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Mar 3 – Nov 16, 2012Follow Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2, in the most ambitious effort ever made to understand the origins and evolution of tornadoes, on this heart-pounding science adventure. Armed with a 70mm camera, a fleet of customized vehicles designed to withstand gale force winds, torrential rains and unrelenting hail, and an arsenal of the most advanced weather measurement instruments ever created, the stars of Tornado Alley take audiences on a thrilling quest to experience a tornado’s destructive power at point blank range. Experience the adrenaline and the science of nature’s most dramatic phenomena!

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Jan 7 – Nov 16, 2012

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This exhibition has been made possible through NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Bison: American

Icon was organized by the C. M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana.

The National Endowment for the Humanities presents

An NEH on the Road Exhibition

Jan 28 – May 25, 2012Few animals conjure the power and symbolic

presence of the North American bison. Whether painted on a tipi or an artist’s canvas, minted on a nickel, or seen grazing at Shelby Farms

and Yellowstone National Park, the image of the bison stirs in us deep loyalties to the North

American landscape. Wild and fundamental, the bison is a familiar part of our shared heritage.

The Bison: American Icon explores the meaning and significance of this iconic creature for the Plains Indian culture of the 1800s through the

commercial and national symbol of the present. Along the way, The Bison charts the dramatic

changes that occured to the creature and its habitat, and to the people who depended upon it for daily existence. The exhibition also illuminates

the human response that eventually led to the bison’s preservation as a species and a symbol

in the twentieth century. The Bison includes Plains Indian artifacts, contemporary Native American

art, popular culture items, small models and sculptures, and some natural history materials.

In association with The Field Museum, Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Oct 29, 2011through

Mar 26, 2012 Now on Display

Sponsored by

Black & White Photo: Library of Congress The Scout in Winter 1908 Edward Curtis

Feb 11, 2012through

Oct 14, 2012

P I N K P A L A C E e x h i b i t s

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Pink Palace family of museums-aDmissions

museum exhibitscrew Training international imaX®

sharpe Planetariumlichterman nature centerChildren 2 and under are free. Shows & showtimes are subject to change.

adults ages(60+) ages(3-12) members$ 9.75 $ 9.25 $ 6.25 FREE$ 8.25 $ 7.50 $ 6.50$ 4.50 $ 4.00 $ 4.00 $ 6.00 $ 5.50 $ 4.50 FREE

Pink Palace museum HouRs MON-SAT, 9:00am – 5:00pm / SUN, 12:00pm – 5:00pm

licHTeRman naTuRe cenTeR HouRs TUE-THU, 10:00am – 3:00pm / FRI & SAT, 10:00am – 4:00pm

for imaX & Planetarium showtimes call 901.636.2362Pink Palace Museum, IMAX & Planetarium, 3050 Central Avenue • Memphis, TN 38111

for lichterman Program Times call 901.767.7322 ext.100Lichterman Nature Center, 5992 Quince Road • Memphis, TN 38119

@memphismuseums

Spring Plant Sale Fri, Apr 13 (9am – 6pm) / Sat, Apr 14 (9am – 1pm)1/2 Price Sale: Sat, Apr 14 (2pm – 4pm)A selection of native plants, trees and information on planting for wildlife including seeds, “southern favorites” (some edibles) and heirloom plants available for purchase. Free exhibit admission & parking.

Wild Lunch / Tuesdays – Saturdays (12pm)Watch the Backyard Wildlife Center’s animal keepers feed the animals at 12 noon. Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: Box Turtle; Wednesday: Red Tailed Hawk; Friday: Snakes.

Trail Blazin’ Volunteers 4th Saturday monthly (9am – 12pm)Organized by Volunteer Mid-South. Trail Blazers help keepour pathways clear. Bring your gloves and we’ll provide the hot chocolate.

Mars Quest Mar 10 – Jun 2As the planet Mars brightens in our evening sky, join us for a visit to that mysterious and enticing world. Narrator Patrick Stewart of Star Trek Next Generation fame guides us on this look at the red planet’s past, present, and possible future.

Visions of a Spring Night / Mar 17 – Jun 9Join us for a tour through the current spring skies. We show you constellations with their related stories (the classical mythology attached to them), with historical notes about our early research into the nature of theuniverse, as well as keep you up to date on some upcoming astronomical events. Visit our webite for showtimes.

