Arts & Sciences Magazine - Winter 2011 - 12

ON THE COVER:

From AtlAs Coelestis, shows hydra, Crater, Corvus, sextans and virgo. John Flam-steed, 18th Century - From Celestial maps exhibit, opening February 2012

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LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

MASTODON MOMENTSThoughts on the historic discovery of a fossilized mastodon found here in Daytona Beach

REFLECTIONS II: FLORIDA'S NATURAL WORLDA look at Florida's wildlife as depicted in Reflections II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, From the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown

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MOAS IN THE SPOTLIGHTExciting MOAS news and honors

WINTER EVENTS CALENDAR

FORTSNew annual exhibit coming to the Charles & Linda Williams Children's Museum

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION

GUILD NEWS

TARGET: A CARING PARTNERTarget grants help put art in action.

CURATOR COMMENTARYGreek and Russian Icons and Medieval and RenaissanceIlluminated Manuscripts

OVER AND OUTCharting the Celestial Landscape

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letter from the director

Dear friends,Last year was a year of great openings,

welcome returns and amazing discoveries. We had the opening of the Helene B. Roberson Visible Storage Building, the return of the Giant Ground Sloth to public viewing and the discovery of mastodon fossils. The year 2011 was indeed an exciting year for the Museum.

We want to thank Barbara Coleman

for her service as the president of the Board of Trustees for the past two years. Her dedication and generous gifts of her time and resources are most appreciated and truly made a difference. A special thank you also to each of you who donated to the Museum this past year. Your gifts have helped tremendously in these tough economic times. We are blessed at this Museum to have the support we do. Unlike a few other Museums who are having to cut back on the services they provide or even close their doors, we continue to offer our

community everything they have come to expect from us and more.

As we start 2012, we are

continuing Reflections II: Watercolors of Florida1835-2000, From the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown on exhibit in our Ford Gallery and Illuminated Manuscripts from the Collection of Ronald R. McCarty together with Sacred Icons from the MOAS and Private Collections in the Karshan Gallery. These exhibits kick off what will be a year of interesting and amazing programming!

Havana Revisited opens in April and

juxtaposes early 1900s hand-colored postcard images of Havana city scenes with recent color photographs of the contemporary scenes taken from the same vantage point; The Many Faces of George Washington will open in May and is made up of interpretive panels, which look at Washington’s leadership in the

2011 board president barbara Coleman, interim exeCutive direCtor deborah b. allen, and national smithsonian aFFiliations outreaCh manager alma douglas; Featured with the 10th anniversary smithsonian aFFiliate award presented to moas at this year’s septembers with the smithsonian Jazz masterworks orChestra ConCert.

"A special thank you

also to each of you

who donated to the

Museum this past year.

Your gifts have helped

tremendously in these

tough economic times.

We are blessed at this

Museum to have the

support we do."

2012 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Carol Lively Platig, PresidentBarbara C. Coleman, Past President

Chris Lydecker, Vice President Dr. Kim Klancke, Assistant Vice President

Janet Jacobs, Assistant Vice PresidentMelinda Dawson, Secretary

Michele McCarthy, Assistant SecretaryPat Heller-Jackson, Treasurer

Andrew Clark, Assistant Treasurer Daniel Ambrose

Cici BrownJulie Freidus

Dr. Thurman Gillespy, Jr.Tom Hart

Diane MichaelHarvey Morse

Ellen O’ShaughnessyMichael Slick

Karen UpchurchJill Warren

Diane WelchLinda Williams

Amy WorkowskiBarbara Young

Allison Morris ZachariasThomas Zane

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Miriam BlickmanAnderson Bouchelle (Deceased)

J. Hyatt BrownAlys Clancy (Deceased)

Tippen Davidson (Deceased)Susan Feibleman

Herbert Kerman (Deceased)Chapman Root (Deceased)Jan Thompson (Deceased)

REPRESENTATIVES

Museum GuildDr. Kay Brawley, President

Junior LeagueJennifer Wagner

Cuban FoundationTere Batista

Root FoundationJohn Root

MAJOR SPONSORS

GOLDAT&T Real Yellow Pages ®Bright House Networks

Brown & Brown, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. J. Hyatt Brown

Travel Host MagazineZgraph, Inc.

SILVERCobb Cole

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.Daytona Beach News-Journal

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityHalifax Health

Mastando MediaMercedes-Benz of Daytona Beach

NASCAR ®Gene and Diane Rogers

BRONZEBahama House

Best Western Aku Tiki InnPat Heller-Jackson, Champion Container Corp.

Charles and Barbara ColemanDaytona International SpeedwayEncore Catering of Central Florida

Florida Hospital Memorial Medical CenterGuild of the Museum of Arts and Sciences

Consuelo and Richard HartmannHilton Garden Inn

Dr. and Mrs. Kim KlanckeL. Gale Lemerand and Jill Simpkins

Gary R. Libby TrustDavid and Toni Slick

SunTrust BankUniversity of Central Florida

Tom and Sena Zane

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exhibition’s seven sections. We will also have the exhibit, Treasures of the Chrysanthemum Throne: Bronzes, Porcelain and Ivory from the Meiji Empire opening in mid-April. Another exhibit that will open in late June is from the College of William and Mary, The Tsars’ Cabinet, Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts Under the Romanovs. The year will end with Old Master Drawings from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. As you can see, MOAS will be offering a very impressive exhibition schedule for 2012.

In addition to our many exhibits,

the Museum will also be holding its second signature fundraiser, An Art Affair: Explore the Orient, on April 14th. This is going to be a fun evening and we hope you will be with us! For those with children, 2012 will include our ever popular Summer Learning Institute. This past summer 555 students attended the classes ranging from Digging for Dinosaurs to Short Film Making. We also hope to have our second annual, “Septembers with the Smithsonian.” Last September’s inaugural approach to highlighting our designation as a Smithsonian Affiliate included guest lecturers and a performance by the Smithsonian’s Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. This September will be just as exciting!

