Williams Andrew Young Thomas Zane

Miriam Blickman Anderson Bouchelle (Deceased) J. Hyatt Brown Alys Clancy (Deceased) Tippen Davidson (Deceased) Susan Feibleman Herbert Kerman Chapman Root (Deceased) Jan Thompson (Deceased)

GOLD AT&T Real Yellow Pages ® Brown & Brown, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hyatt Brown Thomas and Peggie Hart Stuart and Lisa Sixma Travel Host Magazine WDSC Channel 15 Zgraph, Inc.

REPRESENTATIVES

SILVER Benedict Advertising Daytona International Speedway Encore Catering of Central Florida Dr. and Mrs. Thurman Gillespy, Jr. Halifax Community Health Systems NASCAR ®

Executive Director Emeritus, Gary R. Libby

Museum Guild Janet Jacobs, President Junior League Jill Mannino Peck Cuban Foundation Gary R. Libby Root Foundation John Root

BRONZE Cobb & Cole Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Daytona Beach Consolidated Tomoka Land Co. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial Guild of the Museum of Arts and Sciences Hilton Garden Inn Houligan’s - A Spirited Sports Grill Dr. and Mrs. Kim Klancke Gary R. Libby Mercedes-Benz of Daytona Beach David and Toni Slick Trustees of the Museum of Arts and Sciences University of Central Florida

ABOUT THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The Museum of Arts and Sciences is a not-for-profit 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, pre-Columbian and African artifacts, Pleistocene fossils, Florida history and regional natural history. Permanent and changing exhibitions, lectures, classes, and Museum trips 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, a Prehistory of Florida wing, 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 a Historic House Museum on a 150-acre preserve.

Major museum programs and activities for members, school children and the general public are supported by grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an agency of the Federal Government; the National Endowment for the Arts; Florida Arts Council, Division of Cultural Affairs and Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State; the Volusia County School Board; the Guild of the Museum of Arts and Sciences; and the Junior League of Daytona Beach, Inc. MUSEUM HOURS: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays 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.

The Museum of Arts and Sciences is committed to the Americans with Disablities Act by making our facility and programs accessible to all people. If you have any special requirements, suggestions, or recommendations, please contact our representative, Wayne D. Atherholt, at 386.255.0285. If you prefer, you may contact the Volusia County Cultural Advisory Board representative at 386.257.6000, or the Division of Cultural Affairs, The Capitol, Tallahassee 850.487.2980, or TT 850.488.5779. If you do not receive a reply within two weeks, you are encouraged to call the Division of Cultural Affairs in Tallahassee.

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 through the Florida Department of State, the Florida Arts Council, the Division of Historical Resources and Division of Cultural Affairs.

Arts & Sciences is published quarterly by the Museum of Arts & Sciences, 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114, telephone 386.255.0285, web site www.moas.org. Income from contributors helps offset a portion of the expense involved in the productions of this publication.

ADVERTISING INQUIRIES All inquiries regarding advertising should be directed to Nerve Marketing at (386) 257-3030 or rhonda@nervemarketing.com.

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WAYNE DAVID ATHERHOLT Executive Director Administration Staff PATTIE PARDEE Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director Christina Lane Marketing and Communications Director Eric Goire Operations Director Bonnie L. Tremblay Membership and Volunteer Coordinator Linda Ippolito Finance and Human Resource Manager Israel Taylor, Physical Plant Assistant Dan Maynard, Maintenance Lydia Kennedy, Bookkeeper Marge Sigerson, Librarian Patricia Cournoyer, Visitor Services Lee Ashton, Head of Security James Alford, Security David Bates, Security Dominick Ustica, Security William Jackson, Security Amanda Emerick, Security Curatorial Cynthia Duval Chief Curator James “Jay” Williams Gary R. Libby Curator of Art J.”Zach” Zacharias Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History Kristen Miller Curatorial Assistant & Group Tour Coordinator Luis Zengotita, Children’s Museum Coordinator Seth Mayo, Planetarium Coordinator Eric Mauk, Collections Manager Bonnie Jones, Conservator – Paintings Ed Van Hoose, Conservator – Furniture Dow Museum of Historic Houses Lenore Welty, Administrator

Executive Director Wayne David Atherholt Editor Christina Lane Contributing Writers Cynthia Duval Jay Williams Janet Jacobs Seth Mayo Bonnie Tremblay James Zacharias Art Directors Nicole Mastando KELLI WITH AN EYE MARKETING & PROMOTIONS

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

By Bonnie Tremblay, Membership & Volunteer Coordinator

ALL THAT JAZZ OPENS ON A HIGH NOTE The Member’s Opening of All that Jazz: Louis Armstrong and the Greats, was held on March 19th, with famed photographer Herb Snitzer. After Renaissance member’s enjoyed a VIP tour of the exhibition, the full membership was delighted by the sounds of the Spruce Creek High School Jazz Band.

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS AND FEES $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

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RENAISSANCE SOCIETY LEVELS AND FEES $ 200.00 $ 500.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $10,000.00

OSC WELCOMES MOAS MEMBERS FOR FREE The Orlando Science Center has agreed to allow most Florida MOAS members free general admission, excluding special exhibits. If you are a member of MOAS and your zip code starts with any of the following 3 digit numbers, please present your membership card and a picture ID to the Orlando Science Center and you will be admitted for free: 320, 322, 321, 323, 324, 325, 326, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 341, 342, 344, 346, or 349. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Orlando Science Center at 407-514-2000 or MOAS at 386-255-0285.

KIDS’ CLUB NEWSLETTER MAKES ITS DEBUT The first Kids’ Club newsletter went out to members of the Family Plus membership program in February. This newsletter has activities, articles, and invitations to exclusive Kids’ Club events.