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VOLUNTEER FOR THESE ACTIVITIES:

Spring Plant Sale Volunteers neededat Lichterman Nature Center

Setup prior to Plant Sale, April 9–12. Help with sales or moving plants. Friday–Saturday. April 13–14.

“The Bison: American Icon” Exhibitat the Pink Palace Museum

Jan 28 – May 25, 2012Be a part of the largest traveling exhibit of

Plains Indians bison culture ever shown in this region.

Call or email to sign up901.636.2438 / diane.mckinna@memphistn.gov

or visit www.memphismuseums.org

Thank you Volunteers for your support! National Volunteer Week

April 15–21, 2012

FACILITY RENTALS banquets / conferences / weddings

MUSEUM STORE books / toys / jewelry / t-shirts

COON CREEK MEMBERS’ DAY!

Saturday, April 28, 2012 10am – 4pm

Members of the Pink Palace Family of Museums

are in for a treat! You’re invited to Members’ Day

at Coon Creek. Enjoy a fun day outside learning

to find fossils, working on crafts and more! Bring

your family and current membership card

along with a picnic lunch, insect repellent and

sunscreen. We’ll supply the digging tools and

expertise, and you get to take the fossils home!

2985 Hardin Graveyard Rd., Adamsville, TN 38310Call 901.636.2406 for more information

Pink Palace901.636.2394

Lichterman901.767.7322

ext.113

Items pictured are not to scale. 901.636.2331

THE FRIENdS of thE Pink PAlAcE

The Friends of the Pink Palace is the support group for MMI. We would love to have you

visit us at one of our meetings. You might want to join!

We enjoy good times together and support

the Museum!

Next two meetings:10:00am, Tuesday, March 27 at Lichterman Nature Center Learn about the Plant Sale.

6:00pm, Tuesday, April 24 at the Pink Palace Museum.

Meeting followed by a Wine & Cheese Mixer.

Call 901.636.2408. We’ll see you there!

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CONNECTIONS! collEction

DonorsAmeriprise Financial Services, Inc.Bank of AmericaCummins, Inc.First Tennessee FoundationFriends of the Pink Palace MuseumMenke FoundationMethodist Le Bonheur HealthcareT.S.W. Storm Shelters, Inc.Mrs. Ann AndrewsMr. and Mrs. Charles E. AskewMr. and Mrs. Chris BakerMs. Faith BarcroftMr. and Mrs. Dick BodineMr. and Mrs. DeJuan BowenMr. and Mrs. John B. ColemanMr. and Mrs. Ronald ColemanMs. Jan ConnorMrs. Andrea CrislerMr. and Mrs. Walter CyganDr. and Dr. James T. DaltonDr. and Mrs. Robert DonatoDr. and Mrs. James DormanMr. and Mrs. Joseph FahhoumMr. and Mrs. William FondrenDr. and Mrs. Ron GrossmanMs. Lisa HaguewoodMs. Anna HilgerMr. and Mrs. Sigmund F. HillerMr. and Mrs. J.W. HimmelreichMrs. Carolyn JenningsMr. and Mrs. Will JonesMr. and Mrs. N.L. JosephMr. and Mrs. Bob Lane

Dr. and Dr. Rande LazarMrs. Lisa L. LeachMr. and Mrs. Mark LeeMr. and Mrs. John LevesqueMr. and Mrs. Jerome MakowskyMs. Jane MasseyMr. and Mrs. Paul NolteMr. and Mrs. Andrew PappasMr. and Mrs. Dana PorterDr. Ed RafalskiMs. Diane ReddochMr. and Mrs. Anton ReinerMr. and Mrs. Joe Rimstidt, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. RoseMr. and Mrs. George ScheizerMr. Casey ShannonMr. and Mrs. Phil ShannonMr. and Mrs. Denton SparksMr. and Mrs. Jack StratonMr. and Mrs. Jon ThompsonDr. and Mrs. James TurnerDr. and Mrs. Robert WebsterMr. and Mrs. Robert F. WernetDr. Meg WestMr. and Mrs. Jeff WillsMrs. Mydelle Wilson

Director’s circleMr. and Mrs. Sudhir AgrawalMr. and Mrs. Jerry BeylMr. and Mrs. Richard BodineMs. Joy R. BowenMs. Cynthia Buchanan and Mr. Jim CovingtonMr. and Mrs. Ronald ColemanMr. and Mrs. John B. Coleman