So as you make your New Year’s

resolution for 2012, make sure it includes numerous visits to the Museum of Arts and Sciences this year. What an easy, educational and fun resolution to keep!

Director Letter continued...

deborah b. alleninterim exeCutive direCtor

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, 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.

Major museum programs and activities for members, school children and the general public are supported by grants from the County of Volusia, The State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs 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 Saturday11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays

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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 production of this

publication.

ADVERTISING INQUIRIESAll inquiries regarding advertising should be directed to

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Interim Executive Director

DEBORAH B. ALLEN

Administration Staff

RENE BELL ADAMS, Communications Director

ERIC GOIRE, Operations Director

SHERMAN COLEMAN, Finance Associate

JESSI JACKSON SMITH, Grants and Development Coordinator

MARISA RODRIGUEZ, Membership Coordinator

ISRAEL TAYLOR, Physical Plant Assistant

MARGE SIGERSON, Librarian

PATRICIA NIKOLLA, Visitor Services Coordinator

JENNIFER GILL, Visitor Services

ROBERT WOHLRAB, Security and Visitor Services

MARK HART, Chief of Security

FRANCES ALLEN, Security

VALERIE COSTA, Security

BILL JACKSON, Security

LEONARD MOORE, 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

LUIS ZENGOTITA, Science and Education Associate

SETH MAYO, Curator of Astronomy

ERIC MAUK, Collections Manager and Registrar

BONNIE JONES, Conservator - Paintings

ED VAN HOOSE, Conservator - Furniture

Executive Director Emeritus

GARY R. LIBBY

EditorRENE BELL ADAMS

Contributing WritersRENE BELL ADAMSDR. KAY BRAWLEYCYNTHIA DUVAL

JAMES KOTASROGER MCCARTY

SETH MAYO

J. ”ZACH” ZACHARIAS

LUIS ZENGOTITA

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Reflections II:FLORIDA'S NATURAL WORLD

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Reflections II:FLORIDA'S NATURAL WORLD

Since the 19th Century, artists and tourists alike have been bewitched by the botanical wonders of Florida's plant and

animal communities. Today, the very name “Florida” conjures up a destination of shimmering waters, warm nights, glorious blossoms and trees: habitats of a myriad species of aquatic and land creatures, both in the sky and beneath the swamps. Towering pine uplands, winding tannic rivers, beach dunes, hammocks, and a river of grass are just part of the uniqueness of the Florida environment. The rich collection of landscapes in the exhibition Reflections II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, From the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown, gives us a unique understanding of this environment and of the peninsula. Jane Peterson's Sea Grapes (Coccoloba uvifera) is filled with the colorful seasonal changes of a coastal plant that grows mainly on the barrier islands from South Florida to Southern Volusia County. There, it meets the frost line and, shrinking away from the cold, produces its purple grapes in abundance. In Clara Stroud's Jungle Pool, 1941, we see one of Florida's iconic animals: the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), drawing our attention to the fact that there are only two extant species of this amazing reptile in the world; the North American, endemic to the southeastern states, and

By James "Zach" Zacharias senior curator of education and curator of history

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the remarkably similar example seen in China. This reptile is a living fossil that has endured mass extinctions for the last 200 million years. The Florida Alligator, our state reptile, has the distinguished title as "Keeper of the Glades.” The Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) seen in the Julius Delbos painting Old Chapel at Winter Park, as well as in landscapes by Winslow Homer and Louis Macouillard, adds an exotic touch. In early days, Florida's true natives called it “tree hair” whilst the French spitefully named it “Spanish Beard.” Historically, this soft-grade fluffy material has been used to stuff the seats of automobiles and furniture as well as

mattresses. This extraordinary air plant (an epiphyte that makes its own food), is related to the pineapple family. Although coconuts are some of the most recognizable fruits in the world - with a myriad of uses, such as cups for the natives of Polynesia where the fruits may have originated - they are not Florida natives. Classed as exotics, tradition has it that they found their way here through an extraordinary shipwreck that took place in 1878, when a Spanish cargo ship on its way to Cadiz ran into trouble and spilled 20,000 coconuts into the waves. Washing up on the shores of Palm Beach, the

"This beautiful exhibition illuminates the wonders of Florida's natural resources and highlights the importance of on-going environmental conservation."

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coconuts are said to have been collected by pioneers who then planted them. There are many examples of this strong and sturdy tree in the exhibition, including the fine example shown in Thomas Victor Hall's Palm Beach that illustrates a cluster of coconut trees on a sandy beach providing sunbathers refuge from the sun's rays. Besides coconut trees, Floridians and tourists alike love pelicans, and the bird's image is a reoccurring theme in Florida. It is known from fossil records that pelicans have been around for at least 30 million years. Today there are eight species of which the Brown Pelican, common in Florida, is the smallest example. They are tropical birds found on all continents except Antarctica. In Fishing Shacks, Key West,1942 by Adolf Dehn, a number of Brown Pelicans patiently wait for a handout, a common scene today at many of Florida's inlets, harbors and fishing hot spots. This beautiful exhibition illuminates the wonders of Florida's natural resources and highlights the importance of on-going environmental conservation.

Reflections II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, From the Collection of Cici and

Hyatt Brown is on display at the Museum of Arts & Sciences now through March 25, 2012.

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Local GE Volunteers Pick MOAS for National Elm Tree Award SiteThe local GE Elfun/GE Volunteer chapter has been honored to receive the nationally prestigious Elm Tree Award and has chosen the Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) Abraham and Dorothy Frischer Sculpture Garden for its permanent home. On November 16, MOAS hosted the dedicated GE Volunteers for the “installation” of the Elm Tree.

GE Elfun is a global GE organization of employees and retirees with chapters around the world who promote GE community service and social activities. This highly prestigious award is in recognition of the Florida Atlantic Coast Chapter of GE Elfuns/GE Volunteers being the best of all chapters in 2011, with their strong community partnerships, local business partners and thousands of hours of volunteer labor.

