All Entries Tagged With: "bruce museum"
Journey to Iraq
“Recent Travels in Iraq: An Archaeologist’s Commentary” will be the subject of Professor C. Brian Rose on Thursday, November 19, 8 pm at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. Sponsored by the Archaeological Associates of Greenwich (the AAG), the event is free to AAG and Bruce Museum members and $10 to the public at the door. [...]
Geology Walk at the Clyne Preserve
Clyne Preserve Geology Walk with the Bruce Museum and Greenwich Land Trust Sunday, October 25, 2009 2:00pm-4:00pm Curator of Science Carolyn Rebbert and Museum Educator Caroline Shields interpret the geologic features of Greenwich Land Trust’s Clyne Preserve near the Greenwich-Stamford border. Walking shoes recommended. For information and reservations, contact Jacinta Mullins at (203) 629-2151. Directions: [...]
Outdoor Arts Festival
Bruce Museum One Museum Drive 28th Annual Outdoor Festival Columbus Day Weekend Saturday, October 10 Sunday, October 11 10:00am-5:00pm The Outdoor Arts Festival is a juried event featuring more than 90 artists selected from across the country. The paintings, photography, drawings, prints, sculptures, and mixed media pieces are also available for purchase. There will be [...]
Volcanic Hazards Lecture at the Bruce
Bruce Museum One Museum Way Friday, August 7, 2009 7:30 p.m. Science Lecture Series: Volcanic Hazards and Current Geological Activity at the Yellowstone Caldera Dr. Jacob B. Lowenstern begins the series with Volcanic Hazards and Current Geological Activity at the Yellowstone Caldera. He summarizes the volcanic history of the Yellowstone Plateau, providing context on the [...]
Animals of Yellowstone
Bruce Museum One Museum Drive Thursday, August 6, 2009 10:30 a.m. Animals of Yellowstone Story hour and hands-on workshop designed especially for children ages 3-5 and their parents/guardians. Participants will visit a special installation of animal mounts, hear about and explore the animals that live in Yellowstone National Park, and then create animal masks of [...]
Olga Hirshhorn Collection
Bruce Museum One Museum Drive 203.869.0376 The Mouse House: Art from the Collection of Olga Hirshhorn July 25, 2009 – October 18, 2009 Over the years, Olga Hirshhorn has acquired everything from Greek, African and pre-Columbian sculptures to paintings, prints and drawings by stellar 20th-century artists such as Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Georgia O’Keeffe, Louise [...]
Chinese Jun Ware Lecture & Tea
Bruce Museum Connecticut Ceramics Study Circle Lecture Monday, June 15, 2009 1:15 p.m. “Chinese Jun Ware” by Robert Mowrey, Curator of Chinese Art, Arthur Sackler Museum at Harvard University. A special “birthday” tea reception to follow the lecture. Free to members, $15 for guests. For reservations and information, call 203. 622.1128, 203.323.8354, or 914.273.3167 or [...]
Venetian Renaissance Ball
Renaissance Ball Bruce Museum at the Riverside Yacht Club Saturday, June 6, 2009 The Long Island Sound waterfront will be the backdrop for this year’s Venetian-themed Renaissance Ball. Scheduled to take place at the Riverside Yacht Club, the Ball will feature entertainment by Alex Donner Orchestra and a live auction led by Guy Bennett of [...]
The Hanging Gardens of Nineveh
Archaeological Associates of Greenwich Lecture Bruce Museum Thursday, May 21, 2009 8 p.m. “The Hanging Gardens of Nineveh” by Yale’s Professor Karen Foster, who proposes that the hanging gardens could have been at the Assyrian site of Nineveh and possibly not at Babylon after all. Free to Bruce Museum and AAG members, $10 non-members at [...]
Bruce Museum Outdoor Festival
Bruce Museum One Museum Drive Saturday, May 16-Sunday, May 17, 2009 10:00am-5:00pm Held on the grounds of the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. The Festival features 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 includes many fun, educational [...]
Connecticut Ceramics Study Circle Seminar
Chinese Ceramics Bruce Museum One Museum Drive Monday, April 20, 2009 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Chinese Ceramics with Rose Kerr. The seminar consists of three lectures: “Exploring the Chinese Potter’s Skills,” “Cobalt and Gold: Two Important Traditions in Chinese Ceramics,” and “Chinese Blue and White from T’ang to Ming.” Rose Kerr is the former [...]
