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Museums on Us November 2009
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With the holidays fast approaching, this may be the last month this year when you have time enjoy a weekend afternoon at a museum. If you've got a Bank of America checking account, ATM or credit card then you have a free pass (general admission only) to a selection of museums around the country on the first weekend of every month through the Museums on Us program. Please take a photo ID with you, some museums may request it before letting you enter.
The November 7, 2009 and November 8, 2009, you can visit these museums in and around Boston for free by showing your Bank of America card or check:
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Harvard Museum of Natural History
- DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
- Danforth Museum
- Ecotarium
What you can expect to see:
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)
Ongoing exhibits include:
- Showa Sophistication: Japan in the 1930s - Ending Nov 8
- RSVP: Jim Lambie
- Contemporary Outlook: Seeing Songs
- Echoes of Heian Kyo: Court Culture in the Floating World
- Glorious Beasts in Persian Painting
- The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000 BC - Opened Oct 18
- Tibet/China Confluences
- Luxuries from Japan: Cultural Exchange in the 17th and 18th Centuries
- Patterns of Long Ago: Reflections of China in Japanese No Costume
- Preserving History, Making History: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Harvard Museum of Natural History(Cambridge)
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Ongoing:
- The Language of Color is and exhibit about color and its evolution in the natural world.
- Climate Change: Our Global Experiment
- Dodo, Trilobites & Meteorites...Treasures of Nature and Science at Harvard.
Permanent Exhibits:
- The Great Mammal Hall
- Evolution
- Arthropods: Creatures that Rule
- The Glass Flowers
- The Zoological Galleries
- The Mineralogical and Geological Gallery
Decodova Sculpture Park and Museum (Lincoln)
Ongoing:
Current:
- Lalla Essaydi: Les Femmes du Maroc
- Jules Aarons: In the Jewish Neighborhoods 1946 - 1976
- Out of the Box: Photography Portfolios from the Permanent Collection
Danforth Museum of Art(Framingham)
Current exhibitions:
- New England Photography Biennial 2009 - Ending Nov 8
- Nan Tull: Sensuous Wisdom, 1984 - 2009 - 25 Years of Painting and Drawing - Ending Nov 8
- Cree Bruins: Projecting Into the Past - Ending Nov 8
- Yu-Wen Wu: Suspended, A Song Cycle - Ending Nov 8
- Peter H. Reynolds: Make Your Mark!
- Meta Warrick Fuller: Sculptures from the Studio
Ecotarium(Worcester)
In addition to the walking trails available for exploration, the animals that live there, and the permanent exhibits, you can see these special exhibits:
Ongoing:
Cool Moves: The Artistry of Motion: Create your own cool moves! Interact with pendulums, a touchable tornado, three-wheeled racers, a dancing wall, wind and more! Enjoy the science of motion!
Permanent Exhibits:
- Secrets of the Forest
- The Green Carnivores: A community exhibit
- Water Planet
- Fresh Water Ecosystems
- Look, Touch, Explore
- MicroDiner
- African Communities
- Thinking Globally, Abiding Locally
- Minerals
- Curator's Workshop
For more info: Museums on Us
Pictures:
- State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance/Source: Museum of FIne Arts
- Harvard Museum of Natural History/Source: HMNH
- Polar Bear at the Ecotarium/Source: Flickr
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