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Almanac - September 29, 2015 Volume 62 No. 07

 

Woven Words: New Insights into Wampum Diplomacy and Native Studies

woven words

Richard W. Hill Sr., Coordinator of the Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Ohsweken, Ontario, with Penn graduate student Stephanie Mach, discussing Haudenosaunee wampum belts in July 2015, at the Recital of the Great Law at Akwesasne, in Hogansburg, New York.  Wampum belts shown in the background were crafted by Ken Maracle.

Photograph by Margaret Bruchac.

woven words

On October 1-2, take part in Woven Words: New Insights into Wampum Diplomacy and Native Studies at the Penn Museum. See Conferences.

 

From Farm to Canvas: Burrison Gallery

from farm to canvas

On October 3-November 4, From Farm to Canvas, still life paintings by Gayle Viale Joseph will be on display at the Burrison Gallery with a reception on October 6 from 4-6 p.m. See Exhibits.

 

Summer Garden Railway 
Morris Arboretum
morris arboretum thomas the train
morris arboretum
Photo by Judy Miller.

Summer Garden Railway, landmarks created from natural materials are on display at the Morris Arboretum weekends in October through October 12. See Exhibits.

 

Young Families Event: Gallery Romp: Egypt

egypt romp penn musuem

On October 3, visit the Penn Museum for the Young Families Event: Gallery Romp: Egypt. See Children's Activities.

 

Beneath the Surface: Life, Death and Gold in Ancient Panama-Penn Museum

beneath the surface

gold embossed plate

turtle plate
On February 7-November 1, Beneath the Surface: Life, Death and Gold in Ancient Panama will be on display at the Penn Museum. It will include spectacular finds at the Pre-Columbian cemetery of Sitio Conte in central Panama shed light on a mysterious and complex society that thrived there more than 1,000 years ago. See Exhibits.

 

Scarecrow Walk: Morris Arboretum

scarecrow walk
More than 30 designer scarecrows will line the Scarecrow Walk from October 3-25 at Morris Arboretum. This year’s theme is Famous Art & Artists like Picascrow (above). See Exhibits.

 

A Brand New Sculpture by Patrick Dougherty-A Waltz in the woods

waltz in the woods

waltz in the woods

Stickwork–New Abstract Sculpture by Patrick Dougherty.

He created a site-specific stick sculpture, gaining inspiration from the garden at the Morris Arboretum. This exhibit will be on display until deterioration.

Photos by Marguerite Miller. See Exhibits.

 

  Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower: The Concert Version
octavia e butler

On October 1-3, come see Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower: The Concert Version at the Annenberg Center. See Music.

 

Chitravina Ravikiran
chitravina ravikiran
On October 10, come see Chitravina Ravikiran, a musical prodigy and master of the Chitravina at the Annenberg Center. See Music.

 

XPN Welcomes The Gloaming
The Gloaming
On October 11, come see The Gloaming, Irish traditional music meeting the New York downtown scene at 7 p.m. at the Annenberg Center. See Music.

 

Victorious Secret: Entertaining Notions of Elite Ideals for Women 300 AD: Education Commons
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On October 20 through February 15, 2016, Victorious Secret: Entertaining Notions of Elite Ideals for Women 300 AD is on display at the Education Commons in Franklin Field with a reception on October 21 at 4 p.m. The exhibit displays mosaic panels of women athletes from Roman times, based on originals in Piazza Armerina, Sicily. See Exhibits & Talks.

 

Super.Natural - Burrison Gallery

super natural geometry

Super.Natural, photography by Andreea Dimofte – a constant search for the less common perspective on otherwise classic themes and locations is on display at Burrison Gallery through October 2. See Exhibits.

 

Everybody’s Protest Music-Dr. Guy’s Musiqology
everybody's protest music dr. guys musicology
On October 16, come see Everybody’s Protest Music-Dr. Guy’s Musiqology at 8 p.m. at the Annenberg Center. He speaks about resistance, power and love in the current era of social protest and change. See Music.

 

Jon Batiste & Stay Human
jon batiste and stay human
On October 17, come see Jon Batiste & Stay Human at 8 p.m. at the Annenberg Center. Batiste has absorbed a musical language that revives the roots of jazz, blues and other American music. See Music.

 

Urban Bush Women
urban bush women

On October 22-24, come see Urban Bush Women, contemporary dance, music and text weaved with the history, cultural and spiritual traditions of the African diaspora at 7:30 p.m. at the Annenberg Cente. See On Stage.

 

Twyla Tharp: 50th Anniversary Tour
Twyla Tharp
On October 30-November 1, come see Twyla Tharp's 50th Anniversary Tour as the legendary choreographer celebrates 50 years of dance with new works. See On Stage.

 

Fall Festival
fall festival morris arboretum
On October 3-4, come enjoy the Fall Festival, a weekend of autumn fun and activities at the Morris Arboretum. See Special Events.