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VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER Mary Lou McPherson Mary Lou was born in Cazenovia, New York and moved to Ormond Beach in 1962 after her husband was transferred here with General Electric. After several other moves to Wisconsin and Michigan, Mary Lou and her family returned to Daytona Beach when her husband retired in 1986. She has five children, three grandsons, and one great-grandson.

Mary Lou has been a Saturday afternoon volunteer in the museum store for nine years. She is also a volunteer at the Daytona Playhouse, Friends of the Daytona Library, and is on various committees where she lives in Pelican Bay. Besides playing a little golf, Mary Lou has studied Spanish, makes pine needle baskets, does needlepoint, knitting, and loves to read and travel. She has taken many of the MOAS trips including most recently the trip to Croatia.

Thank you Mary Lou for your time and dedication to MOAS.

Museum visitors will have an exciting opportunity to appreciate the richness and variety of twentieth century art in two important exhibitions opening on April 24.

The first, Ringling Retro: Contemporary and Modern Art from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, continues through November 1 and includes some of the finest examples of modern and postmodern art in the state drawn from the collection of the state art museum of Florida. The second, Modernist Art from Southern Collections closing June 7, has been organized by MOAS to complement “Ringling Retro” and offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy additional paintings by some of the century’s most celebrated artists. Together, these exhibitions constitute a superb survey of the art world’s quest to respond to modern life’s changes and challenges.

RINGLING RETRO CONTEMPORARY AND MODERN ART FROM THE JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART and MODERNIST ART FROM SOUTHERN COLLECTIONS

Ale Cans V, 1975 - Jasper Johns From the collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

practice of abstraction to a whole generation of Americans. His canvas Moonrise over the Dunes (date unknown) embodies his belief that “It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws.”

Artistic responses to the everyday complexities of the twentieth century can be puzzling in style and content. They can also be energizing and liberating. Alfred H. Barr, Jr., founding director of the Museum of Modern Art, wrote that the modern artist’s freedom of expression was “a symbol, an embodiment of the freedom which we all want but which we can never really find in everyday life with its schedules, regulations, and compromises.” Several artists represented in “Modernist Painting” were early advocates of this attitude, blazing artistic trails for others to follow. None was more influential than Pablo Picasso, although not many Americans were aware of his work before World War II. During the 1920s and 30s only a few adventurous American artists such as John Marin and Georgia O’Keeffe embraced European-style modernism. In Marin’s Casterland (NY 1916) and O’Keefe’s Trees, Abaquiu IV (1951), museum visitors can sense pure joy in each work’s treatment of organic form. Effectively bridging the gap between European and American art, Hans Hoffman conveyed the theory and

By the 1960s artists were exploring the relationship between art and contemporary life in nearly every conceivable direction.

The earlier paintings in “Ringling Retro”- two small but extremely active abstract expressionist paintings by William Pachner and a larger abstraction by Syd Solomon - date from the sixties, a decade when freedom was the watchword in every aspect of personal, social, and political affairs. Although late examples of abstract expressionism, these paintings and others like them utilized a powerful vocabulary of form and color that artists such as Robert Rauschenberg and John Chamberlain incorporated in their work, as well. Like Pachner’s paintings, Chamberlain’s massive sculpture of crushed and manipulated automobile parts, Added Pleasure (1975-82), conveys a powerful sense of movement. The almost neurotic energy of the Chamberlain stands in stark contrast to Alexander Calder’s lyrical, airy mobile, Black Cascade (1959). Robert Rauschenberg’s Dutch-Roll Glut (1986), also constructed of salvaged metal, communicates in a more subtle fashion even though the social implications of the artist’s Glut series are inescapable. Rauschenberg’s friend and

Dutch-Roll Glut, 1986 Robert Rauschenberg From the collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

Interior, 1963 - William Pachner From the collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 10 ARTS & SCIENCES MAGAZINE

Silent World, 1961 - Syd Solomon From the collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT:

“Artistic responses to the everyday complexities of the twentieth century can be puzzling in style and content.

They can also be energizing and liberating.”

ALEXANDER CALDER

By Phyllis Tuchman Excerpt from “Calder’s Playful Genius,” Smithsonian Magazine, May 2001

early associate Jasper Johns was similarly inspired by the “throwaway” objects of modern culture, represented here

by Ale Cans V, an ink drawing from 1975. By the time Johns created this drawing, he and Rauschenberg had helped usher in the postmodern era.

Christopher Isherwood Talking to Bob Holman, 1983 - David Hockney From the collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

Leslie Fingerprint I, 1986 - Chuck Close From the collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

MEET JAY WILLIAMS GARY R. LIBBY CURATOR OF ART

Jay Williams recently accepted the position of Gary R. Libby Curator of Art at the Museum of Arts and Sciences. He came to MOAS from the Morris Museum of Art. While there, he supervised the museum’s Registrar and Exhibitions Designer, and collaborated closely with the museum’s educational staff to help make the Morris’s collections and exhibitions accessible, understandable, and relevant to visitors’ interests.

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During the 1970s, artists began to realize that the battle to break the chains of tradition had long since been won. Figurative art and portraiture had never disappeared, even at the height of abstraction’s popularity, but approaches to these traditional categories of subject matter had radically changed, as viewers can readily sense in Chuck Close’s etching Leslie/Fingerprint (1986) and Philip Pearlstein’s painting Female Model on Ladder (1976). The separation between modernism and postmodernism may be difficult to discern; but in works of art such as Barbara Kruger’s untitled screenprint (Who Will Write the History of Tears?), we sense a concern with contemporary culture that represents a radical change from the emotional detachment of 1960s Pop Art - plainly evident in the work of Andy Warhol (as in his Portrait of Gale Smith [1980]). Kruger’s adaptation of the language of graphic design -like David Hockney’s photographic collage Christopher Isherwood Talking to Bob Holman (1983) - shows a willingness to communicate with the audience in understandable terms. In a world that thinks of itself as a “global village,” artists like these are using modernism’s freedom as a way to establish fresh relationships with their viewers. From early modernism and abstract expressionism to emerging postmodernism, these exhibitions exemplify the often shifting, always stimulating nature of twentieth century art.

