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SUMMARY:Family Fun Day at the American Philosophical Society
DESCRIPTION:Family Fun Day | Sat\, Oct. 11\, 2025 | 12 pm – 4 pm | Jefferson Garden\, located at 105 South 5th Street\nWalk-ups Welcome \nJoin the Museum for Art in Wood on Saturday\, October 11th\, for the American Philosophical Society’s (APS) Family Fun Day! This free program will take place from 12:00 – 4:00 pm in the Jefferson Garden\, located at 105 South 5th Street. \nInspired by the APS 2025 exhibition\, Philadelphia\, The Revolutionary City\, take part in a variety of activities as we welcome the fall weather and celebrate the last few months of this exhibition. \nThere will be hands-on activities\, games\, and snacks* for the whole family. Visitors are welcome to stop for any amount of time throughout the program. \nThis free family friendly event is appropriate for guests of all ages. The exhibition Philadelphia\, The Revolutionary City\, located across the street in Philosophical Hall\, will be open throughout the program. \nIf you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please contact the education office at MuseumEducation@AmPhilSoc.org. We appreciate two weeks of advance notice for any accessibility requests.. \nPlease note that photographs or video may be taken by museum staff throughout the event for educational and/or promotional materials.
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/71839/
LOCATION:American Philosophical Society\, 105 S. 5th Street\, Philadelphia\, 19106
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Herbarium Demo at the American Philosophical Society's Family Fun Day
DESCRIPTION:Herbarium Demo at Family Fun Day | Sun\, October 13\, 2024 | 12:00 – 4:00 pm | In-person at the American Philosophical Society | Jefferson Garden\, 105 S. 5th Street\, Philadelphia\nWalk-ups Welcome \nChannel your inner naturalist in a variety of activities as we welcome the fall weather and celebrate the last few months of the American Philosophical Society’s exhibition\, Sketching Splendor: American Natural History\, 1750-1850. \nCome and spend the afternoon with your family at the American Philosophical Society‘s Jefferson Garden. The Museum for Art in Wood will be there\, giving demos on how to collect\, press\, and mount your very own herbarium! \nThere will be hands-on activities\, games\, and snacks* for the whole family. Visitors are welcome to stop for any amount of time throughout the program.  This free family friendly event is appropriate for guests of all ages. \nStop by for some fun and say hi!
URL:https://museumforartinwood.org/event/herbarium-demo-at-the-american-philosophical-societys-family-fun-day/
LOCATION:American Philosophical Society\, 105 S. 5th Street\, Philadelphia\, 19106
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:The History\, Science\, and Art of the Lewis and Clark Herbarium
DESCRIPTION:The History\, Science\, and Art of the Lewis and Clark Herbarium | Thurs\, May 9\, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET | On ZOOM\nClick HERE to RSVP for the Zoom link \nPlease join us for a nutritious lunchtime discussion about the herbarium sheets of Lewis and Clark. The American Philosophical Society\, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University\, and the Museum for Art in Wood are joining history\, science\, and art in this collaborative talk. We’ll learn about the history and science of these sheets and how they came to Philadelphia and we’ll also hear from artist Gina Siepel about her experience creating a herbarium for her current exhibition\, To Understand a Tree.  \nDon’t miss this unique and fascinating opportunity to dive into the Lewis and Clark Herbarium. \n*Pictured above is a herbarium sheet by Meriwether Lewis\, 1804\, of Nicotiana quadrivalvis. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Ali Rospond \nHerbarium sheet by Meriwether Lewis\, 1804\, Artemisia frigida Willd.  \nAli Rospond is the Education Programs Manager at the American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum (APS).  Ali creates\, coordinates\, and implements intergenerational\, school\, outreach\, and informal adult programming at the Society. She has also worked as an educator at the Independence Seaport Museum. Ali holds an M.A. in Museum Education from the University of the Arts and a B.A. in History/Political Science from Rutgers University. \n  \n  \n  \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Dr. Rick McCourt \nHerbarium Shhet by Meriwether Lewis\, 1804\, of Quercus macocarpa Michx.  \nDr. Rick McCourt has been a botany curator at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University since 1996 and a professor in the Biodiversity\, Earth\, and Environmental Science (BEES) Department since its founding at Drexel University in 2012. \nProfessor McCourt’s research program targets the biodiversity\, evolution\, ecology\, and systematics of green algae\, specifically green algae that are among the closest living algal relatives of land plants. In addition\, he curates the plant collection of the Lewis and Clark expedition and has written about the history of the botanical results from their journey. Rick’s contributions are widely recognized; he is the author and co-author of over a hundred highly cited articles published in prominent\, peer-reviewed scientific journals. \nMcCourt worked for six years at the National Science Foundation as a program director in the Divisions of Biological Science and Education and Human Resources. He also served as president and chair of the Board of Trustees for the Phycological Society of America and other environmental organizations. Before coming to Drexel\, Rick was a faculty member at DePaul University in Chicago; he taught evolutionary biology and ecology courses and mentored graduate\, undergraduate\, and co-op students in his laboratory. \nRick writes for popular magazines such as Discover and Outside; he has also co-edited the book The New Science Journalists with Ted Anton\, a professor of English at DePaul University. \nEarlier in his career\, Rick worked as a science journalist and reported on science\, sports\, and arts at National Public Radio. In 1985 he won the AAAS Westinghouse Award for Science Journalism in Radio for a series on aquaculture broadcast on NPR. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Gina Siepel \nLiving Material I\, Red Oak Seedling from the exhibition Gina Siepel: To Understand a Tree. Photo by John Carlano  \nGina Siepel is an interdisciplinary artist\, designer\, and woodworker\, based in Greenfield\, MA (Pocumtuc land). Their artistic practice reflects an engagement with place\, history\, queer experience\, and ecology\, and their work integrates conceptual concerns and craftsmanship with a focus on wood as a natural and a cultural material. Gina’s works have been shown in museums and galleries nationally\, she is currently a MacLeish Field Station Artist-in-Residence at Smith College\, and a 2023 recipient of a Teaching Artist Cohort Grant from the Center for Craft. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				  \n  \n  \nQuestions? Please contact Katie Sorenson\, Director of Outreach and Communications\, at katie@museumforartinwood.org. If you don’t find your ticket with the Zoom link in your inbox\, please check your junk folder.
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LOCATION:Museum for Art in Wood\, 141 N 3rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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