 

Small Trees for Small Spaces Tour
small trees tour morris arboretun
On October 10 & 24, come take part in the Small Trees for Small Spaces Tour at the Morris Arboretum, enjoying small trees that make a big impact. See Special Events.

 

Grist Mill Demonstration Day
grist mill
On October 18, enjoy Grist Mill Demonstration Day at the Morris Arboretum. The Grist Mill has been restored and made operational for visitation. See Special Events.

 

International Archaeology Day
international archaeology day
international archaeology day
On October 17, enjoy International Archaeology Day by exploring the galleries, talking to archaeologists and taking part in other fun activities at the Penn Museum. See Special Events.

 

World Culture Series: DIa de los Muertos 
dia de muertos
dia de los meurtos
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dia de los meurtos
On October 31 celebrate Día de los Muertos at the Penn Museum with a family-friendly afternoon filled with music and dance, puppetry and storytelling and arts & crafts. Above are dancers from Grupo de Danza Nuevo Mexico who performed at last year’s celebration. See Special Events.

 

Tropical Conservation via Biodiversity Development: a Real World Case from Costa Rica
tropical conservation morris arboretum

On October 7, hear Daniel Janzen (above with and Winnie Hallwachs) from the Conservation Biology at Penn speak about Tropical Conservation via Biodiversity Development: a Real World Case from Costa Rica at 2 p.m. at the Morris Arboretum. See Talks.

 

Great Myths and Legends Lecture Series: Imhotep: From Architect to Deity to Villain
imhotep penn museum

On October 7 at 6 p.m., enjoy Jennifer Wegner from the Penn Museum's Egyptian Section speak about Imhotep: From Architect to Deity to Villain as part of the Great Myths and Legends Lecture Series at the Penn Museum. See Talks.

 

The Paper Menagerie: Animals on the Page in the Kislak Center’s Special Collections
paper menagerie penn libraries

On October 15 at 5:30 p.m., enjoy the collections staff from the Kislak Center speak on The Paper Menagerie: Animals on the Page in the Kislak Center’s Special Collections in the Kislak Center of Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. See Talks.

 

Courtly Treasures: The Collection of Thomas W. Evans, Surgeon Dentist to Napoleon III
Courtly Treasures: The Collection of Thomas W. Evans, Surgeon Dentist to Napoleon III, Dr. Evans’ premier collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts, is on display at Arthur Ross Gallery through November 8. See Exhibits.

Henri-Louis Dupray, Disturbance in Paris,1883, oil on canvas. Gift of Thomas W. Evans

Henri-Louis Dupray, Cheval Deferre, c. 1880, oil on canvas. Gift of Thomas W. Evans .

 

Historic Preservation–Feats of Clay: Philadelphia Brick and Terra Cotta: Kroiz Gallery

historic preservation

Historic Preservation–Feats of Clay: Philadelphia Brick and Terra Cotta is now on display at the Kroiz Gallery, The Architectural Archives through October 9. It displays the rise of the brick and terra cotta industry in Philadelphia. See Exhibits.

 

Becky Suss-ICA

becky suss

Becky Suss, 1919 Chestnut (Three Cities, The Mother, Kiddush Hashem, Salvation, The Apostle, Mary, Nazarene), 2015, oil on canvas. The exhibit at ICA runs through December 27. See Exhibits.

 

Christopher Knowles: In a Word-ICA

christopher knowles

Christopher Knowles, Untitled, 2014, oil marker on canvas, 40 x 40 inches. Courtesy the artist and Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York. The exhibit at ICA runs through December 27. See Exhibits.

 

Josephine Pryde: lapses in Thinking By the person i am-ICA

josephine pryde ica

Gift For Me, Simon Lee Gallery Christmas 2013 (1), 2015, Giclée print, 23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches, edition 3/3. Courtesy Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York; Simon Lee Gallery, London; and Galerie Neu, Berlin. The exhibit at ICA runs through December 27. See Exhibits.

 

Little North Road - Slought
Little North Road Slought

Little North Road (Guangzhou, China), by Daniel Traub, 2009.

This exhibition, Little North Road, of photography and film by Daniel Traub exploring the social life and economics of a pedestrian bridge in Guangzhou, China at Slought runs through November 27. See Exhibits.

 

The Civil War: An Ephemeral Lens Into the Life and Times-Penn Libraries

penn libraries

The Civil War: An Ephemeral Lens Into the Life and Times, the exhibit about daily life in the Civil War on the home front and the front lines of both the Union and the Confederacy is on display at the Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library through March 21, 2016. See Exhibits & Talks.

 

Covered in Vines: The Many Talents of Ludwig Bemelmans-Penn Libraries

bemelmans

During the exhibit Covered in Vines: The Many Talents of Ludwig Bemelmans recover a Bemelmans now largely forgotten. The exhibit is on display at Kislak Center for Special Collections, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library through December 21 with a reception on October 14 at 5 p.m. See Exhibits.