By 1973, the year Alexander Calder turned 75, it would have been quite an achievement for this incomparable American sculptor to remember all the cities, countries and continents where his art was located. His colorful and boldly shaped mobiles and stabiles were ubiquitous. Scores of them were hanging from the ceilings of banking halls and airport terminals or sited by countless corporate headquarters, government agencies and universities. Calder’s Circus, the “tiniest show on Earth,” as the New York Times once put it, attracted crowds whenever and wherever it was shown, as it still does at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. And there were bronzes, wood carvings, paintings and drawings, prints, jewelry, kitchen utensils, theater sets, tapestries, rugs, a painted BMW and who knows what else scattered around the world.

Sky Hooks, ca. 1962 - Alexander Calder On display at the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Alexander Calder belonged to a rare species, a person who could touch the lives of young and old, rich and poor, the man, woman and child in the street, or the President of the United States. Learning of the sculptor’s death, Gerald Ford said, “Art has lost a genius.” Part of that genius was Calder’s ability to transform complex visual images into simple and direct works of art that possess the gift of making us smile each time we see them.

SEE CALDER’S BLACK CASCADE IN THE EXHIBITION RINGLING RETRO, OPENING APRIL 24TH.

Williams also served as Chief Curator of Exhibitions at the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum. Between 1983 and 1995, he served as Curator of the Edison College galleries in Fort Myers, Florida, where he organized over one hundred exhibitions. Prior to that he was Head of Education and State Services at the Ringling Museum of Art and Community Arts Coordinator at the South Carolina Arts Commission.

Williams holds a Master’s degree in art history from Norwich University, and a Master’s in art education from the University of South Florida. On a more personal note, he and his wife, Penelope - a licensed mental health counselor - have two adult children and three grandchildren.

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SUMMER 2009 The Museum of Arts and Sciences is in its 25th year of pro- participants. COST OF CLASSES ARE: Members $80 each, viding specialized learning experiences for students 4-14. Non-members $90 each unless otherwise indicated.

Our Summer Learning Institute focuses on art, science, and PLEASE CALL 386.255.0285 FOR MORE INFORMATION. history, with many integrated learning experiences for our

PRO GRAMS FOR AGES DIGGING FOR DINOSAURS

JUNE 15 – 19

9:00-12:00

Your Paleo-preschool students will have exciting hands-on opportunities with real prehistoric specimens and fabulous dinosaur reproductions from the Museum’s collection. Junior paleontologists will dig, sort and hold in their hands the real fossilized bones of some of the prehistoric mammals that roamed Florida thousands of years ago.

“A” IS FOR ART

JUNE 15 – 19

1:00-4:00

The Museum gets out the drop cloths this week for this pint size printing and painting pow wow. Do you know that you can print on more than just paper? In this class students will use hand printing methods and the master etch press to print natural materials gathered from the Klancke Environmental Education Complex. They will also create their own exciting designs. DISCLAIMER: The education department will not be held responsible for any child being printed on during this marvelously messy event. Bring a large T-shirt.

ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD

JUNE 22 – 26

9:00-12:00

Animals come in all shapes and sizes. They fill all corners of the world. During this class the kids learn about the diversity of animals from A to Z. They will learn how animals communicate and which are the largest and smallest.

These budding zoologists will even make their own animal exhibit showing the diversity of animals from around the world.

MUSIC MANIA

JUNE 22 – 26

JUNE 29 – JULY 3

9:00-12:00

The Museum is a great place to explore yours senses. Vision, sound, smell, touch, and taste will be explored in this unique class that takes your child on a multi-sensory tour of the world of art and artifacts.

PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES

JUNE 29 – JULY 3

1:00-4:00

If you’ve ever thought about how planes fly or wondered how a car is made, this class is perfect for you. Visit the Silver Holly and the Hiawatha, real railroad cars on display at the Museum. See how race cars looked more than 50 years ago. Learn how planes fly and paint your own model race car in this “wheely fun” class.

SCIENCE MANIA

JULY 6 – 10

9:00-12:00

SPACE IS THE PLACE

JULY 6 – 10

1:00-4:00

JULY 13 – 17

9:00-12:00

One day the class is about slime, the next day hair raising electricity. In this class the students will be learning about a diverse array of sciences. One day to the next you never know what to expect.

Make a solar system diorama and make a cool space ship that will whisk you away to other worlds. During this class the students will learn about planets, stars, comets, and much, much more. This class will include multiple visits to our planetarium to view the night sky.

“M” IS FOR MUSIC

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PHYSICS AND BEYOND

JULY 13 – 17

1:00-4:00

It's never too early to learn about physics and the forces that make life possible on earth. Students will learn how to make simple machines and use our new Children's Museum exhibits to explore the world of physics.

LAND OF THE LOST

JULY 20 – 24

9:00-12:00

The museum has a vast collection of fossils and this class will explore extinct animals of all types. Students will learn about extinct plants, animals and the environments in which they lived. Students will dig for fossil remains in our digging pit.

ART MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

JULY 20 – 24

1:00-4:00

Your imagination is your limit in this painting , printing, drawing, and construction class. Art made the world and students will learn about portraits, landscapes and sculpture. Students will create their own masterpieces using a variety of art media. The class will create their own museum of art.

I WANT TO BE A BIOLOGIST

JULY 27 – 31

9:00-12:00

Students will explore our radiology center and kids medical area. Learn about human bones, hearts, lungs and the rest of the human body. Students will also learn about plant and environmental biology through the Museum's Tuscawilla Preserve.

1:00-4:00

Explore the wonderful sounds of musical instruments and how they make their sounds. The mini-musicians will participate in music making and even learn beginner drum rhythms that have come from ancient origins.