The GE Volunteers invited guests from their major partner organizations to attend the elm tree planting ceremony. Guests included the Board of Trustees and staff of the Museum of Arts & Sciences, Palm Terrace Elementary School, Halifax Habitat for Humanity, the Daytona Beach Computer Learning Center, YMCA Camp Winona and the Children's Musical Theatre Workshop. Also invited to attend were local businesses that support the GE Volunteers - Benedict Advertising, Allied Windows, Thompson Pump, Mediatech, M&M Systems, Lore L. Ltd. and Raydon. This unique combination of community organizations, businesses and volunteers has partnered with the Elfun Chapter for many years and, as a group, share the recognition of the Elm Tree Award.

Jim Kotas, Chair of the Elfun Florida Atlantic Coast Chapter notes, “Our volunteers thrive by providing hands-on, enriching opportunities to make differences in people’s lives, especially children and families.” Mr. Kotas was also the recipient of the “Volunteer of the Year” award from the Museum of Arts & Sciences at the recent Annual Meeting, Dinner & Awards Presentation.

“The GE Volunteers give countless hours to our Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum. They add to our visitors’ enjoyment by not only helping to maintain our current exhibits, but through the creation of new ones, too. We thank them for their many contributions throughout the years and feel their award and national recognition is well-deserved,” states Deborah B. Allen, Interim Director of the Museum of Arts & Sciences.

MOAS In the Spotlight

tarting November 2010, the MOAS Education Department and Turie T. Small Elementary School - one of the most disadvantaged schools in Volusia County, with a 94% poverty rate - created a unique and experimental partnership slated to focus on improving FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Aptitude Test), scores in the areas of science and writing. A newly created after-school program: the Kids Science Zone, was designed for

fourth- and fifth-grade students to visit the Museum ten times throughout the school year for hands-on science activities and creative writing inspired by the many facets of art in the MOAS galleries.

As revealed from the 2010 school year FCAT results, Turie T. Small fifth graders scored the lowest marks in the county with only 13% of students passing the science test, causing the school to receive a “D” rating for overall performance.

Collaboration among Turie T. Small Principal, Dr. Earl Johnson and school Project Leader Melanie Rolle; myself; MOAS Curator of Astronomy, Seth Mayo; and MOAS Education Associate and former Smithsonian intern, Luis Zengotita created an exciting curriculum focused on the worlds of astronomy, physics, and the earth sciences.

The results were spectacular! Due not only to the warmth and enthusiasm these young people met and spread throughout the Museum; but, also to the care of and interest in each individual child - opening eyes and hearts to the possibilities of learning.

The impact of this collaboration resulted in a significant increase in the academic achievement of each of these children! Overall, it directly resulted in a giant leap from the previous year’s 13% pass rate to a 37% pass rate! This represents an almost 200% increase in the current year's FCAT science score with results of three or higher out of a possible five. It’s additionally fascinating to realize that just three years ago the science portion of the FCAT exam did not exist.

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As for as the creative writing, the children’s imagination took flight! With eyes open wide, they were led through the Cuban Museum gallery, the Pirate exhibition in the Karshan Gallery, the Armory show, and the Dow American Gallery with its portraits of long ago children and families, gleaming furniture, and ornate design. Writing scores for fourth grade increased to a clear 100% passing rate. Working together in this close partnership brought the school up from a “D” to “B” rating.

We look forward to collaborating with the Turie T. Small students throughout the 2011/2012 school year as Dr. Earl Johnson and Melanie Rolle return with their entire student body. One of our plans is to introduce the interactive science materials we received through an award from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's Lemelson Center in which children are introduced to "science, innovation, and invention.” We are proud that MOAS is one of only five museums nationwide to receive this prestigious award.

The MOAS Education Department feels confident in being well on the way to inspiring life-long learners through this exceptional program, in which is keeping with our mission "to inspire and educate."


winter exhibits

Treasures of the Chrysanthemum Throne: Bronzes,

Porcelain and Ivory from the

Meiji EmpireMid-April - June 10, 2012

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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS From the Collection of Ronald R. McCarty together with SACRED ICONS from the MOAS and Private CollectionsNow – March 18, 2012

REFLECTIONS II: Watercolors of Florida 1835 - 2000, From the Collection of Cici and Hyatt BrownNow – March 25, 2012

The most comprehensive and prestigious collection of Florida Watercolors is now open. Featured artists include John James Audubon, Winslow Homer, Doris Lee, Reginald Marsh, Thomas Moran, Jane Peterson, Ogden Minton Pleissner, Anthony Thieme, Laura Woodward and Andrew Wyeth. The exhibition, as well as the accompanying definitive volume of the same name, by Gary R. Libby, presents a broad, full-color survey of watercolors of Florida in all styles, cataloging 168 years by the most significant artists working in Florida – and includes examples within Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Ashcan, Regionalism, Modernism and varieties of Abstraction.

ADULT PROGRAMMING

januaryJanuary3,20121:00pm-2:00pmDocent'sChoiceTour:Reflections II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, from the Collection of Cici and Hyatt BrownDocents share their expertise with the communityFree for members or with paid admission

January7,20122:00pm-3:00pmIlluminated Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts With the Collector Ronald R. McCarty, Senior Curator and Keeper of the Ca' d' Zan Historic Mansion at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, SarasotaFree for members or with paid admission

January10,20122:00pm-3:30pmCoffee, Chocolates and Collections: Reflections II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, From the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown With Senior Curator of Education and Florida Historian and Naturalist, James "Zach" ZachariasFree for members or with paid admission

January17,20121:00pm-2:30pmCurator'sChoiceTour:Welcome2012-SpecialCollectionsWith Chief Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts, Cynthia Duval and Senior Curator of Education and Florida Historian and Naturalist, James "Zach" Zacharias. Tour includes: The Root Family Museum; The Cuban Museum; and Illuminated Manuscripts and Sacred IconsFree for members or with paid admission

