• An Abundance of Turtles

    Yellow-Bellied Slider Trachemys scripta scripta As the springtime weather moves in, you’re likely to see more native wildlife emerge from their winter slumber. Georgia is home to 27 types of turtles, and one of the most abundant turtles is the yellow-bellied slider. This semiaquatic turtle species lives in freshwater lakes, ponds, swamps, rivers, and any […]Continue Reading »
  • Impacting Education: an Internship for Museum Education

    By Abigail Quin Hricik In May of 2021, I started my journey at the MAS as a volunteer with the education department. After a few months of assisting with craft activities and science demonstrations, I knew I wanted to take on a larger role at the museum as an intern in the same department. I […]Continue Reading »
  • The Sweet Gum Trail Blog: A Stroll Through the Trails

    By Abigail Quin Hricik, The Sweet Gum Trail is a wonderful ecological resource on the MAS’ campus. It is teeming with life just waiting to be explored! The plants along the trail are managed and identified by the local Master Gardeners. Some of the species you can observe include the southern magnolia tree (Magnolia grandiflora), […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection- May 16, 2021

    Reflections On Our Collection- May 16, 2021

    “Sketch of William Segal ca. 1999” Kristy Edwards Graphite on Deckled Printer Paper 2021 The end of our community event cycle has arrived, and time has come to summarize and reflect on this occasion of our artistic coming together under the auspices of the late William Segal and his template for spiritual and artistic work. […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – May 4, 2021

    Reflections On Our Collection – May 4, 2021

    “Wall Flowers (Wall Installation)” Kristina Larson Ceramic with LED Lights 2020 Permanent Collection, Museum of Arts and Sciences Macon, GA Kristina Larson lives, works, and creates in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her CV and background include interesting departures and turns from the traditional and expected studio artist route. Because of these additions to her career, she […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – April 11, 2021

    Reflections On Our Collection – April 11, 2021

    “Somewhere Else II” Will Penny 6 Channel Digital Video Installation, 5:00 Minutes Dimensions Variable 2021 Will Penny lives and creates in Savannah, Georgia. He has his BFA and MFA degrees and is a painter, a sculptor, and a 3d computer designer while also teaching at SCAD. We have his works onsite in our Emerging National […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – March 28, 2021

    Reflections On Our Collection – March 28, 2021

    When I curated the Segal "Seeing and Being" exhibition that coincided with the accession of 17 important works by the late William Segal, I felt a pull towards creating some kind of relevant community invitation. Segal, Macon born, was a publishing magnate, spiritual seeker and practitioner, and general all-around aesthete extraordinaire. I wanted to take […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – March 22, 2021

    Reflections On Our Collection – March 22, 2021

    “The Joy Fields (Diptych)” Whitney Wood Bailey Acrylic on Canvas 2019 Though paintings hang all day long at galleries and museums all alone on the wall, with no one to explain them, and they do just fine all by themselves telling the viewer whatever it wants or the viewer projecting what they want, I still […]Continue Reading »
  • More@MAS: The Museum Comes to You

    More@MAS: The Museum Comes to You

    By Kristen Maddox, Guest Writer for the MAS If you haven’t been able to make it to MAS this year, there may still be off-site activities you can participate in or request at a venue. “I love it [outreach] because it’s one more opportunity to get kids [and adults] excited about the environment, space, or […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – March 14, 2021

    Reflections On Our Collection – March 14, 2021

      Portrait by Adam Kuehl One of the four invitees of the ninth annual Emerging National IX show this year is Katherine Sandoz from Savannah, Ga. Katherine's seven paintings are hanging in our Hall Gallery and can be seen in person during museum hours; 10 AM-5 PM, Tuesday through Saturday. I had the pleasure of […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection- March 8, 2021

    Reflections On Our Collection- March 8, 2021

    “Still Life on Rose Cloth” William Segal Oil on Canvas Board 24x36” 1992 A2017.06.17   The phrase itself conjures up a sense of peace. Still life: a long-honored genre in painting which refers simply to things placed in such a way that they create an attractive display. Let’s take a closer look at the various […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – February 28, 2021

    Reflections On Our Collection – February 28, 2021

    “JOY FIELDS 2” Whitney Wood Bailey Oil/Mixed Media 72x72” 2018 Instead of interpreting a piece from our collection for you to understand and appreciate more fully, I am going to step back a bit further; to the space that exists before interpretation. This is the space that involves the viewer’s stance; how to come to […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – February 15, 2021