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Explore the wonderful sounds of musical instruments from around the world.

Learn how to make your own instruments. The mini-musicians will participate in music making and even learn beginning drum rhythms that come from ancient origins.

I WANT TO BE A SCIENTIST

JULY 27 – 31

1:00-4:00

Your pint size scientist will be ready for college after this science class.

There is no limit to the science people can study and this class explores all of them. Students will learn about astronomy, paleontology, biology, physics, and more.

GAMES AROUND THE WORLD

AUGUST 3 – 7

9:00-1:00

Learn about games that are played by other kids from around the world.

Learn about games from Africa, Asia, Europe and the rest of the world.

SIMPLE MACHINES

AUGUST 3 – 7

1:00- 4:00

Machines are an everyday part of our lives and this class explores the concepts that make our mechanical world easier to live in. Students will learn about simple machines like pulleys and gears. Kids will explore machines in our new Children's Museum. Learn about gravity, force, and motion through simple projects that teach these concepts.

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9:00-12:00

MULTIMEDIA MANIA

JR. ARCHAEOLOGY

SOUNDS FANTASTIC

1:00-4:00

JULY 20 – 24

9:00-12:00

Space is the final frontier so climb aboard our MOAS space ship for a journey through the cosmos. During this class, students will learn about planets, stars, comets, and much, much more. This class will include multiple visits to our planetarium to view the night sky. Your children will learn so much, they will be working for NASA by the end of the summer.

Learn about the fascinating world of fossil animals from the past such as giant ground sloths, mammoths, dinosaurs, and other extinct animals. Learn how to dig up fossils in our excavation pit behind the Museum and learn about the Museum’s fossil collection that takes you far beyond the giant ground sloth. Take a trip to prehistoric times and discover our lost world.

JUNE 15– 19

10 - 14 MOVIE SCHOOL JULY 20 – 24

1:00-4:00

Experience the latest in computer imaging as you create a fantastic multimedia presentation using software programs such as Kid Pix, Bryce 3-D, Kai’s Power Goo and more. Back by popular demand, record your next big hit using Garage Band digital recording studio.

JULY 27 – 31

9:00-12:00

Discover the ancient people of the world through the fascinating science of archaeology. Learn and discover the Museum's collection of artifacts such as stone tools, ancient pottery, beads, and ceremonial objects. Learn how to excavate artifacts from our dig site behind the Museum. Make your own ancient pot!

Through the science of sound, musical instruments will be analyzed to see how they make the sounds they do. Uses of sound by animals for communicating and humans for surgery will be explained. Warning…this class has also been known to rock-n-roll.

LEGO® BUILD OFF

ART AROUND THE WORLD

JUNE 22 – 26

9:00-12:00

Have fun with Legos® while learning to build modern structures like towers, bridges and skyscrapers. Junior architects can plan and create something new each day as the daily challenge changes.

BEGINNING CHESS

JUNE 22 – 26

1:00-4:00

JUNE 29 – JULY 3

9:00-12:00

Beginners spend the afternoon exploring the game of chess. Join the Museum’s chess camp to learn the strategies and techniques that will keep you on top of your game. Don’t let your opponent take your queen, sign up today.

KITCHEN CHEMISTRY

Using everyday ingredients, the students will learn about all the chemistry that is in the kitchen. From polymers to peanut butter, this is an interesting and edible science. Find out the secrets about many icky, sticky and foamy experiments in this slime-filled class.

DINOSAUR DETECTIVES

JUNE 29 – JULY 3

1:00-4:00

Junior paleontologists will have an exciting hands-on opportunity with authentic prehistoric specimens and a variety of dinosaur reproductions from the Museum’s collection.

Experience working with the tools of a real paleontologist, learn about historic discoveries, and find out what is really going on in the world of the fossil hunter.

ART WORKS

JULY 6 – 10

9:00-12:00

Tour the Museum's fine art galleries and learn about the different types of art in our museum. Students will learn and practice the basics of painting, sculpting and drawing. These creative processes will enrich their imagination and create confidence in self expression.

AGES:

JULY 6 – 10

1:00-4:00

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a scientist? Explore careers in science, from astronomy to zoology. Work with test tubes, microscopes and many other tools of the scientist. Learn about some famous historical discoveries, how they have benefited humanity and what you can do to help future generations.

LEGO® UNIVERSE

JULY 13 – 17

9:00-12:00

Use the Museum's collection of over 80,000 Legos to build and create unique structures. Build Legos® that are works of art in their own right. The sky is the limit when you unleash your imagination with the possibilities of Legos®. ®

CARNIVORES OF THE SEA

JULY 13 – 17

1:00-4:00

Learn about the ferocious creatures of the deep that devour their prey in seconds. Listen to encounters with great sharks, octopi, and other predators that have frightened sea travelers for centuries. Discover the scientific research and inventions that continue to bring us closer to explaining some of the mysteries under the sea.

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CHEMISTRY AND GOBBLEDY-GOOK JUNE 15 – 19

9:00-12:00

Using everyday ingredients, the students will learn about all the chemistry that is in the kitchen from polymers to peanut butter. This is an interesting and edible science. Find out the secrets behind many icky, sticky and foamy experiments in this slime-filled class.

FANTASTIC PHYSICS

JUNE 15 – 19

1:00-4:00

Explore in depth the Museum's new Children's Wing and learn the physics behind the exhibits. Learn about pulleys, air pressure, gear ratios, electricity, and more. Create your own simple machines and discover the importance of Physics in everyday life.

SCIENCE CHAOS

JUNE 22 – 26

JUNE 22 – 26

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JULY 13 – 17

9:00-4:00

Utilizing story boarding, set design, construction and claymation animation, participants will create original claymation productions. Discover the editing and production techniques that will inspire budding young animators of the 21st century.

