ncmuseums

An occasional list of exhibits, programs, and events at North Carolina museums. Sponsored by the North Carolina Museums Council.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

1). The Hickory Museum of Art is teaming up with Lenoir-Rhyne University and Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center to celebrate the Spirit of Black Mountain College. A three-day festival will be held September 25 – 27. Although Black Mountain College closed its doors more than 50 years ago, it is recognized around the world as one of the most important educational and artistic movements of the 20th century in the United States. For a complete list of events and times, visit http://www.blackmountaincollegecelebration.com/

2). Southeastern Museums Conference: Just a reminder that the deadline for applying to JIMI 2009 is October 10, 2008 -- and NCMC will be offering a tuition scholarship ($600) to a member. This annual Institute provides an eight-day, total immersion environment for professionals to learn more about general administration and operations. JIMI gives administrators the key resources imperative to orchestrating personnel efficiency, staff morale and overall organizational improvement.

3). Asheville Art Museum (http://www.ashevilleart.org/): Join the Asheville Art Museum Sunday, September 28 at 2:00 p.m. for a film screening of “Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru No Haka)” directed by Isao Takahata and based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Akiyuki Nosaka. Released in 1988, this film explores the tragedies of war through the lives of two orphans struggling to survive in Japan during World War II.

4). N.C. Museum of History: Drive to the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh and step inside to immerse yourself in the 1700s. Join Revolutionary War re-enactors in a military drill, hear the fife and drum band, dance to 18th-century music, dress in period clothing, learn to grind corn and experience more during the activity-filled “Family Day: Colonial North Carolina” on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Museum of History. With something for all ages, this free event is a fun, hands-on opportunity to explore our state’s past, from colonization to the American Revolution.

5). Cape Fear Museum: The state’s annual gathering of shell collectors, exhibitors and enthusiasts returns to Cape Fear Museum of History and Science September 26 through 28. The 2008 North Carolina Shell Show, sponsored by the N.C. Shell Club, will feature hundreds of seashells – remnants of bivalves and gastropods alike – collected far and wide by club members and other exhibitors. Participants from up and down the East Coast will install museum-quality displays and compete for ribbons, trophies and bragging rights.

6). High Point Museum: The High Point Museum is pleased to present “Growing Seasons: An American Farm Family at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century,” curated by Carolyn Splear Pratt, which is scheduled to open Tuesday, September 23 and run through Sunday, January 25, 2009. The “Growing Seasons” educational exhibit is a slice of American history, depicting a distant, but familiar, social experience. The text, casein paintings, pen & ink vignettes and artifacts relate to the seasons of the farm year, through the experiences of a family during the early years of the new century.

7). Bellamy Mansion Museum: American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) congratulates the winners of the 2008 AASLH Small Museum Committee scholarship. They are Madeline Flagler, of the Bellamy Mansion Museum in Wilmington, NC and Sabine Kretschmar, of the Shaker Historical Society in Shaker Heights, Ohio. This scholarship covered registration fees and paid a travel stipend that enabled both recipients to attend the AASLH Annual Meeting September 9-12 in Rochester, NY. Applicants for this highly competitive scholarship must explain how attendance will benefit their personal professional development, their particular institution, as well as their extended community.

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