    Reflections On Our Collection – February 15, 2021

      Untitled Self-Portrait: 3/4 View William Segal Oil on Canvas 24x20” A2021.2.1-17 THE ART OF THE SELF-PORTRAIT: SEEING AND BEING In conjunction with the show of the late William Segal’s works on display at MAS until late spring.   As we embark on this adventure of a project of self-introspection together, we may concentrate on […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections on our Collection – February 8, 2021

    Reflections on our Collection – February 8, 2021

    “JOB” Jerry Smith American/Kansas Acrylic on Canvas 66x90” A2017.07 This painting by Jerry Smith was one of the first I interpreted to our Board of Directors for accession as a Board member heading up the collections committee in 2017. This painting gave me such satisfaction to break down, analyze, and discover its meaning. Therefore, this painting has a special place […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – January 31, 2021

    Reflections On Our Collection – January 31, 2021

    “Makin’ It on I-75” Betty Bivins Edwards Acrylic and Papier Maché on board. 32 x 48” A gift to the museum, by the artist, in memory of Joel Plum. A92.19.1 Betty Bivins Edwards was born and raised in Georgia. She creates works of art from her keen insight to what she has witnessed her entire […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection

    Reflections On Our Collection

    The Naked Young Painter William Segal 1947 Oil on Canvas 24"x20” The Art of the Self Portrait   The introspection required of a person undertaking a self-portrait is sometimes daunting. You have to look what seems like endlessly into the mirror at your face in a back and forth constant searching for clues to what […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections on Our Collection – January 17, 2021

    Reflections on Our Collection – January 17, 2021

    Yellow Hat, Red Floor, Paris William Segal (self-portrait) Oil on Canvas Ca. 1980 A2009.1.1 MAS will be hanging the works we received in 2015 by William Segal. These works have never been shown before and will be hung in the Elam Alexander Hall Gallery for an extended period. The 17 works were gifted to us […]Continue Reading »
  • 2020 GOVERNOR’S AWARD RECIPIENT

    The Museum of Arts and Sciences receives the 2020 Governor's Award for the Arts and Humanities.Continue Reading »
  • White Glove Art Sale – Guy Charon Lot

    White Glove Art Sale – Guy Charon Lot

    Guy Charon Lot Guy Charon Fr. b. 1927 Tulipes à Paris framed double matted and floated behind plexiglass marked and signed 301/375 Chartreuse, cadmium yellow, cadmium orange, viridian green, pink, blues PROVENANCE: marked on the back as the property of Carlyle Hotel New York to see what a painting is offered, go to Christie's   […]Continue Reading »
  • Impacting Education – Looking Ahead

    Impacting Education – Looking Ahead

    By Christopher Collier, Guest Writer for the MAS Educators and civic leaders founded the Museum of Arts and Sciences in 1956, envisioning the expansion and enrichment of the educational opportunities available to Bibb County school children. While the Museum has expanded from a single rented room to a state-of-the-art, 50,000 square foot facility spanning 14-acres, […]Continue Reading »
  • Impacting Education – MAS’ 14-acre Grounds Facilitate Education

    Impacting Education – MAS’ 14-acre Grounds Facilitate Education

    By Christopher Collier, Guest Writer for the MAS George Rickey’s Four Trapezoids as Two Rectangles V is a kinetic sculpture that greets many Central Georgia residents when they pull up to the Museum of Arts and Sciences. The sculpture, which is composed of four trapezoids that form two rectangles when at rest, is a focal […]Continue Reading »
  • Impacting Education – Kristy Edwards Delivers Art Education During COVID-19

    Impacting Education – Kristy Edwards Delivers Art Education During COVID-19

    By Christopher Collier, Guest Writer for the MAS Kristy Edwards, MAS Curator of Art, joined the Museum of Arts and Sciences earlier this spring with the mission of guiding Central Georgians towards the discovery, understanding, and appreciation of art. Edwards’ journey began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but she wasn’t going to let […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – November 1, 2020

    Reflections On Our Collection – November 1, 2020

    This beautiful work of art, “ Mir at Rest,” was purchased on recommendation from the MAS Fine Arts Committee in 1992 with funds from the Betty Sweet Simmons Endowment. The accession file I have here on my desk lists the artist’s address and telephone number in Columbus, Georgia, a sister city to our west that […]Continue Reading »
  • White Glove Art Sale – to complement Festival of Trees