Ms. Jan ConnorDr. James T. Dalton and Dr. Stephanie ScottMr. and Mrs. Stephen R. FranklinMs. Sara L. HallMr. and Mrs. Gene HensonMr. and Mrs. Michael A. HooksMr. and Mrs. Odell Horton, Jr.Mrs. Lisa Lichterman LeachMr. and Mrs. David LiebetreuMr. and Mrs. Brad MartinDr. Rita MooreMr. and Mrs. Steve PikeDr. Edward M. RafalskiMr. and Mrs. William B. RudnerMr. Casey ShannonMs. Ruth Lyn WellsDr. Margaret H. WestMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Wills

advocateMr. and Mrs. Matt BondDr. and Mrs. Edward T. OrdmanDr. Thomas Shelton and Dr. Kay Jackson

BenefactorDrs. Daniel and Abby BakerMr. and Mrs. Jack BanckerDr. Robert Donato Mr. and Ms. David DoughtyMs. Gayle EvansMr. and Mrs. John FainDr. Shawn HaydenMrs. Ann J. HuckabaMrs. Bernice H. Hussy and Dr. Hal BruntDr. and Mrs. Tom RhodesMr. David Sanford and Mr. William Sanford

Mr. and Mrs. Michael UiberallMr. and Mrs. Thomas VandersliceMr. and Mrs. Jim VickeryMr. and Mrs. Charles S. WalkerMr. and Mrs. Craig Weiss

Palace GuardDr. and Mrs. John R. Adams, JrMr. and Mrs. Vincent Balla, JrMr. and Mrs. Pervis J. BallewMs. Faith BarcroftMr. and Mrs. Scott E. BohonMr. and Mrs. Timothy CarpenterMr. and Mrs. Mark CaskeyComprehensive Counsel NetworkDr. and Mrs. Roger CunninghamMr. and Mrs. Winston J. DawsDr. and Mrs. J. T. FranciscoMr. and Mr. Art HatfieldDr. and Mrs. Mervyn IsraelMr. and Mrs. Richard L. KrugMr. and Mrs. Mathew McCroryMr. Charles H. McNuttMr. and Mrs. Millard OldhamDr. and Mrs. James A. PitcockMr. Theodore Poplos and Dr. Stephanie A. StorgionMr. James Raines and Mr. Alan RainesDr. and Dr. Richard R. RantaMr. and Mrs. Chris RoseMr. Donald Stanley and Mrs. Tekla E. LittlefieldMs. Sharon E. TaylorDr. and Mrs. Otis S. Warr, IIIMr. and Mrs. Lewis WilliamsonMr. and Mrs. Marvin WilliamsonMr. and Mrs. John Zanella

SUPPORTERS: for membership information: 901.636.2406 To make a contribution: 901.636.2412

Beginning with the 2006 exhibit One Day Is Not Enough: Memphis Desegregation Through the Lens of Ernest Withers, the Collections Department at the Pink Palace has curated a series of exhibits exploring the many and varied roles African Americans have played in the history, culture, science and politics of the Mid-South. With the new exhibit Women of Strength, Women of Color, which opened mid-February, Museum scientists and researchers continue the New Connections series, endeavoring to tell the full story of our dynamic community.

Curator of History Jestein Gibson spearheaded the collecting, research and writing of the exhibit, securing artifacts and stories from a diverse crew of important African American women, many included in New Connections for the first time. Among those whose personal effects are on display for the first time are Frances Smith, activist and spouse of Dr. Benjamin Hooks; Maxine Smith, 2003 recipient of the National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Award and important Civil Rights leader; writer and professor Dr. Miriam DeCosta-Willis (pictured left); and Claudine Penn, Memphis’ first African American policewoman.

Louella Weaver, Manager of Collections, sees the New Connections series as a path toward a more inclusive picture of the city’s history as the Museum moves forward. “I would prefer to see us explore the history of Memphis, and not its Black History and White History and Jewish History, parceled out,” says Weaver. “African-Americans make up half of the population of the region, and more than half of Memphis. All people are equally important to the story of who we are.”

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ExECUTIVERon Coleman, President

Jeffrey R. Wills, Senior Vice President

Sudhir K. Agrawal, Treasurer

Casey Shannon, General Counsel

Sally Coleman, Secretary/Friends President

TRUSTEESJerry C. BeylPeggy BodineJoy R. BowenJan ConnorJames T. DaltonStephen R. FranklinGene HensonJanet HooksLisa Lichterman LeachJohn LevesqueDavid LiebetreuRita MooreEdward M. RafalskiMargaret H. West

Immediate Past PresidentOdell Horton, Jr.