January19,20121:30pm-2:30pmA Walk and Talk with Reflections IIMOAS Director Emeritus and author of REFLECTIONS II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, From the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown, Gary R. Libby discusses specific works of art in the exhibition and their significance to Florida and American art. Is there a Florida School of Art? Free for members or with paid admission

februaryFebruary1,201210:00am-11:30amPart1of3PartAdultLecture:TheEvolutionofStarsThe tiny points of light that fill the night sky

have always mesmerized mankind. Join Seth Mayo, Curator of Astronomy, as he explains the stellar processes that are continually occurring throughout the universe illustrating the idea that we are all "star stuff.” A short visit to the planetarium at the end of the program will bring to light many of the significant stars we see in our night sky. $25 for non-members and $20 for members. Admission pays for all 3 classes in series. Reservation is required. February7,20121:00pm-2:00pmDocent'sChoiceGalleryTour:Reflections II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, From the Collection of Cici and Hyatt BrownWith Art Historian Thomas (Tom) DavisFree for members or with paid admission

February8,201210:00am-11:30amPart2of3PartAdultLecture:TheOuterSolarSystemRecently, scientists have been able to peer into the outer reaches of the Solar System, discovering many surprises along the way. Seth Mayo, Curator of Astronomy, will explore the Kupier Belt, comets, Pluto’s reclassification and the addition of what are now called “dwarf” planets. $25 for non-members and $20 for members. Admission pays for all 3 classes in series. Reservation is required. February11,20121:00pm-2:00pmBeeKeeperMikeHayes:TheImportanceoftheHoneyBeeandBackyardBeeKeepingJoin Bee Keeper Mike Hayes and learn about the importance of the honeybee in the natural world, the serious threats to the species and how to attract bees to your own backyard garden. Free for members or with paid admission

February14,20122:00pm-3:30pmCoffee,ChocolatesandCollections:CourtshipandLovewithintheMOASCollectionsWith Chief Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts, Cynthia Duval and Senior Curator of Education, James "Zach" ZachariasFree for members or with paid admission

February15,20126:30pm-8:30pmPart3of3PartAdultLecture:StargazingatGamblePlaceTo end this 3 part series, Seth Mayo, Curator of Astronomy, will be hosting a stargazing event at Gamble Place in Port Orange. Taking advantage of skies free of light pollution, there will be a multitude of telescopes and

binoculars that will allow deep views of the universe (weather permitting). There will also be simple training on telescope use and participants are more than welcome to bring their own. $25 for non-members and $20 for members. Admission pays for all 3 classes in series. Reservation is required.

February17,20122:00pm-5:00pmPhotographywithDr.HarryMoulisJoin us for the basics of digital photography with award winning photographer Dr. Harry Moulis.Learn about camera selection, lens selection, lighting, depth of field, shutter speed focus/autofocus, image composition and various other topics.$10.00 for members and $15.00 for non-members.Reservation is required

February28,20121:30pm-2:30pmMeetMeintheGallery:SacredIconsJoin Chief Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts Cynthia Duval with the Reverend Father Joseph Samaan of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Daytona BeachFree to members or with paid admission

marchMarch1,20122:00pm-3:30pmA Walk and Talk with Reflections IIMOAS Director Emeritus and author of REFLECTIONS II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, From the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown, Gary R. Libby discusses specific works of art in the exhibition and their significance to Florida and American art. Is there a Florida School of Art? Free for members or with paid admission

March3,20121:30pm-2:30pmSt.AugustineasaMilitaryGarrisonTownLearn about the 500 years of military occupation by international forces in St. Augustine with Steve Voguit, Assistant Professor, Flagler College. Discover the military history of the city from early Spanish Colonial days to the 20th Century.Free for members or with paid admission

WINTER PROGRAMS

March6,20121:00pm-2:00pmCoffee,ChocolatesandCollections:GreekIcons With Michael Forest, member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Daytona Beach and lover of icons Free for members or with paid admission

March10,20123:00pm-4:00pmAnAfternoonofFloridaHistory3:00pm - James "Zach" Zacharias, MOAS Senior Curator of Education and Florida Historian Fort Jefferson: Zach Zacharias discusses the largest brick fortress in the Western Hemisphere and the prison that once held Dr. Samuel Mudd, conspirator of the President Lincoln assassination.3:30pm - Joe Vetter as General Ames Professor, Daytona State College - In this first-person dramatic re-enactment, Joe Vetter shares the life of General Ames, from his roots in Maine to West Point, Bull Run and on to Gettysburg! Follow along through retirement in Ormond Beach where General Ames died at the age of 97 after being a Medal of Honor recipient, Mississippi Governor and U.S. Senator. Includes trivia finale with prizes. Free for members or with paid admission

March27,20122:00pm-3:30pmAnAfternoonwithJohnandPrestonRootJoin John and Preston Root to learn firsthand about the family's car collection and Coca-Cola® memorabilia. Learn what it was like to ride the Silver Holly Train Car.Free for members or with paid admission

March28,20121:30pm-3:30pmAdultClassDigitalPhotoEditingJoin Curatorial and Education Associate, Luis Zengotita, to learn photographic editing - from removing red eye to techniques of graphic design. A copy of the software program will be provided to take home. Students must be prepaid, and are encouraged to bring their own examples of digital photography to the class.$10.00 for members/$15.00 for non-members

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING

january January17Ages4-6PreschoolSenseofTouch1:30pm-3:00pmExplore how the sense of touch works and how it protects us.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

January19Ages7-13Hovercraft1:30pm-3:30pm Build a hovercraft and learn how it works! $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

January24Ages4-6PreschoolSenseofSight1:30pm-3:00pmLearn about sight and optical illusions. $10.00 for members $15.00 fornon-members

January26Ages7-13HousesfortheBirds1:30pm-3:30pm Design and create bird houses for the Museum’s Tuscawilla Nature Preserve.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