    White Glove Art Sale – to complement Festival of Trees

      Ranging from modern masterpieces to recent works by emerging artists, the Museum’s Permanent Collection – acquired over 55+ years – includes thousands of paintings, ceramics, textiles, and other decorative and fine works of art. Highlights include two-dimensional works by Matisse, Miro, Dali, Whistler, and Picasso; plus a significant representation of Georgia folk pottery and […]Continue Reading »
  • Get To Know Us:  Meet Susan Welsh, MAS Executive Director

    Get To Know Us: Meet Susan Welsh, MAS Executive Director

      By Christopher Collier, guest writer of the MAS Welcome back to Get to Know Us, a Q/A series giving readers a personal look into the lives and careers of MAS staff members. Today’s guest is Susan Welsh, MAS Executive Director. Susan Welsh serves as the Executive Director of the Museum of Arts and Sciences. […]Continue Reading »
  • Impacting Education – Learning with the MAS Mini-Zoo

    Impacting Education – Learning with the MAS Mini-Zoo

      By Christopher Collier, Guest Writer for the MAS Centered around the sprawling arms of a replica Banyan Tree, the MAS Mini Zoo is home to more than 70 live animals, including amphibians, birds, invertebrates, mammals, and reptiles. The Mini Zoo contains forest, pond, and desert habitats and houses a variety of animal species. The […]Continue Reading »
  • Get To Know Us: Meet Kristy Edwards, MAS Curator of Art

    Get To Know Us: Meet Kristy Edwards, MAS Curator of Art

      By Christopher Collier, guest writer of the MAS Welcome back to Get to Know Us, a Q/A series giving readers a personal look into the lives and careers of MAS staff members. Today’s guest is Kristy Edwards, MAS Curator of Art.   Art entered Edwards’ life at the age of nine. The Virginia native […]Continue Reading »
  • Impacting Education: Teaching with the Mark Smith Planetarium

    Impacting Education: Teaching with the Mark Smith Planetarium

      By Christopher Collier, Guest Writer for the MAS Pontchartrain Beach was a New Orleans amusement park pinned on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Featuring carnival games, live music, food, and rollercoasters, the park brimmed with life for more than half of the 20th Century. No superstar was too grand to grace the shores […]Continue Reading »
  • Get To Know Us: Lisa Gant Fisher, MAS Director of Operations

    Get To Know Us: Lisa Gant Fisher, MAS Director of Operations

      By Christopher Collier, guest writer of the MAS Welcome back to Get to Know Us, a Q/A series giving readers a personal look into the lives and careers of MAS staff members. Today’s guest is Lisa Gant Fisher, MAS Director of Operations. Fisher spent her childhood in New Mexico and Texas, moving to Georgia […]Continue Reading »
  • Impacting Education – The Central Georgia Collection

    Impacting Education – The Central Georgia Collection

    By Christopher Collier, Guest Writer for the MAS Stephen Reichert, Museum of Arts and Sciences (MAS) supporter and donor, has always had a collector’s eye. Reichert stepped into the world of collecting at just 17 years old, purchasing an antique end table from his mother. After graduating from Emory University with an English literature degree […]Continue Reading »
  • Get to Know Us: Sherry Singleton, MAS Director of Communication

      By Christopher Collier, guest writer of the MAS Welcome back to Get to Know Us, a Q/A series giving readers a personal look into the lives and careers of MAS staff members. Today’s guest is Sherry Singleton, MAS Director of Communication. Born and raised in Warner Robins, Georgia, Singleton grew up with a passion […]Continue Reading »
  • Impacting Education – Stratford Academy Creates A Critter

    Impacting Education – Stratford Academy Creates A Critter

    By Christopher Collier, Guest Writer for the MAS Jil Pinkston was just a kindergartner when she visited the Museum of Arts and Sciences with her class in 1965. Wrapped in the starry glow of the museum’s newly-built planetarium, Pinkston clung tightly to the 25 cents that her parents had handed her earlier that morning.  “Some […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – October 4, 2020

    Reflections On Our Collection – October 4, 2020

    In researching and preparing for my interview/conversation on Instagram LIVE with Alabama born Savannah artist, Betsy Cain, I came across this quote by her : “my paintings reference what I know of my own body and what I witness as a dedicated observer of the landscape around me, particularly coastal Georgia and the dynamic and […]Continue Reading »
  • MAS Impacting Education – Teaching with Science On A Sphere®

