Museum Happenings

If you've enjoyed visiting local museums courtesy of the library's Museum Pass program, you might be interested in some special exhibits and events happening this summer at neighboring institutions. (Note: these are not participants in our Museum Pass.)

The Toledo Museum of Art is spotlighting the psychedelic designs of the 1960s with a special exhibit: The Psychedelic 60s: Posters from the Rock Era. The immersive experience includes day-glo posters displayed in black light as well as sound and staging effects. The exhibit runs through September 12 and is housed in the museum's Canaday Gallery. For more information, visit the museum's website at: http://www.toledomuseum.org/exhibitions/the-psychedelic-60s-posters-from-the-rock-era.

The Field Museum in Chicago is offering a very special program in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Sue the Tyrannosaur's installation: Dozin' with the Dinos. This family sleepover event includes workshops, tours, hands-on activities, and the chance to camp out overnight in the dinosaur hall. Find more details on the sleepovers at: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/CalendarSystem/program_item.asp?ID=1484,
and information on other Sue anniversary doings at http://www.sueescapes.com/.

The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is hosting a visit from the famed Terracotta Army of China until January 2. In 1974, Chinese farmers unearthed a tomb filled with thousands of statues comprising an entire army. The site remains one of the greatest archaeological finds ever unearthed. This exhibit, The Warrior Emperor and China's Terracotta Army, is the largest display of items from this collection ever displayed in North America, and it offers a rare chance to see many pieces never before loaned outside China. Information on the exhibit is available at: http://rom.on.ca/terracottaarmy/en/exhibition/.