January31Ages4-6PreschoolSenseofHearing1:30pm-3:00pmDiscover how sound affects our lives.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

februaryFebruary2Ages7-13ScienceFictionandHistory1:30pm-3:30pm Learn how history has inspired science fiction.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

February9Ages7-13ScienceandNonfiction1:30pm-3:30pmStudy examples of life imitating art.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

February11ALLAGES:MOASFamilyEventChildNightSkyTour1:00pm-1:30pmExplore the night sky through a junior astronomer. Free for members or with paid admission

February14Ages4-6PreschoolSenseofSmell1:30pm-3:00pm Learn how your sense of smell works and test its accuracy. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

February16Ages7-13Government1:30pm-3:30pm How government works in the U.S.A. and throughout the world.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

February26,201210:00am-4:00pmMOASFamilyScienceDay:TheWorldofRoboticsPartnering with Embry-Riddle engineering students, the Museum will host an exciting day filled with fascinating robotics. Learn and explore the mechanics and electronics behind the sophisticated machines that allow us to perform amazing tasks. Interact with circuits, robotic arms, and even a robot that plays a video game along with real engineering students and professors in the field. Free for members or with paid admission.

February28,2012Ages4-6PreschoolGravity1:30pm-3:00pmWe will examine the force that keeps us grounded.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

marchMarch1,2012Ages7-13Archimedes1:30pm-3:30pm The life and work of this Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

March8,2012Ages7-13AlexanderGrahamBell1:30pm-3:30pm Learn about this scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

March13,2012Ages4-6PreschoolThrust1:30pm-3:00pmLearn what makes objects move forward.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

March15,2012Ages7-13Wal-Mart®1:30pm-3:30pm We will learn about founder Sam Walton and how the company works. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

March20,2012Ages4-6PreschoolDrag1:30pm-3:00pmStudy the force that slows us down.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

March22,2012Ages7-13McDonald’s® 1:30pm-3:30pm Learn about its founders and the brand’s affect on the world.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

March27,2012Ages4-6PreschoolLift1:30pm-3:00pm We will make objects fly.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

March29,2012Ages7-13SteveJobs1:30pm-3:30pm A look at the great entrepreneur.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

ART CLASSES AT GAMBLE PLACEJanuary 14, 201210:30am-11:30amChildren'sartclassforthevisuallyimpaired

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February 11, 201210:30am-11:30amArtclassforphysicallydisabledchildren

1:00pm-3:00pmSaturdayFamilyArtClass:PrintmakingwithFloridaLeavesandTrees

RSVP needed for all classes.Contact 386.255.0285.15 student MAX per classSpecial Needs classes are FREE Special Needs students will receive FREE art kit Family Art Class Prices: $15 for entire family, $8 per individual

Directions: Located at 1819 Taylor Road in Port Orange, 1.5 miles west of I-95. Exit 256 and go west on Taylor Road (SR 421) approximately 1.5 miles. At the Florida Historic Site marker, turn left down the 2-lane shell road. Gamble Place is approximately .5 miles down the shell road

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The Volusia County School Board is not affiliated with this program in any manner, nor do they endorse or assume any responsibility for any activities which may occur in connection with it

An exciting addition to the Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum, created by Luis Zengotita, Education and Curatorial Associate

This winter, MOAS will unveil the new children’s exhibit Forts. This interactive exhibition gives children of all ages the opportunity to be hands-on and creative in the building of unique forts and other structures, with textiles of every color and size and all manner of small furniture. Forts will open annually in the Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum each January, and remain open through the following May. Rediscover your childhood memories as your children create theirs.

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new annual exhibit

Forts joins so many other fun family-friendly exhibits in

the 9,300 square foot Charles and Linda Williams Children's

Museum, including:

CSI Crime Scene Investigation

Race Track

Raceway Build Stations

Tennis Ball Launcher

Make-Believe Pizza Place

Early Learning Play Center

Imagination Career Center

Pull Yourself Up

and More!

volunteer recognition

Winter 2011 Volunteer of the Quarter

J A N I N g r A h m I was born into a Navy family in New Hampshire and promptly started moving around the country. By my early teens, we ended up in Florida. Here we stayed until my children were out of high school and then I started following my husband back and forth around the country and on several foreign construction assignments. When my husband died in 1991, Florida and old friends and family called me back. Along the way, I have worked as a model, a commercial fisherman and at various

accounting jobs. Many hobbies developed over the years – camping, bow hunting, hiking and scuba. I sewed most of my family’s clothing early on and went into creative embroidery, quilting and appliqué. Pen and ink, pastels and oils were fun to explore, too. In the 80’s, I got into Psyanky (Ukrainian Egg Decoration). As my skill was honed, I found only the most intricate designs fascinated me! As arthritis robbed me of finger dexterity, I focused on other things I had always wanted to pursue, mainly Tai Chi and working on my bucket list. Tai Chi is a continuing journey and has been very rewarding. After about 10 years of study, I started teaching Tai Chi for health. My classes are at the Port Orange YMCA, The City of Port Orange and I have several private students. I also volunteer at the VA practicing Tai Chi with the vets and still meet with my teacher for on-going instruction. Travelling has been somewhat curtailed the last few years, but I go to my daughter, Tania, in Honolulu each year and my son, Chris, and his family in Idaho. When I came back to the area, I became a member of MOAS. Each time the magazine came in, I would highlight the things that should be seen. Somehow life got so busy that I was missing most of what I wanted to see! One year, when I was renewing my subscription, I noticed that little box that asked “would you like to volunteer?” Now I see most everything – I love my Museum!


Being recognized as MOAS Volunteer of the Year is truly an honor because I know how many other volunteers contribute their time to the Museum and the commitment is admirable. So to be singled out is a bit humbling. But I must point out that this would not be possible without the grant funding from the GE Volunteer Foundation and the many hours of support provided by

many other GE Volunteers and their spouses, as they spend their time working on science exhibits or attending Science Nights with kids, parents and siblings of all ages.