    MAS Impacting Education – Teaching with Science On A Sphere®

      By Christopher Collier, guest writer of the MAS   Science On a Sphere® was first conceptualized and prototyped by Dr. Alexander MacDonald in 1995. Then the Director of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Forecast Systems Laboratory, MacDonald developed SOS as an extension of other visualization projects that he was directing at the time. […]Continue Reading »
  • Get To Know Us: Beth Fisher, MAS Events Coordinator/Store Manager

      By Christopher Collier, guest writer of the MAS Welcome back to Get to Know Us, a Q/A series giving readers a personal look into the lives and careers of MAS staff members. Today’s guest is Beth Fisher, MAS Events Coordinator/Store Manager. Channeling her passion for art and design, Fisher studied interior design at Texas […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections on our Collection – September 27, 2020

    Reflections on our Collection – September 27, 2020

    It gives me personal delight to choose this piece to write to you about today. As a curator, I get to make choices, sometimes, based on my own personal taste, my own love as an artist. I am inclined to paint like this bowl is painted. This is my personal artistic “jam” as they say. […]Continue Reading »
  • Get To Know Us: MAS Curator of Living Collections, Sharron Cornacchione

      By Christopher Collier, guest writer of the MAS Welcome back to Get to Know Us, a Q/A series giving readers a personal look into the lives and careers of MAS staff members. Today’s guest is Sharron Cornacchione, MAS Curator of Living Collections.   Cornacchione lived in Ontario, Canada until she was nine years old. […]Continue Reading »
  • MAS Impacting Education—Adapting to COVID-19

    MAS Impacting Education—Adapting to COVID-19

      By Christopher Collier, guest writer of the MAS   On Wednesday, March 11, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Two days later, on Friday, March 13, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency. That same Friday, the Museum of Arts and Sciences shuttered its doors indefinitely. Susan Mays, MAS Director of Programs, […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – September 20, 2020

    Reflections On Our Collection – September 20, 2020

    I am enthralled with this painting. It’s a great size- big enough to make a statement but not looming and visually cumbersome. It’s 29x39” and the two figures and their shapes fill the space so that it is fairly intimate- you are there looking on the scene from a close vantage point. This painting, by […]Continue Reading »
  • Get To Know Us: MAS Director of Programs, Susan Mays

    Get To Know Us: MAS Director of Programs, Susan Mays

    By Christopher Collier, guest writer of the MAS Welcome back to Get to Know Us, a Q/A series giving readers a personal look into the lives and careers of MAS staff members. Today’s guest is Susan Mays, MAS Director of Programs.   Mays was born in Charleston, South Carolina, but she’s lived in Georgia for […]Continue Reading »
  • MAS Impacting Education – Working with Woodfield Academy

    MAS Impacting Education – Working with Woodfield Academy

      By Christopher Collier, guest writer of the MAS   Self-expression through art is everything at Woodfield Academy, a private school in Macon, Georgia for students with learning differences. For the better part of a decade, the students of Woodfield haven’t had to search far and wide for outlets conducive to expression. In fact, the […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – September 13, 2020

    Reflections On Our Collection – September 13, 2020

    Our piece this week is a painting made by former Maconite, Jim Carson, now of Saluda, North Carolina. It is painted in oil on canvasboard- simply a sheet of primed canvas cloth that has been archivally attached to a rigid substrate, and is 20x24”. Canvasboard is a very well-liked foundation for plein-air artists all over […]Continue Reading »
  • Get To Know Us: MAS Curator of Science, Paul Fisher

    Get To Know Us: MAS Curator of Science, Paul Fisher

      Welcome to Get to Know Us, a Q/A series giving readers a personal look into the lives and careers of MAS staff members. Today’s guest is Paul Fisher, MAS Science Curator.   Fisher was born in Columbus, Ohio, but he’s always been on the move. Fisher’s family moved to the Canadian island of Newfoundland […]Continue Reading »
  • MAS Impacting Education – An Introduction

    MAS Impacting Education – An Introduction

    By Christopher Collier, guest writer of the MAS   Educators and civic leaders founded the Museum of Arts and Sciences in 1956, envisioning the expansion and enrichment of the educational opportunities available to Bibb County school children. While the Museum has expanded from a single rented room to a state-of-the-art, 50,000 square foot facility spanning […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections on our Collection – August 30, 2020

    Reflections on our Collection – August 30, 2020

    “Study in Pathos” is by famed German-born Georgia sculptor and painter, Steffen Thomas. Our piece is a small study that was one of many begun in the 1930s and continued as a theme all the way through until the 1970s even taking form in a large monument. This glazed Georgia brick clay form is of […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – August 23, 2020