VIDEO SPECIAL EFFECTS LAB

JULY 27 – 31

9:00-4:00

Want to look as if you just visited the pyramids? With this class, you can use digital special effects to make it look like you are in Egypt visiting the pyramids. This one of a kind class teaches students how to use special effects, such as blue screen, reverse film, transitions, aged film, and digital music production. All students will learn the valuable skills of digital editing that are essential for the new millennia.

EXPERIMENTATION

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If you love science experiments, then begin your science career in this class as a researcher. Learn about the scientific method through a wide range of experiments.

Discover how environmental conditions affect seed growth and how conditioning affects learning. Learn how to make predictions and reach conclusions.

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NOTE: Tuition fees are indicated by museum member discount price first, followed by the non-member fee. For more information on how to receive a museum membership or registration, call the museum at: 386-255-0285 ext. 313 or email Luis Zengotita at luis@moas.org. Note: first price listed is for members / second price is for non-members.

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$80/$90 “A” is for Art $80/$90 Animals Around the World $80/$90 Music Mania My Five Senses Planes,Trains, & Automobiles Science Mania Space is the Place

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Art Makes the World Go Round I Want to Be a Biologist I Want to Be a Scientist Games Around the World Simple Machines

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Extended Care Program

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Every day is different. One day the class is about electricity, the next a nature-walk investigation. Whether it is a crime scene investigation or building a rocket, this class really keeps the students on their toes.

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JULY 27 – 31

Children will utilize the Museum’s collection to explore art from around the world. Create a Chinese landscape, create an early American portrait, make a print on real papyrus paper, make a Greek vase, draw an ancient European ruin, and much, much, more!

JUNE 29 – JULY 10

This one of a kind experience is only at the MOAS. Students will act, direct, write, and produce a feature movie based on the crazy happenings at a fictional museum. Then join us for a Saturday Night film premier you will never forget in the Museum's theater.

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JULY 20 – 24

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Use your digital camera to make awesome museum quality photographs with cool special effects. Create mystical 3-D Landscapes that look out of this world. Create your own digital music you can play in your car. Make your own crazy abstract digital art that will make Salvador Dali jealous.

SCIENCE SPECTACULAR

JULY 20 – 24

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Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a scientist? Explore careers in science, from astronomy to zoology. Work with test tubes, microscopes and many other tools of the scientist. Learn about some famous historical discoveries, how they have benefited humankind and what you can do to help future generations.

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The Nature Center Natural History Specimens from the MOAS Collection December 19 – June 13, 2009

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Center for Florida History Land Beneath Our Feet: Science and Natural History Exhibit from the

Ringling Retro:

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Selections of Modern and Contempo-

December 19, 2008 – June 13, 2009

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April 24 - October 25, 2009 Edward E. and Jane B. Ford Gallery

The Thomas H. Davis Collection Of 19th Century Lithographic Advertising Cards

April 17 – July 19, 2009 Chapman S. Root Hall

Modernist Art from Southern Collections April 24 – June 7, 2009

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SPRING 2009 CALENDAR

APRIL April 2 7-10 Year Old Science: Newton’s Laws of Motion and Egg Drop Competition 1:00pm – 2:30pm Bring an egg drop contraption with a raw egg inside from home and try your luck with our omelet drop.

Email luis@moas.org for the contest directions and to RSVP. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers April 7 MOAS 4-6 Year Old Preschool: Building Blocks 1:00pm – 2:30pm Become a cool architect and build awesome structures. Students will learn about balance, size, shape, and spatial development. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers April 7 Nature Walk: Tuscawilla Preserve 1:00pm Free to members or with paid admission April 7 Gallery Walkthrough: The Cuban Foundation Museum 2:00pm Join Juan Junco, Cuban Museum Docent, for an exciting tour of the Cuban Foundation Museum.

Free to members or with paid admission April 11 Gallery Walkthrough: The Classical World: From the Collection of the Tampa Museum of Art 1:00pm Free to members or with paid admission April 11 Saturday 9-14 Year Old Computer Science: Special Effects Video Lab 1:30pm - 3:30pm Learn how to apply special effects to digital video like rain, fog, aged film, and more. RSVP required, please call 386.255.0285 to register. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers April 11 Second Saturday Night Laser Shows 7:00pm Laser U2 8:15pm Laser Beatles 9:15pm Laser Zeppelin One show $5, two shows $7, three shows $9 April 14 MOAS 4-6 Year Old Preschool: The World of Transportation 1:00pm - 2:30pm Visit our galleries and find out how transportation has changed the world. Learn about the importance of energy and the invention of the wheel. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers April 16 11-13 Year Old Science: Newton’s Laws of Motion and Egg Drop Competition 1:00pm – 2:30pm Bring an egg drop contraption with a raw egg inside from home and try your luck with our omelet drop. Email luis@moas.org for the contest directions and to RSVP. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers

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April 16 Meet the Curators: Coffee, Chocolates, and Collections 2:00pm - 3:00pm Join the MOAS Curators for a discussion session and learn about the Museum’s fascinating collections and exhibitions.

Free to members or with paid admission

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April 21 MOAS 4-6 Year Old Preschool: Puppets are Wonderful 1:00pm - 2:30pm Everybody loves a puppet show! Use your creativity and make puppet characters based on museum collections. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers April 21 Gallery Walk with the Curator: The Nature Center 1:30pm Join Zach Zacharias, Senior Curator of Education, for an exciting tour of the Museum’s newest exhibition, The Nature Center.

Free to members or with paid admission.