Time spent with the families is so very rewarding because oftentimes, while explaining a science concept to one of the kids - suddenly the light goes on in their head. Next, they will run off, and with a parent in tow, will say, "watch this Mom and Dad!” Then they will start to explain to them what is happening. Those are truly the moments of reward that make our volunteer time so much fun - providing hands-on exhibits that can make a difference in people's lives.

As a Program General Manager with GE and Director of Programs at Lockheed Martin, I managed large teams of en-gineers, suppliers and manufacturers and learned first hand the power of building and maintaining strong partner-ships. Local business partners such as Thompson Pump and Manufacturing, M&M Systems, Mediatech, Allied Window, Benedict Advertising, Lore L Ltd and Raydon give us a wide variety of talent and capability to tackle complex exhibits that are brought to life at the Museum.

I have been in technical complex engineering business all my life and found it to be fun, exciting, challenging and beneficial. Through interesting science exhibits in partner-ship with MOAS, I feel we can help create interest in math, science and engineering - enticing kids into what can be-come a lifetime of enjoyment and important contributions.

2012 Volunteer of the YearJ A m e s ko tA s

V O L u N T E E r awards

PRESENTED AT MOAS ANNUAL DINNEREach year at our annual dinner, MOAS recognizes individuals and organizations that support the Museum in extraordinary

ways. This year we had amazing support from many in the community. The following volunteers truly went above and

beyond, and we thank them all for their time and dedication.

Volunteer of the Year James Kotas

Award of DistinctionFred Oettel

Dedicated Service Award David Masse

Community Service Awards Target

Garden Club of the Halifax CountryGuild of the Museum of Arts & Sciences

Awards of Special Recognition

Howard KanEncore Catering

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The Guild of the Museum of Arts & Sciences began 50 years ago in 1962. 2012 will be full of special events and new initiatives in honor of this historic milestone, representing the community's commitment and devotion to the cultural legacy of the Guild's efforts to promote and support the Museum.

All members, past presidents, donors and supporters will be invited to participate as the Guild embarks on a renewed mission to engage and inspire through the arts and sciences. Educational efforts will continue to reach broader audiences through innovative programming, impactful outreach and unparalleled partnerships.

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary finale, the Guild hosted a New Year's Golden Anniversary Masquerade Ball on December 31, 2011, to honor the Museum, the Guild and its legacy, celebrating a half-century of art and the sciences in the community. Through a strengthened commitment to our core mission and broader community involvement, the Guild will continue to build on the vision of the Museum of Arts & Sciences family, and move forward into the next 50 years.

This fall's Dinner and Dice benefit was so much fun and successful, plans are moving along for another event in

February. So get out your boots, cowboy hats, jeans and sequins and get ready for “Saloon Night.” It will be held at the Palmetto Club on February 11 and is sure to be a fun time with good food, a little gambling and even some line dancing.

For the gamers out there, there will be a Bunko House Party on January 26th and Mexican Trains on February 20th - guaranteed to liven up a “winter” day.

For the nature lovers, March 19th is the day for a tour of the St. John’s River.

Watch for more information to follow about these four benefits and more.

Guild Golf Classic: If you’re looking for a special gift for the golfer among your friends or family, an entry into the Children’s Museum Classic may be just the ticket. This year’s tournament will be held on April 20th at the Plantation Bay

Golf and Country Club – recently voted the best private course in the area. An entry fee of $125 gets you golf, a buffet dinner, shirt, hat, on-course sandwiches, snacks and free drinks. Last year, 94% of the people who played said they’d be back again this year. People who played as singles are now talking about bringing foursomes. Sign up early, as space will be limited. Brochures with entry forms are available at the Museum front desk or call Mike Armstrong at 386.693.4563.

Educational Guild Programs kick-off the beginning of 2012. In January, Guild members and guests will have the opportunity to listen to author Gary H. Libby discuss his beautiful new book, Reflections II, Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, From the collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown. Libby has written an in-depth study of this most comprehensive and prestigious collection of Florida watercolors. Some of the featured artists are John James Audubon, Winslow Homer, Doris Lee, Reginald Marsh, Thomas Moran, Jane Peterson, and Andrew Wyeth.

In the month of February, artist Daniel Ambrose will present the Guild program, a fascinating demonstration of his use of egg tempera. Ambrose is a Southeast American landscape artist known for his exquisite treatment of light. Over the past 25 years, he has

guild holiday light up progressive beneFit patrons: ken & wanda sutter, santa & mrs. Claus, sheelagh & harry henriksen, kathy & don gibson.

guild newsA Word from Guild President: Dr. Kay Brawley

" The Guild of the Museum of Arts & Sciences began 50 years ago in 1962.

2012 will be full of special events and new initiatives in honor of this

historic milestone, representing the community's commitment and devotion to the cultural legacy of the Guild's efforts to promote and

support the Museum. "

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diane roger's & her grandChildren with mr. & mrs. santa

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In March, Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator, will lead the Guild and guests on a tour through the state-of-the-art Helene B. Roberson Visible Storage Building at the Museum which displays important works in glass-fronted, open storage format and contains artifacts not currently on exhibition. This unique building is the only such facility in the state of Florida for art and art objects.

50 Forward! These are just a few of the exciting happenings to kick-off a new year. Join the fun as the Guild begins to celebrate a series of 50 exciting things to do at the Museum. Go to the www.moas.org and click on the Museum Guild for more details.

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Over the last 15 years, Target has partnered with the Museum of Arts & Sciences on multiple grant

awards to bring art and cultural programs to disadvantaged families and children. Target is a leader in extending learning opportunities beyond the formal classroom. One of our first grants with Target took place in the mid 1990's providing a series of Family Festivals held at MOAS. The most popular of these was our "African Family Festival" which was attended by over 250 people. The event featured African art, crafts, music, and history programs based on our permanent exhibition Africa: Life and Ritual. The highlight was featuring famed local singer Harry Burney in our auditorium as the "Song and Story Man" bringing African songs and stories to life.