    Reflections On Our Collection – August 23, 2020

      Just to mix things up a bit from the weeks of realist style paintings we’ve enjoyed- I’ve latched on to this porcelain sculpture by South Korean born artist, Kyungmin Park. We acquired this piece through gifts during the 2013 Emerging Artists exhibit where it was shown. The purchase was made to honor Jeanne Holliday, […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections on our Collection – August 9, 2020

    Reflections on our Collection – August 9, 2020

    Eric O’Dell is a long time beloved human fixture of the Macon, Georgia art scene. He is both a practicing studio artist and professor of art at Mercer University (where he graduated and his daughters attend), and has also been an active supporter of our art infrastructure through being a mentor to young artists, an […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections on our Collection – August 2, 2020

    Reflections on our Collection – August 2, 2020

    This week’s piece I chose from our permanent collection is this skillful and evocative painting of a woman lost in her thoughts while she performs a perfunctory kitchen task; shelling peas. Our painting “Viola” is one of a group of three that were gifted by the artist, Marc Chatov, from his private collection of art. […]Continue Reading »
  • Macon Cultural Plan 2020

    Macon Cultural Plan 2020

    A County-Wide Discussion of Why Culture Matters This plan will give us the tools to use art and culture to ensure access to arts and arts programming for ALL Macon residents, encourage a creative community that attracts new residents to live and work in Macon, and bolster existing arts and cultural institutions and create new […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections on our Collection – July 26, 2020

    Reflections on our Collection – July 26, 2020

    My selection this week is a brand new acquisition. We received this only in May of this year and accessioned it into our collection at the June Board of Directors meeting. We are excited to have it as it matches another Rouault in our permanent collection- “The Judge,” which was given to us in the […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – July 12, 2020

    Reflections On Our Collection – July 12, 2020

    This painting is “ Bohemian Family,” painted by Russian born artist, Roman Chatov, in 1968. While Roman’s work lands mostly in realism and representation, he paints from his sensibilities and style and is leaning into modernism. He treats space here shallowly, even though it depicts a room of some depth. There is a window with […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – July 5, 2020

    Reflections On Our Collection – July 5, 2020

    The 25th anniversary of the Museum of Arts and Sciences was celebrated on June 3, 1981. It was this time of year that the ladies and gentleman- and the children- came here to the Museum of Arts and Sciences for a birthday party and a week of events that celebrated the new fine arts wing […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – June 28, 2020

    Reflections On Our Collection – June 28, 2020

    Our selection this week is this snowy landscape painting. It was created around 1938 by French painter, Victor Joseph Communal. Communal was a decorated French artist, a member of the Paris Salon (Sociètè du Salon des Artistes Français), and was awarded an honorable mention in 1910 and a bronze prize in 1912 for his works […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections on our Collection – June 21, 2020

    Reflections on our Collection – June 21, 2020

      As I was perusing the collection for this week’s blog entry, I saw so many options. It was this very subtle and beautiful watercolor painting which curled its finger towards me and said, “Here”. Upon inspection, I saw the hand of a very skilled watercolorist who had an affinity for interiors. It is a […]Continue Reading »
  • Reflections on our Collection – Sunday, June 14, 2020

    Reflections on our Collection – Sunday, June 14, 2020

    Looking deeper at the artwork held by the MAS and matching it with poetry.Continue Reading »
  • Reflections on our Collection – Sunday, June 7, 2020

    Reflections on our Collection – Sunday, June 7, 2020

    Looking deeper at the artwork held by the MAS and matching it with poetry.Continue Reading »
  • Reflections On Our Collection – Sunday, May 31, 2020

    Reflections On Our Collection – Sunday, May 31, 2020

    Looking deeper at the artwork held by the MAS and matching it with poetry.Continue Reading »
  • Meet Kristy Edwards, the new MAS Curator of Art

    Meet Kristy Edwards, the new MAS Curator of Art

    Hi, I'm Kristy Edwards, your new Curator of Art at the Museum of Arts and Sciences. I am delighted to have this position, one I feel is very well suited to my skills as a trained teacher and a practicing professional artist and my experience, which includes studying with some of the greatest living artists […]Continue Reading »
  • Georgia’s Trout Lily

    Georgia’s Trout Lily

    The tiny Trout Lilly is one of Georgia’s many unique native plant species.   As temperatures begin to warm and spring approaches, the first of the woodland plants begin to peek above the leaf litter. One of the first to emerge is the spring-ephemeral (short-lived) Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum). Trout Lily’s leaves and flowers spring […]Continue Reading »
  • The Mayapple is a hidden Georgia-native gem.