April 23 7-10 Year Old Science: Rocket Science 1:00pm – 2:30pm Design and build your own water bottle rocket out of a two-liter bottle. The rockets can really fly! $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers April 28 MOAS 4-6 Year Old Preschool: Zany Art Day! 1:00pm - 2:30pm There is no end to the art that you can create, so join us and see if you can paint, draw, or build something wild and crazy. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers April 28 Hiawatha History Hour: Florida’s Historic Forts 2:00pm Join Zach Zacharias onboard the Hiawatha train car and learn all about the historic forts in Florida. RSVP required, please call 386.255.0285 to register. $5 for members/$7 for nonmembers April 30 11-13 Year Old Science: Rocket Science 1:00pm – 2:30pm Design and build your own water bottle rocket out of a two-liter bottle. The rockets can really fly! $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers April 30 Gallery walkthrough with the Curator: Ringling Retro: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Works of Art from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 2:00pm Join Jay Williams, the Gary R. Libby Curator of Art, for an in-depth tour of Ringling Retro. Free to members or with paid admission. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers

May May 5 MOAS 4-6 Year Old Preschool: Shells Are Everywhere 1:00pm - 2:30pm Shells are one of the most successful animal species on the planet. Learn about these amazing animals and create your own shell art. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers May 5 Gallery Walk with the Collector: Let’s Advertise!

1:30pm Free to members or with paid admission

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May 9 Saturday 9-14 Year Old Computer Science: Broadcasting 101 1:30pm - 3:30pm Maybe you are the next star on ESPN, ABC News, or CNN. Learn about the basics of making and delivering a broadcast. RSVP required, please call 386.255.0285 to register. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers May 9 Second Saturday Night Laser Shows 7:00pm Hypnotica 8:15pm Pink Floyd’s The Wall 9:15pm Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon One show $5, two shows $7, three shows $9 May 12 MOAS 4-6 Year Old Preschool: Dinosaur Times 1:00pm - 2:30pm Investigate the Museum’s collection of dinosaur fossils and learn about the Mesozoic Era. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers May 14 9-14 Year Old Science: Vertebrates and Invertebrates 1:30pm - 3:30pm Check out the Museum’s collection of vertebrates and invertebrates. Join us for hike in Tuscawilla Preserve and see if you can spot these amazing animals. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers May 16 The Retro Cafe A Retro Fundraiser celebrating two modern exhibits.

Visit www.moas.org for event details. Invitations forthcoming.

May 19 Gallery Walk with the Curator: The Nature Center 1:30pm Free to members or with paid admission.

May 21 Meet the Curators: Coffee, Chocolates, and Collections 2:00pm - 3:00pm Join the Curators of MOAS for a discussion session and learn about the Museum’s fascinating collections and exhibitions.

Free to members or with paid admission May 26 MOAS 4-6 Year Old Preschool: Science Wonders 1:00pm - 2:30pm Calling all junior scientists; MOAS needs you for an afternoon of wonders! Learn about air pressure, gravity, electricity, and discover why science is so inspiring and important. $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers May 28 9-14 Year Old Science: Science Potpourri 1:30pm - 3:30pm If you love all science, this is the place to be. Increase your scientific literacy and have fun doing it! $10 for members/$15 for nonmembers May 28 Gallery Walkthrough: Ringling Retro: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Works of Art from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 2:00pm Free to members or with paid admission ¬

MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES SPRING 2009 CALENDAR

June June 2 Gallery Walkthrough: Ringling Retro: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Works of Art from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 2:00pm Free to members or with paid admission June 13 Second Saturday Night Laser Shows 7:00pm Laser X 8:15pm Laser Vinyl 9:15pm Laser Metallica One show $5, two shows $7, three shows $9 June 18 Meet the Curators: Coffee, Chocolates, and Collections 2:00pm - 3:00pm Join the Curators of MOAS for a discussion session and learn about the Museum’s fascinating collections and exhibitions.

Free to members or with paid admission June 23 Gallery Walk with the Collector: Let’s Advertise!

1:30pm Free to members or with paid admission

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE DOW MUSEUM OF HISTORIC HOUSES

By Lenore Welty, Administrator of the Dow Museum of Historic Houses

Today’s entrance to the site was not always dry land.

Cordova Street was a waterway until the mid 1880’s.

When Henry Flagler arrived and began developing St. Augustine for tourists, he determined there was not enough land to build the Hotel Alcazar, now the Lightner Museum. Much of the Alcazar property was marshlands because the Maria Sanchez Creek ran from the inland waterway at the south of town up to the east side of Flagler’s Ponce de Leon Hotel, modern day Flagler College. Henry Flagler had the creek filled in around 1885 so his development could move forward.

The original waterway is why Bridge Street, our southern boundary street, is named what it is today. Flagler’s crews did not fill in the area well. If we dig on the western side of our site, we only have to go down 24-27 inches before we hit the water table. When we have heavy rains and high tides, we joke that the ghost of Maria Sanchez returns because Cordova Street fills up with water and looks as if the creek has returned.

Prior to Flagler, the Maria Sanchez creek was vital to the security of the city. It was the western exterior moat for the Rosario Line. This defense wall is long gone.

It was started in the early 1700’s, and part of it ran along our western boundary and from archeological digs in the area. We speculate that it ran between the Star Store and the 1840 House as the wall continued south. Recently St. Augustine’s city Archaeologist found remains of the wall at the corner of Cathedral Place and Cordova Street, two blocks north of our site near modern day Flagler College.

Top left: Hotel Alcazar, 1905 Bottom left: 1839 house today Top right: Houses on George St. before move of 1839 house

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The 1839 house is not on its original foundation.

The pool was formerly a cistern.

Originally this house was located at 246 St. George Street next door to the Murat House. In the early 20th century, Mary Hayden decided to build two winter cottages at 244 and 246 St. George Street, now the Artist Cottage and our offices. In order to build the 246 house, she needed to remove the existing house. Instead of destroying the wood frame territorial house, she moved it, with the help of some big strong men and palm tree logs, a few hundred feet to face Bridge Street. The house had a face lift at the time it was moved. The kitchen on the back of the house had to be moved to the south side of the house because there was a cistern in the way, now our fish pond. Originally, the house was right on the street, similar to the Murat House, and the move allowed Mrs. Hayden to add a front porch to the house. Over the years, the porch was removed and it was not replaced, since the original house did not have a full front porch.