In more recent years, Target provided funding to bring all Volusia County Head Start Children to the Museum. Fifteen Head Start centers from all parts of the county visited MOAS for tours of the Root Family Museum and the Charles and Linda Williams Children's Museum. This generous contribution provided admission for over 600 preschoolers from low income households and a great experience for these first time museum visitors.

Last year, Target funded "Art and Ecology" a program in which two Title I Schools, Turie T. Small and Sugar Mill Elementary, were

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selected to participate. Students drew nature scenes and provided their masterpieces for an art show in the Dr. Kim A. Klancke, M.D., and Marsha L. Klancke Environmental Education Complex. In addition, these young artists also experienced the ecology of our unique hydric hammock in Tuscawilla Preserve as well as a live animal show.

This year, Target provided funding for MOAS programs at Gamble Place in Port Orange. This grant focuses on art and nature in the beautiful setting of the Gamble Place Preserve. Our students include teenagers from PACE Center for Girls and exceptional children whom are autistic or hearing impaired. Participating students take classes such as the “History of the Orange Grove,”

“Printmaking with Florida Leaves and Trees,” “Florida Gators” (inspired by the Jungle Pool painting exhibited at MOAS as part of Reflections II: Watercolors of Florida 1835-2000, From the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown) and Ivory soap carving – all led by Museum Adjunct Art Teacher Beth Dobberstein.

Target's practical kindness and generosity has expanded our audience, given access to many facets of our community and helped to further the mission of the Museum. We are forever grateful for our long-standing partnership with Target and its commitment to the fabric of our society.

SPECIAL THANKS

ART In ACTIOnStudents gained a better

understanding of Florida after analyzing a painting by Clara

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of Cici and Hyatt Brown. One student questioned, 'Why are the

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SACRED ICONS From the MOAS and Private CollectionsBy Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator, Curator of Decorative Arts and gary R. Libby Curator of Arts, MOAS

The word “icon” comes from the Greek word eikon, meaning an image created as a focal point of religious veneration, especially if a painted or carved portable object of the Orthodox Eastern faith.

The mostly anonymous artists focused on portraying the symbolic or mystical aspects of divine beings and making the holy and invisible, visible. Figures were presented in stiff, conventional ornamental style and two-dimensional format. However, whereas individual artists are generally unknown, there are subtle color and stylistic changes that developed overtime from various geographical areas that are a guide to research and understanding.

Traditionally, icons were an aid to the devotee in making prayers heard by the holy figure represented on the icon. Known and venerated as early as the pre-fifth century period, there are few in existence today that date from as early as the tenth century.

Growing out of the architectural frescoes and mosaics of Byzantine traditional art, icons were used to decorate church interiors and on occasion carried to war, held aloft on standards for inspiration. When Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453, the artistic form was transported to Russia. There, icon-making continued until the Russian Revolution in 1917, when the longtime czarist autocratic beaurocracy and its repressive rulership came crashing down.

Russian icons were often commissioned for private use, their themes focusing on saints relevant to individual families and tracing these families has helped to some extent to identify areas where various icons originated. These icons were usually small and often painted on copper rather than the generally used wood panel as this made them easier and lighter to transport. Occasionally, for their protection and glorification, they were also fitted with gilt or silver metal covers (known as rizas or oklads ), richly encrusted with pearls and precious stones.

It was in the great nineteenth century Germanic art movement which focused on period classification in the arts that the descriptive terms iconic and iconography evolved. The current exhibition focuses on both Greek and Russian icons and is a glorious display of deep feeling and artistry.

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ILLUMInATED MAnUSCRIPTS From the Collection of Ronald R. McCarty together with SACRED ICOnS from the MOAS and Private Collections are on display through March 18, 2012 at the Museum of Arts & Sciences.


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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSFrom the Collection of Ronald McCartyBy Ronald R. McCartyCurator and Keeper of the Historic Mansion Ca’d'Zanat The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

My first illumination was purchased when I was fifteen years old. I had gone to the Music Hall in Kansas City, Missouri where my Uncle was on tour performing on the Mitch Miller Show. I walked from the parking lot past an Antiquarian shop called Glenn Books and was drawn to the shop window by the glistening light that projected across a large sheet of gold on an Antiphonal leaf; something glorious such as I had never before seen.

A lover of botany and its wonders, I was especially attracted to the exquisitely delicate botanical borders of the page and begged my parents to purchase one for my next Christmas gift. They were taken aback, feeling it more appropriate for a boy of my age to be having fun with cash in hand to spend on such as new clothes.

It took weeks of explaining as to why and how I had fallen in love with the elegance and beauty of that leaf and how I longed to possess one, before they reconsidered and acquired a fifteenth century Italian page circa 1460 for me. It was decorated with a large gold letter of the alphabet detailed with the brilliant jewel-like colors of blue, pink and green and with well-executed calligraphy.

I was in seventh heaven!

The purchase of an illuminated manuscript as part of my personal Christmas celebration became a firmly established and very special part of my family tradition. As a result, I have assembled forty illuminated manuscripts over the years and always remember my beloved parents when I view the pages.

I later discovered that Glenn Books was the well-known rare book source for the illuminated manuscripts in the collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art I so loved. The shop’s owner, Mrs. Glenn was an inspiration for my growth as a true lover of the art of illumination, and this encouraged me in my successful career as a botanical painter.

