Art and Museums
Fleur Cowles The Flower Game: What Ten Flowers Would You Take to a Lonely Island?
Actress Candice Bergen’s list included wisteria and night-blooming jasmine, and she elaborated on her selections: “Flowers to see and smell — by day and night — that bloom underfoot and hang overhead, plus a few insect escorts — butterflies and caterpillars, the odd ladybug — for company” more »
Bicentennial of Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel; Nation's Oldest Natural History Museum
With eight books and a map of Switzerland, the founders began a library, which ranks among the world’s finest natural history libraries. Each founder also contributed a few specimens; the collections now number 17 million specimens more »
Small Worlds: Artworks That Create an Intimate Spaces
The Toledo Museum of Art challenges us to look at the world from new perspectives through its exhibition: "We may feel oversized when peering at Gregory Euclide’s miniature ecosystems, yet small and disoriented when we are surrounded by the video installation by Tabaimo" more »
Eva Zeisel, The Shape of Life Exhibit: 'Look! Our dishes!'
"Eva is perhaps best known in the design world for bringing warmth and feeling to the cold formalism of Bauhaus, and what is most remarkable about her work in general is the emotional connection." more »