Part of the charm of visiting the Dow Museum is seeing the quirky ways different items were used by Mr. and Mrs. Dow. One of our favorite changes they made was how they reused the cistern that was at the back of the 1839 house.

Originally, the brick cistern held water for the houses to use prior to city water connections.

Since the original use of the cistern was outdated, Mr. and Mrs. Dow decided to remove the vaulted top and make a small pool out of the existing structure. They ran a line from the artisan well, still in use for our irrigation system, to give a continual supply of fresh water into the pool.

To conserve water, we have a re-circulating system in the pond. Many stories have been told by neighbors and tenants of the Dow’s about pool parties on the site. Today we no longer swim in the nearly 5 foot deep cistern, it’s exclusively used by our beautiful fish.

News from Janet Jacobs, Guild President The past two years as MOAS Guild President have been rewarding, challenging, busy, and best of all, rich in friendship. The Guild of the Museum is an area where Museum members can make a real difference in supporting the Museum without spending a lot of money. We give our time and our experience in volunteering for a variety of fund raising endeavors. During the activities, friends are made, and new ideas emerge for even greater successes in the future. If you are looking for a more gratifying experience from your Museum association, I urge you to join the Guild of the Museum of Arts and Sciences.

Guild members have been hard at work over the past year!

HALIFAX ART FESTIVAL FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS ARTFUL INTERLUDES MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS a. Rusty Culler b.Gloria Keay, Stan Stockhammer, Janet Jacobs, Ruth Bon Fluer, Wayne D. Atherholt c. John & Susan Sheldrake, Kay Brawley and John Hakemian d. Janet Jacobs, Donna Mauricio, Marcia Bergman, Judy Krombholz, and Linda Garbarino e. Festival of Trees f. Eileen Robertson, Leslie Gayle, and Janet Jacobs g. Bonnie and David Willey h. Fall Luncheon at Halifax River Yacht Club

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NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS FROM THE MOAS COLLECTION By: Zach Zacharias, Senior Curator of Education Recently installed in the museum’s Center for Florida History is a fascinating display of natural history specimens culled from the museum’s large collection of shells, fossils, rare butterflies, bird’s nests and other extraordinary examples of the natural world and the sea. Cases of tiny insects meticulously mounted and labeled line the walls along with richly evocative anonymous color photographs of the mysterious seas.

The study of insects is called entomology, which includes the ecological study of the insect’s role in ecosystems as well as the study of insect control through insecticides.

The word insect derives from the Latin insectum, meaning a notched (sectioned) creature.

Insects inspire curiosity, and it is easy to admire nature’s creativity even in one’s own backyard. Insects form a major group of arthropods, (animals with jointed body and limbs); the most diverse group of the one million plus listed living organisms on Earth and it is estimated by scientists that there may even be as many as 30 million insect species as yet unidentified. Insects, therefore, potentially represent 90% of all differing life forms on the planet and are found in almost all environmental areas of the world, including a small number found in the sea.

Many insects are necessary to mankind’s existence: as in the pollination of flowers and fruit crops, the supplying of commercial dyes, the spinning of silk, and the production of honey. Some insects, however, are destructive, being carriers of malaria and other bacterial diseases and by devouring important crops.

“Insects inspire curiosity, and it is easy to admire nature’s creativity even in one’s own backyard.”

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Gracing the skies for the last several months, the winter-time constellations start their steady trek to the west. The main attraction, Orion the Hunter, with the three stars outlining his belt, will continue to be visible near the western horizon shortly after sunset. Saturn had begun the year rising out of the east during the late night hours, but is now visible right as the sun falls below the horizon.

Look for this planet to be just underneath the tail of Leo, the lion, which looks like a right triangle.

Although many changes are occurring in the evening sky, the early morning hours before sunrise offer the most excitement for this month. The gas giant Jupiter can be seen shining brightly in the southeast a couple of hours before sunrise, while Venus and Mars slowly rise higher throughout the whole month looking directly east. For those living on the west coast of the U.S., the moon will be passing in front of Venus (called an occultation) the morning of the 22nd. This occultation will occur after sunrise for those living in the central and eastern parts of the U.S.

This is the time of the year when those summer-time objects begin to rise earlier and are more noticeable. Scorpius, the scorpion, begins to peek his head out of the southeast along with the red supergiant star Antares. This star, which is much bigger and brighter than our own sun, is commonly mistaken for the planet Mars due to its red glow. After sunset for this month, Saturn will be visible almost straight up in the night sky while the brightest star Sirius is very low in the southwest at this time. Sirius, located within the dog constellation, will set by the end of the month and won’t be visible again until mid August in the morning. The infamous Summer Triangle with the three bright stars Deneb, Altair, and Vega, begins its climb out of the east indicating our eventual transition to the next season.

JUNE With the Summer Triangle beginning to dominate the sky during this time of the year, all the planets that are easily viewed without a telescope are still visible during this month. Saturn, still remaining underneath Leo, begins to sink toward the western horizon. Jupiter has been steadily climbing out of the southeast located within the constellation Capricornus. Early morning before sunrise is still the most favorable time to view several planets. Mercury sits just above the sun briefly visible in the morning while Venus and Mars are a little higher in the sky. These two planets remain very close to one another the entire month looking toward the east, with Venus being the brighter of the two and Mars glowing with a light shade of red. A conjunction of the moon, Venus, and Mars will be occurring on the morning of the 19th. The thin crescent moon can be seen hanging just over the two planets.

In April, Orion the Hunter, with the three stars cutlining his belt, will continue to be visible near the western horizon shortly after sunset.

