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Archaeological Conservation: One of the Keys that Reveals the Antiquities Market - Legitiamte and Illicit

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:29:28 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-661-4654
Museum

Archaeological Associates of Greenwich presents: Catherine Sease, Senior Conservator at Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History.

May 15, 2008 at 8:00 P.M.

Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT

(203) 661-4654. Members free. $10 to the public at the door.

Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker Opens to the Public This Weekend, May 10th - Sept 7th, 2008

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:36:00 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

The Bruce Museum is assembling an exhibition of rarely seen Old Master and other paintings drawn from the collection of Jacques Goudstikker, who was the preeminent dealer of Old Master paintings in Amsterdam prior to World War II. Tragically, he died in an accident while escaping the Nazi invasion. Only recently have his heirs been able to reclaim from the Dutch government 200 of the approximately 1,400 works of art that he was forced to leave behind at his gallery and that were subsequently looted by Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering. Approximately thirty-five of the finest works have been selected for an international touring exhibition that will showcase the discerning eye of Jacques Goudstikker and emphasize the importance of both the artworks and their historic restitution to the family. In 2009, the exhibition will travel to The Jewish Museum in New York, NY. The exhibition is supported by LexisNexis Group, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Tiffany Glass and Favrile Pottery: Apr. 14

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:07:27 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-622-1128
Museum

The Connecticut Ceramics Study Circle presents a lecture titled “Louis C. Tiffany and Favrile Pottery,” 1:15, Monday, April 14, Bruce Museum; free for members, $15 guests; 622-1128; Ceramiccircle@optonline.com.

Lecture: Almost Human: Making Robots Think by Professor Lee Gutkind: Apr. 13

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:09:05 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

Author, editor and founder of the Creative Nonfiction Foundation, and Professor of English at University of Pittsburg will speak.

April 13, 2008 at 1:30 P.M.

Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT.

Free to members, $5 non-members. (203) 869-0376.

Scenes of Blue and White. Mar. 17

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:29:42 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-622-1128
Museum

The Connecticut Ceramics Study Circles holds a lecture titled “Chinese 14th Century Blue & White: Vessels with Narrative Scenes,” 1:15, Monday, March 17, Bruce Museum; reservations required; 622-1128.

Marianne Smith Memorial Lecture. Mar. 14

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:34:52 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

March 14, 2008 at 7:30 P.M.

Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT.

Free. (203) 869-6786 Ext. 320.

The Rainbow Bridge: Rainbows in Art, Myth & Science with Dr. Raymond Lee, JR.

Reservations required.

Concert: Haley Savage. Mar. 12

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:33:50 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Music

March 12, 2008 at Noon.

Bruce Museum, Greenwich CT.

Free. (203) 869-0376.

Guitarist, pianist and composer Hayley Savage performs some of her own new works for solo guitar, which are included on her forthcoming album Crossed Wires and Coloured Strings.

Phenomenal Weather

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:35:00 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

Coming March 8, 2008, through November 30, 2008, Phenomenal Weather is a family-friendly exhibition that showcases the astounding variety of weather events that take place around the globe and explores the subject through interactive displays, objects and images.

Approximately eight hands-on displays invite visitors to better understand weather phenomena - from the extreme to the everyday - and the science behind them.

Hurl a hurricane toward North America in the computer activity “Create-a-cane”

See and hear a real tornado in a mock storm-chasing vehicle

Learn how weather is a response to heat imbalances created by the energy of the sun

Watch a lab-created snowflake grow.

Try to split light into a rainbow of colors using prisms and mirrors

Learn about cloud patterns and then test your skills in forecasting the weather

Geological specimens are testaments to the forcefulness of weather events and their continuity through the history of the planet. The show includes unusual objects such as

A Connecticut Valley rock formation that preserves raindrop impressions along with dinosaur tracks

Fulgurites - tubes of fused sand and dirt created by lightning strikes

Rocks from Mount Tambora, site of the 1815 eruption in Indonesia that caused the “year without a summer

Different cultures have produced myths in attempts to explain, predict or control the weather. Ethnological artifacts in the exhibition include

A bronze Zeus hurling a lightning bolt

A clay head of the Aztec rain god Tlaloc

Bruce Museum’s groundhog mount representing Candlemas Day, also known as Groundhog Day

Historic meteorological instruments in the exhibition document the expansion of scientific observations of the weather to better understand and predict it.

Air temperature, pressure and relative humidity data are fundamental observations acquired through thermometers, barometers and hygrometers.

A U.S. Army Signal Corps thermograph is an instrument designed to provide a continuous record of temperature data

Lenders to the exhibition include the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University, the American Museum of Natural History, Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, Harvard Museum of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and private collectors.

The exhibition is supported by the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund and a Committee of Honor.

Exhibit: Phenomenal Weather

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:19:19 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

March 8, 2008

Museum hours.

Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT.

$7 Adults, $6 seniors and students, free for members and children under five. (203) 869-6786.

Family-friendly interactive exploration of the weather, on display in the Science/Ethnology Gallery. Visitors will be able to explore the science behind the wind, rain, snow and extreme events like hurricanes. Touch a tornado and listen to the sounds it makes. Learn to be a sky watcher,forecasting the weather from cloud observations and scanning the skies for rainbows, halos and glories.

March 8 - November 30 2008.