WHAT IS AN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT?An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders (marginalia) and miniature illustrations. The earliest surviving substantive illuminated manuscripts are from the period AD 400 to 600, initially produced in Italy and the Eastern Roman Empire. The majority of these manuscripts are of a religious nature. However, especially from the 13th century onward, an increasing number of secular texts were illuminated.(Source: Wikipedia)

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The heavens have always coerced mankind to look up and wonder. Since the dawn of human history, people from cultures and societies around the globe have tried to make sense of the ongoing celestial play that nightly lights the sky with a dazzling show. In today’s world, one cannot hide from the technological innovations that are ever-present and which allow readily available star charts, night sky computer programs, and the now popular smart phone applications that provide any casual observer the ability to stargaze at their fingertips. STELLATUM PLANISPHæRIUM, 1675, BY LOUIS VLASBLOEM AND JOHANNES VAN KEULEN

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by: seth mayo, Curator of astronomy

Through the naked eyes of humans over many lifetimes and up to the development of the most sophisticated telescopes that peer deeper beyond what we could ever imagine, our working knowledge of the intricate patterns and objects that fill the night sky originates from a rich past of map-making that weaved both art and science together.

Through a generous gift provided by the Mombello-Russo Art Acquisition Fund, the Museum has had the fortunate opportunity to purchase seven beautiful and academically important celestial maps and astronomical illustrations to add to the burgeoning astronomy collection that complements the planetarium.

These fascinating maps and illustrations, from the seventeenth thru the nineteenth centuries, demonstrate the tremendous craftsmanship and meticulous observation that was required to produce such intricate depictions of the skies above.

The oldest map, entitled Stellatum Planisphærium, by Louis Vlasbloem and Johannes Van Keulen, was produced in 1675 in Amsterdam. Depicting both the southern (Australe) and northern (Boreale) hemispheres, the entire night sky is displayed - a rarity of the time since much of the southern sky was not well charted at that period. Littered across these detailed double hemispheres are sixty mostly hand-colored constellations representing many ancient stories and mythologies that make the scattered points of light come alive. A majority of those constellations come from the works of the famous Greek philosopher, Ptolemy, who took note of 1,028 stars and formed forty-eight constellations in his catalogue, the Almagest, that are still used today.

A closer look at the map’s constellations reveals that they are represented as flipped around and backwards. One example shows the great centaur (half man and half horse), Sagittarius, shooting his piercing arrow to the left at Scorpius (the Scorpion) instead of to the right, as seen from the northern hemisphere. This external view of the sky gives the "god-like" perspective that was widely used on earlier maps. The internal view used today eventually became the more accepted form which proved useful to scientific and navigational endeavors. Sitting above and hanging below the hemispheres lie two small spheres that depict the Ptolemaic earth-centered and the Copernican sun-centered views of the Solar System, two hotly contested theories at the time. These two opposing theories demonstrate the paradigm shift that was happening in the scientific community.

A handful of the constellations in the sky are accentuated in the largest map of the collection by John Flamsteed (1646-1719). Flamsteed is recognized as one of the most famous and influential British astronomers who founded, along with King Charles II, the Royal Greenwich Observatory in 1675. Having become the first appointed “Astronomer Royal” by the King and also the observatory's premier director, Flamsteed made over three thousand observations of stars and celestial objects and developed the era’s largest and most detailed maps of the night sky. After his death, the Atlas coelestis was produced in 1729 that contained twenty five of Flamsteed's maps.

The Museum's Flamsteed (as seen on the cover of this issue of Arts & Sciences) illustrates a more magnified and internal view that is centered around five elegantly drawn constellations: Hydra the Sea Serpent, Crater the Cup, Corvus the Crow, Sextans the Sextant, and Virgo the Maiden.

Stretching across the map and dominating the scene, the terrifying mythological creature Hydra makes itself known as it loops around and slithers through the stars. This legendary sea serpent was reported to have had many deadly reptilian heads and as each one was cut off, two more would sprout, making it a worthy foe. The Greek's most mighty warrior, Hercules, had to slay Hydra as one of his twelve Labors in a colossal battle to clear his name of past wrong-doings.

Demonstrating the depth and uniqueness of this new astronomical collection, the Tabula Selenographica (ca. 1730) by Johann Baptist Homann and Johann

Gabriel Doppelmayr, is in stark contrast to the other celestial works in that it only illustrates two views of the moon instead of the night sky.

Doppelmayr (1677-1750) was a professor of mathematics in Nuremberg, Germany, who had a profound interest in astronomy and cartography. Working with Johann Baptist Homann, a Nuremberg cartographer, Doppelmayr drew the elaborate representations of the moon that highlight the two very different perspectives of its surface as inspired by Johannes Hevelius and Giovanni Riccioli.

A Polish astronomer in the seventeenth century, Hevelius, is known as the “father of lunar topography,” having produced some of the earliest maps of the moon. To the left of the Tabula Selenographica lies Hevelius's version of the lunar surface, thus providing many similarities of the Moon's features to those of Earth's such as the vast sea-like plains and the prominent valleys and ridges.

Giovanni Riccioli, a seventeenth century Italian Jesuit and astronomer, was well known for his work with physics and spent a great deal of time studying the moon. To the right of the map can be seen Riccioli's view of the lunar terrain which names many of the dusty mountains and etched-out craters after significant scientists and important figures. Interestingly enough, today's maps of the Moon follow more closely to Riccioli's version even though Hevelius's maps were more widespread.

Accompanying these three marvelous maps are the mid-eighteenth century Globi Coelestis in Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars V and the Hemisphaerium Coeli Australe that excellently portray the southern hemisphere skies, as well as two small illustrations depicting early planetariums and celestial globes recently discovered and purchased from London, UK.

This new and exciting collection will provide and encourage an increased interest in and understanding of astronomy to the community, and is planned to be displayed in mid-February 2012 in the West Wing Gallery outside of the planetarium.

As we continue to stare at the heavens with awe, trying to grasp the breadth and meaning of the universe, it will become increasingly vital to future generations that we remember the path to our current understanding of the stars. The celestial maps offer not only precise tools for looking at the night sky, but also a great human story.


"through a generous gift provided by the mombello-

russo art acquisition fund, the museum has had the

fortunate opportunity to purchase seven beautiful

and academically important celestial maps and

astronomical illustrations to add to the burgeoning

astronomy collection that complements the

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