Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens

Mar 12, 2014 - Mar 30, 2014

This event occurs daily, every 1 day(s).

Escape the cold of winter during Orchid Extravaganza. Explore a magical world of orchids where thousands of colorful blooms drape from walls, flow from baskets, and form captivating archways in artful displays. On display January 25th through March 30th.  Gardens open daily 9:00 to 6:00. Wander through our grand four-acre Conservatory where every day is a spring day. OrKID Days...

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Charlie & Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure

Mar 12, 2014 - May 26, 2014

Exhibits, activities, live birds, and an engaging story introduce the basics of evolution through the eyes of Charlie, a young boy writing a report about his favorite bird—the kiwi.  Join Charlie as he travels back in time to the age of the dinosaurs to discover the kiwi’s ancestors and evidence for how evolution works.   Charlie & Kiwi’s...

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Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon

Mar 12, 2014 - Mar 31, 2014

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On April 6, Hagley Museum and Library opens "Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon." Seventy-five years ago on October 27, 1938, a brand new material named nylon was announced to the public. Created in DuPont’s labs, nylon replaced silk in the ladies hosiery industry. Nylon was so popular that its early sales created near riots because demand was so high. Hagley’s exhibition will...

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The Flowering of American Tinware

Mar 12, 2014 - May 4, 2014

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  This pocket-size exhibition highlights the collection of decorated tinware that Henry Francis du Pont acquired from antiques dealers in New England and Pennsylvania, particularly from Ephrata, Lancaster, Carlisle, and York. These beautiful, hand-painted objects feature decorative techniques that have been in use from the early 1700s to today, and include cups, coffee pots, toys,...

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Museums and History

“Blessed are the Peacemakers”: Violet Oakley’s The Angel of Victory (1941)

Mar 12, 2014 - May 25, 2014

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Violet Oakley (1874–1961) was an illustrator, stained-glass designer and the first American woman to find fame in the burgeoning field of public mural painting. Throughout her 60-year artistic career she also devoted herself to the quest for a just and peaceful world. During World War II, the elderly Oakley continued that mission by joining with the Citizens Committee of the Army &...

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Fashion, Circus, Spectacle: Photographs by Scott Heiser

Mar 12, 2014 - Jun 1, 2014

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Best known for his innovative photographs of the fashion runways for Interview magazine, Scott Heiser was a talented photographer who documented a wide range of public entertainments including circuses, dance competitions, and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog show. His grainy, dramatically cropped images provide unexpected glimpses of performers in action, while his sensitive...

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Frogs: Nature's Messenger

Mar 12, 2014 - Apr 27, 2014

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Visit Adventure Aquarium this winter to experience Frogs: Nature’s Messenger, a limited-time opportunity to discover more than 20 kinds of frogs and see the world through their eyes. Spot frogs from tiny to enormous and freakish to fantastic. Meet beautiful red-eyed tree frogs and the huge African bullfrog, who is bigger than a dinner plate and can eat a mouse whole! You’ll...

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Under the Influence - Contemporary Artists and the Masters Who Inspire Them

Mar 12, 2014 - Apr 5, 2014

All artists study the Masters in varying degrees. They glean technique, application, ideas, composition, spatial relationships, colors, meaning and a host of other information that informs their art. After continued hard work and careful observation an artist's own voice emerges in a unique style. Somerville Manning Gallery presents an exhibition of talented artists along with the...

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