Robots for Families. Feb. 24

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:49:17 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-0376
Museum

An afternoon of family activities around robots including a program titled “What Do Robots Do?” present by MIT graduate student, James McLurkin, 1 to 4, Sunday, Feb. 24, Bruce Museum; free with museum admission; 869-0376.

Astronomy Day Family Day. Feb. 16

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:10:03 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-0376
Museum

Activities and crafts for everyone focusing on the stars and planets.

February 16, 2008 from 1:00 - 4:00 P.M.

Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT.

$7 Adults, $6 seniors and students, and free for children under 5. (203) 869-0376.

A Taste for Chocolate

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:15:02 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

A Taste for Chocolate
July 21, 2007 - February 24, 2008

Consumed worldwide as a confection and beverage, chocolate has been traded as currency, is given yearly as a token of enduring love, and inspires passion bordering on obsession and addiction --the current Merriam-Webster Dictionary now includes the word “chocoholic” as an entry. Yet its origin and history are often overlooked.

A Taste for Chocolate explores the varied uses of cacao over the centuries and the cultural influence of chocolate on society. The exhibition traces chocolate’s historical and cultural evolution with approximately fifty examples of decorative arts and historical artifacts dating from the Aztec and Maya civilizations through the 20th century. These items are drawn from the Bruce Museum collection, private collectors, and institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, American Museum of Natural History, New York Botanical Garden, Gardiner Museum in Toronto, and Wilbur Chocolate’s Americana Museum in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

The exhibition is supported by the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund, and Michael Kovner and Jean Doyen de Montaillou.

Antiques Society Will Host Lecture. Feb. 11

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:29:48 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-9531
Museum

The Greenwich Antiques Society is hosting a lecture on "Dinner at the White House: Porcelain for American Presidents," with Susan Grey Detwiler, author, curator and former president of the American Ceramics Society at 1:15 p.m. Monday, February 11, at the Bruce Museum, One Museum Drive, Greenwich CT.

The cost is $15 for non-members.

For more information or for reservations, call 203-869-9531 or 914-631-9439.

Exhibition: Robotics 1/26 - 4/20

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:59:13 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

This highly anticipated family-focused show is the Bruce Museum’s major winter/spring offering. Robotics explores the impact of robots in science and technology and their place in the realm of popular culture. Through hands-on exhibitions and an array of real and imagined machines, visitors to the Museum will explore the world of robots from “Robbie the Robot” to nano-technology. The exhibition is supported by the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund.

Family Activities: The Arts of China

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:27:58 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

A self-guided program for families with a gallery hunts through the exhibition Flora and Fauna: Themes and Symbols in Chinese Decorative Arts. There will be Chinese-themed craft activities in the Education Workshop. This is the first of four such programs August 1, 8, 15, and 22nd ; The first theme on August 1st will be Dragon Hats. All activities are free just bring your imagination! 10 a.m.– 4 p.m.

Save the Date: 26th Annual Outdoor Arts Festival

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:23:40 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

The juried show features over 80 exhibitors selected from across the country. The paintings, photography, drawings, sculptures, and mixed media pieces on exhibit during the Festival are all available for purchase. There is also live music on both days as well as fun, educational family activities, and a variety of food choices. Festival admission is $8 and includes general admission to the Bruce Museum. Members and children-under-5 are free.

Saturday, October 6, 2007
Sunday, October 7, 2007
10 a.m. - 5 p.m

A Century of Change: Museum Director's Panel Discussion

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:48:54 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

Joining together the past, present and future of the Bruce Museum in a panel discussion will be current and former directors of the Bruce Museum, Peter C. Sutton, Homer McK Rees, Hollister Sturges, III and John B. Clark. The program will be moderated by Catherine H. Ogden, Chairman of the Greenwich Library Oral History Project. The exhibit "A Century of Change" at the Bruce Museum highlights the Museum's nearly 100-year history and joins in the celebration of the recent publication of the Greenwich Library Oral History Project's book of the same name.

Fine Crafts Festival - See the Artists Live - Video

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:25:21 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

Held on the grounds of the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. The Festival featured more than 80 exhibitors specializing in ceramics, jewelry, wood, wearable and decorative fiber, metalwork, leather, paper arts and glass, all available for purchase. The Festival also included many fun, educational craft activities throughout both days for children and families related to techniques used by the exhibitors. Food vendors offered international cuisine, and two classical guitarists will perform both days.

Flora and Fauna: Themes and Symbols in the Decorative Arts of China

Tue, 15 May 2007 19:30:08 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

Exploring the concept of Chinese symbolism in the decorative arts, the exhibition features Chinese textiles drawn from the Museum’s collection, as well as objects of porcelain, jade, cloisonné, ivory and lacquer from private collections. How the design repertory is transcribed from one medium to another offers visual testimony to both the inventive spirit of the Chinese mind and insistence on the continuity of cultural meaning. Organized by guest curator Karen Hayward, a consultant in the Chinese decorative arts. The exhibition is supported by the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund.

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Eye Candy: Two Centuries of Chocolate Advertising

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:38:34 GMT

Greenwich, CT
203-869-6786
Museum

Ever wonder where your favorite chocolate comes from and how it is made? This exhibition traces the changing role of chocolate through history by detailing the natural history of cacao and exploring the different uses of chocolate from the time of the Mayan civilization to the present day.

July 21, 2007 - February 24, 2008

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