 

Year of Health–Corn: From Ancient Crop to Soda Pop-Penn Museum

corn exhibit

corn exhibit

corn exhibit
Year of Health–Corn: From Ancient Crop to Soda Pop is on display now through May 13, 2016 at the Penn Museum. It follows corn as an important crop in the Americas to its current presence in food and drink around the world while exploring how corn has impacted human health for better or worse. See Exhibits.

 

Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World

Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World celebrating the ancient Near East, Egypt and the Canaan and Ancient Israel galleries at the Penn Museum and delving into Bible-era art and artifacts is on display through November 8. See Exhibits.

sacred writings

A section of the Saint Matthew gospel from an illuminated Latin Bible produced in Arras, France in the late 13th century, from the Penn Libraries' Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. The Bible is part of the new exhibition Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World at the Penn Museum. Photo: Penn Libraries' Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts.

sacred writings

An enlarged diagram of the ark associated with the biblical story of Noah in a late 15th century manuscript copy documenting the history of the world. The manuscript copy spans from the creation to the election of Pope Sixtus IV. The ancient text, from the Penn Libraries' Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, is part of the new exhibition Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World at the Penn Museum. Photo: Penn Libraries' Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts.

sacred writings
An ancient clay tablet in Sumerian cuneiform from the site of Nippur in Mesopotamia (now in Iraq), circa 1650 BCE, contains the earliest version of the Mesopotamian flood story.  A version of this tale becomes incorporated into the Epic of Gilgamesh, and tells of a flood that destroyed humankind—the story closely parallels the biblical story of Noah. This is one of ten extraordinary pieces on short-term display in the special exhibition, Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World.Photo: Penn Museum.

This world-renowned sculpture, named “Ram Caught in a Thicket” in reference to the Biblical story of Abraham by excavator Sir Leonard Wooley, is crafted of gold, lapis lazuli, copper, shell, red limestone, and bitumen. Circa 2600­-2500 BCE, found at the Royal Cemetery at Ur in what is now southern Iraq, this artifact is on view in Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery. Visit this exhibition while visiting Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World. Photo: Penn Museum.

Karanlik Kilise (Dark Church) located in Turkey, Capadocia, Göreme is dated to the mid-11th century CE. This photographic print by Ahmet Ertug, 2005–2006, is one of a series of large-scale photographs of Byzantine-era churches in Turkey, in the exhibition Sacred Spaces: The Photography of Ahmet Ertug. Visit this exhibition while visiting Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World. Photo: Penn Museum.

 

Let Every Heart Be Filled with Joy
Penn Libraries

savoy theatre company

Let Every Heart Be Filled with Joy, the history of the Savoy Theatre Company is on display through late 2016 in Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Otto E. Albrecht Music Library, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. See Exhibits.

 

Sacred Spaces: The Photography of Ahmet Ertug
Penn Museum

sacred spaces
sacred spaces
Kariye Camii in Istanbul, Turkey. Sacred Spaces: The Photography of Ahmet Ertug is open at the Penn Museum. See Exhibits.


Native American voices:
The people—Here and now
penn museum

native american poster
native american voices
native american dancing
At Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now, a new long-term interactive exhibition at the Penn Museum, visitors will learn about contemporary issues in Native America. Set against the backdrop of more than 200 objects from the Museum’s expansive collections from the United States and Canada, the exhibition challenges stereotypes and tells powerful stories of Native American successes in achieving independence as sovereign, self-governing Nations. At multimedia stations, visitors will experience audio and video clips of contemporary Native Americans speaking of the many ways in which they maintain their religious, political, linguistic and artistic independence. See Exhibits.

 

the history of nursing as seen through the lens of art
carol ware lobby, fagin hall

nursing
The HUP Nursing Alumni Association commissioned artist Kathleen Shaver, HUP’76, to create an art installation to honor the history and legacy of 125 years of nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. More information here. See Exhibits.




AUDOBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA
VAN PELT-DIETRICH LIBRARY
audobon's birds of america
This permanent exhibit at Van Pelt-Diectrich Library is devoted to the display of John James Audubon's Birds of America (1827-38). Penn's double elephant folio set of the Birds was a gift by Edwin H. Vare, Jr. in 1957-59. The page opens from the volume on display will be changed on the second Wednesday of every month. This photo is courtesy of the Penn Libraries. See Exhibits.


Human evolution: THE FIRST 200 Million Years

human evolution
Various fossils on display at the Penn Museum's ongoing exhibit Human Evolution: The First 200 Million Years. Visitors have an opportunity to engage with a variety of multi-media programs, as well as view and touch more than 100 casts of fossil bones from primate and human evolutionary records. This photo is courtesy of the Penn Museum. See Exhibits.