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Events:
Opening Reception
"Faster, Higher, Stronger: Michigan Women in Olympic History"
Sunday, July 13, 2008
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Enjoy
Olympic-themed refreshments as two of Michigan's female Olympians
describe their trials and triumphs at the highest level of amateur
athletics. Free tours of this new exhibit--complete with a
design-your-own-medal station, kid-sized winners' podium, and mini
basketball game--are
also part of the celebration!
Exhibits:
The Michigan Women’s
Hall of Fame
The Hall
of Fame features more than 200 historical and
contemporary women of Michigan who have been
inducted since 1983. This permanent exhibit
offers introductions to and highlights of each of these women.
"Votes for Women"
This returning exhibit chronicles the history of the
women's suffrage movement. You'll be introduced to national leaders such
as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton as well as Michigan women
who figured prominently in the movement, including May Stocking Knaggs
(Bay City), Anna Howard Shaw (Big Rapids), and Sojourner Truth (Battle
Creek). Among the many interesting artifacts is a copy of the Women's
Century Calendar dated 1900 which is signed by Anthony.
"Faster, Higher,
Stronger: Michigan Women in Olympic History"
July 13-December 26, 2008
Despite being banned from the ancient Olympics
under threat of death, relegated to non-contact sports in the modern
era, and even today lacking equal representation, women have embraced
the philosophy of the Olympic movement from its inception and excelled
at its sports. Over the years, at least 100 of these women have made
their home in Michigan: some born here, some training here, and some
retiring here. All will be recognized for their efforts and
accomplishments in this, the first exhibit in our state to honor its
female Olympic athletes.
"Chemscapes"
June 8-August 29, 2008
"Chemistry as art does not occur to most people," notes Olivet artist
Pam Gleave. "It is not generally thought of as a beautiful or artistic
subject, but looking into the microscope at these re-crystallized
chemicals, one is awestruck by the incredible beauty of intense colors
and amazing formations." Gleave's photographs of chemical structures are
groundbreaking, revealing deep, dreamy landscapes in which the viewer is
invited to wander in flights of imagination. |
