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Events:
Labor Day Weekend
Saturday, September 4- Monday, September 6
The business offices & museum will be closed for this holiday weekend.
The 6th Annual
Smithsonian Museum Day
Saturday, September 25, 2010
We are pleased to be a first time
participant in this nation-wide celebration of heritage and cultural life.
Museum Day visitors will get a first look at the new history exhibit on women's
suffrage in Michigan. Free admission for visitors presenting the official Museum
Day ticket, found on the
Smithsonian website.
History Exhibit
Opening
Sunday,
September 26, 2-4 p.m.
Join us for the public opening of our new history exhibit, "Petticoat Patriots:
How Michigan Women Won the Vote." This exhibit explores the woman's suffrage
movement in Michigan and the women that demanded the right for Michigan women
and all women to vote.
Exhibits:
The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame features more than 250 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.
Resourceful Women: 30
Who Preserved Michigan's Water, Woods, and Wildlife
Through Sunday, September 12, 2010
Against a backdrop of a timeline marking conservation
milestones in Michigan history, this engaging exhibit examines
the contributions of 30 courageous women who—through
their work as politicians, policy makers, artists, activists, educators, and
scientists—helped protect and promote our natural resources
and the environment in the 20th century. Hands-on activities for children
include a design-a-state-park station and a take-home butterfly activity.
Denali National Park: A Celebration of Color
Wednesday,
August 18-Sunday, October 31, 2010
Enjoy vibrant
landscapes inspired by Denali National Park & Preserve created by artist Pat
Miller. Miller skillfully employs the transparent qualities of watercolor along
with pastels, to preserve, savor, and share her exuberance for life and the
natural world.
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