    The Mayapple is a hidden Georgia-native gem.

    Spring has recently arrived in Georgia, and native plants are sprouting up in the woodlands across the state. The Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) is a unique plant that grows as large dense mats in open woods, often near a water source such as a river, creek, or swampy bottomland. The Mayapple has a unique combination of […]Continue Reading »
  • Full Dome Immersive Film Festival 2023

    Macon Film Festival continues this Fall with the world’s best Full Dome Film at MAS From vibrantly animated films for kids and cutting-edge science experiences to the world’s most extreme boundary-pushing artistic content, the 2023 Macon Film Festival will present its immersive Full Dome Film category on October 12, 13, and 14. Screenings at the […]Continue Reading »
  • Your Voice Counts!

    On June 28th, the Macon-Bibb County Commission voted to approve an Interim Budget for Fiscal Year 2019 that eliminates all funding for the Museum of Arts and Sciences effective July 1. Unless adjustments are made within the next few weeks, major educational programs at the Museum would be eliminated until new sources of income are […]Continue Reading »
  • The MAS Caboose – “Reopening History”

    The MAS Caboose – “Reopening History”

    For fifty-three years, the Museum of Arts and Sciences has been home to the SAL Class 5CC Caboose #5236. SAL stands for the Seaboard Air Line Railway, a major railroad system that operated throughout the southeast from 1900 up until 1967. The SAL Caboose #5236 was built in 1923 and accumulated an estimated 1.9 million […]Continue Reading »
  • A Curator For A Day

    A Curator For A Day

    Mounted buffalo head 34” H x 24” W x 37” D ED1995.6001.02 Gift of E. Raymond Smith     The Curator for a Day program, of which Lily was our first participant, was the outgrowth of our desire to have the From the Vault choices reflect a variety of perspectives. As Curator for a Day, […]Continue Reading »
  • Notes on Nettie by Lisa Gant Fisher

    Notes on Nettie by Lisa Gant Fisher

    Nettie, 1928 Artist: Leo Moss/Georgia Papier-mâché and fabric; clothing not original Museum purchase with funds donated by the Museum Guild, Inc. A1992.04.01* 20” tall with the signature “M” incised on the back of the neck. *Accession number which indicates first the year the item was acquired, then the number of the accession within that year, […]Continue Reading »
  • The Helpful Support of K-9 Units.

    The Helpful Support of K-9 Units.

    The canine, or K-9, Unit is an integral part of law-enforcement agencies across the globe. Utilizing dogs for law-enforcement purposes has been a practice seen at various points in history dating back to at least the middle ages. Bloodhounds were, and still are today, used as a means of tracking criminals based on their sense […]Continue Reading »
  • Chinchilla? What’s a Chinchilla?

    Chinchilla? What’s a Chinchilla?

    The chinchilla is a small, plush rodent, native to the Andes Mountains of South America, whose name is derived from the Chincha people of the same region. The species’ soft fur made them an ideal target for trapping, and eventually their passive behavior and delicate features allowed for easy domestication. This process started back in […]Continue Reading »
  • From the Vault – A Look Behind the Museum’s Closed Doors

    From the Vault – A Look Behind the Museum’s Closed Doors

    Have you ever wondered about the artifacts or artwork that a museum has that are not often on exhibit? Like many museums, the Museum of Arts and Sciences has many more objects in its vault (over 7,000) than on exhibit.Beginning with the first 2017 issue of the Membership newsletter, we will highlight an item or […]Continue Reading »
  • Your Summer Assignment: Play Hard!

    By Susan Welsh, Executive Director for the Museum of Arts and Sciences At the Museum of Arts and Sciences, we’re united in a common purpose to cultivate a new generation of wonder junkies. From exploring the mysteries of dark matter in the planetarium to creating vibrant abstract performance art in the Light Box, unlocking the […]Continue Reading »
  • What is an Education Curator?

    By Susan Mays, Education Curator for the Museum of Arts and Sciences Education, and especially education in an informal environment, has been my passion since I was in high school. As I begin this, my first ever, blog I wanted to share a little about what an Education Curator does. Curated anything/everything is a term […]Continue Reading »