Honorary TrusteesWilliam L. Reed & John D. Walt

Ex-OFFICIOCindy BuchananSteve Pike

The operation of the Pink Palace Family of Museums is a successful public-private partnership. In this joint venture, the City of Memphis provides 50% of the operating cost with the remaining 50% provided through charitable giving and earned revenue by Memphis Museums, Inc.

Museum Scope Editor, Ronda Cloud

Museum Scope designer, Robert Hughes

VOLUME TWENTY-TWO, ISSUE TWOMuseum Scope, issn 0145-6555, is published six times a year by the Pink Palace Family of Museums, 3050 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111. Annual subscription is provided with a value of $6.50 per paid membership. periodicals postage paid at Memphis, TN. Postmaster: send address changes to Museum Scope, 3050 Central Avenue

B O A R D O F t r u s t e e s

Power

Thinking over what we have to offer you in the next few months, I realized it’s all about power.

Powerful weather. Powerful people. Powerful animals.

Tornadoes unleash amazing power. They really can turn our world upside down. So, we try to understand it. Some people try so hard they will even drive right into one. Well, not exactly some people. More like one person—Sean Casey who drives the Tornado Interceptor Vehicle (TIV 2). Sean and the TIV 2 are not only in the movie, they will be here at the PinkPalace March 1-3. The 16,500 pound vehicle comes with the usual standard equipment: 3/8” aluminum plating, 6 hydraulic flaps, a hydraulic lowering device, a self-leveling suspension, 4 hydraulic drop down skirts, and two 2 stabilizing spikes. No cup holders, though. Casey wants to make sure the folks inside are focused on the weather. There are powerful people portrayed in our Women of Strength, Women of Color exhibit. This is the eighth Connections exhibit we have done as part of our initiative to be better “connected” to the African American community, and to better grow our collection of African American artifacts. This exhibit features a group of amazing people ranging from journalist Ida B. Wells to athlete Rochelle Stephens and many others. All had or have powerful determination and drive.

In addition, our exhibit, The Bison: American Icon continues and will be followed shortly by Bigger Than T-Rex: Giant Killer Dinosaurs of Argentina. Q.E.D.

Frances Bacon is supposed to have said, “Knowledge is power.” It would appear he didn’t say exactly that, but it is telling that the phrase and the attribution have stuck around. So, I think there is truth in it no matter who said or didn’t say it. Knowledge, whether scientific or historical is power, the power to understand the world better. I hope you will visit us soon and experience these powerful programs.

Steve Pike, Director of Museums

With your help, this year as in years past, the Pink Palace Family of Museums will continue to provide unique and inspiring educational experiences to our area school children – many of them at no cost to the students. All student experiences are subsidized at approximately $10 per student.

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To make a contribution online, please visit www.memphismuseums.org.

Mission Statement:The Pink Palace Family of Museums inspires people to learn how history, science, technology and nature shape the Mid-South. Through rich collections, thought provoking exhibitions and engaging programs, we encourage our diverse community to reflect on the past, understand the present and influence the future.

A Memphis Museums, Inc. Publication

MARCH2 CTI IMAX® Theater Dolphins last day CTI IMAX® Theater BOGO IMAX® last day3 CTI IMAX® Theater Tornado Alley opens Sharpe Planetarium Worlds in Motion last day10 Sharpe Planetarium Wonders of a Winter Night last day Sharpe Planetarium Mars Quest opens17 Sharpe Planetarium Visions of a Spring Night opens24 Lichterman Nature Center Trail Blazin’ Volunteers26 Pink Palace Museum Head to Toe last dayAPRIL13 Lichterman Nature Center Spring Plant Sale14 Lichterman Nature Center Spring Plant Sale28 Lichterman Nature Center Trail Blazin’ Volunteers Coon Creek Science Center Members’ DayMAY25 Pink Palace Museum The Bison: American Icon last day26 Lichterman Nature Center Trail Blazin’ VolunteersJUNE2 Sharpe Planetarium Mars Quest last day9 Sharpe Planetarium Hubble Vision 2 opens16 CTI IMAX® Theater To the Arctic opens23 Lichterman Nature Center Trail Blazin’ Volunteers26 Pink Palace Museum Bigger Than T-Rex: Giant Killer Dinosaurs of Argentina opens

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