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Kangxi Period (1680-1722) covered porcelain jar that was gifted to the museum by Kenneth Worcester Dow and Mary Mohan Dow. Here we see one of the period’s popular scenes of courtly figures in the requisite landscape of rock, tree, water, sky and open pathways that lead, bemused by fragrant blossoms into eternal space. Above the body of the jar, vignettes of exotic birds, insects and butterflies within gilded paneling raise a gilded cover with protective Fu dog knob.

EAST WEST Porcelain of the Helena and William Schulte Gallery of Chinese Art By: Cynthia Duval Chief Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts Once sea routes between Europe and the Far East were opened in the 16th century by the Portuguese and Spanish, Chinese goods took the Western world by storm. Foremost in popularity was the color palette and aesthetically pleasing blue and white porcelain wares of the Ming Dynasty (roughly 1400 to the mid 1600’s). With the ceramic history of Europe relegated to earthenware and stoneware, the classic white purity of the Chinese porcelain; its dense, hard translucent body and refined simple shapes set off not only a collecting frenzy but also acted as a catalyst on the European ceramics industry to reproduce similar wares. However, nothing even remotely as successful appeared in Europe until the beginning of the 18th century, when the Meissen factory was opened in Germany.

There are both differences and similarities between Chinese and European porcelains, which to the passing eye can look somewhat alike. Both porcelains are made of refined white clay (kaolin), which in Europe is basically found in Germany and Cornwall (Great Britain), added to putenze, a variety of the mineral feldspar. Both “recipes” are kiln-fired only once at around 1250 to 1400 degrees Celsius, and traditionally glazed with a mix of the porcelain itself with added ash, giving a glass-like finish that fuses with the body. Porcelain can look delicate, but is far stronger than it appears, and gives

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Ch’ing Dynasty (1641-1911), plate decorated with cherry pickers dressed in 18th century European costume draws

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attention to the well-recorded purchase of European prints by the Chinese, to be used as decorative guides on “export porcelain wares” as a boost to trade.

This charming plate was donated to the museum in 1995 by Anderson C. Bouchelle. The identity of the characters is unknown, but one is especially interesting because he is shown holding his artist’s brush between three of his

a good ring if held in the hand and tapped smartly with a finger. Chinese porcelain is the hardest in the world. Traditionally, it is thought to have been named by Marco Polo (1254-1324), who seems to have felt that its translucent white purity reminded him of the snowy interior of the cowry shell (porcellana, Italian). This rare white kaolin is also found in the Ukraine and in southern areas of the United States. More clearly than any other field of Chinese art, Chinese porcelain reflects the cross-cultural effects of international trade.

Lisbon was originally the main center of purchase for all manner of Chinese goods, but the founding of the Dutch East India Company (1602), much resented by the Spanish and Portuguese, made Chinese wares more available to Northern Europe. Chinese blue-and-white wares spawned imitative designs in the Dutch potteries at Delft; the rest of Europe followed. Cobalt as a coloring agent originated during the Yuang period (1280-1368), obtained by the Chinese from the Middle East. So prized was Chinese porcelain that Phillip II of Spain’s collection boasted 3,000 pieces, and Elizabeth I of England had enough to cover several long banquet tables.

Soon Amsterdam replaced Lisbon as Europe’s principal gateway for trade with the Far East.

When France opened a trading post with Siam late in the 17th century, the vogue for all things Chinese accelerated. The court of the Sun King, Louis XIV (1638-1715) led Europe in fashion and style, and if Versailles was staging masked balls à la Chinois where courtiers dressed in flowing Oriental robes; if the Grand Dauphin, Louis’ eldest son collected Chinese porcelain, then Chinese style was definitely “in”, and remained in vogue until late in the 18th century.

The original cobalt blue-and-white of the early Chinese wares was just one of the many rich and exotic color combinations developed over time, both in the Orient and in the West, and the Schulte Gallery boasts fine examples that are united by exquisite simplicity and crisp pure outline but also the perfect proportion and decorative elements that reflect the reserved approach to Chinese art as a whole.

Ch’ing Dynasty (1644-1911) blue-and-white vase painted with woodlands and huts set in a mountainous landscape, donated to the museum by Kenneth Worcester Dow and Mary Mohan Dow in 1989.

In the scenic painting on the vase, the yin (the nurturing passive earth and cool valleys), contrasts with the generative and active yang, shown through mountains that dwarf man and man-made objects: sailing boat, peasant huts,

fingers. This way of holding paintbrushes allowed Chinese artists great brushstroke flexibility.

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and tiny people.

NATURE CENTER from page 28

A whip scorpion, with its tiny-toothed front arms and its sturdy-scuttling legs seen at the front of the gallery, is a nontoxic member of the uropygid (scorpion) family. Living on worms, small insects and grubs, such scorpions are also the enemies of crickets and cockroaches; seizing, crushing and crunching them with their powerful mandibles, before dragging their prey into the dark, humid holes or piles of rotting detritus.

As well as focusing on the insect world, the gallery also showcases the bounty of the sea, including a baby bonnethead shark and corals, as well as abalone, spiny oyster, murex and tulip shells. A spined and leathery giant sea turtle shell once protected the body of an edible creature; its shell was prized as a useful tool.

The Queen Conch is just one of the many varieties of Florida shells on exhibit; its meat is delicious whether eaten raw in a salad, or cooked in a fritter or chowder. The conch can be played as a trumpet, and is on record as having been used historically throughout the South Pacific, where the natives cut holes in the spires of the shells and blew in order to create sounds. In classical Mayan art, conchs are illustrated as paint and ink holders, musical instruments, and weapons held by combatants who “wore” the shells as boxing gloves.

This exhibit presents a wealth of absorbing facts through informative labels, but also highlights the museum’s wide-ranging and important natural history collection. It is a collection of decorative arts of the most interesting kind.

You are welcome to meet me in the gallery at 1:30pm on April 21st and May 19th!

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