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Contact:
Dan Carpenter
(325) 673-4587
Marketing@thegracemuseum.org
The Grace welcomes exhibit of da Vinci inventions
Abilene
, TX ( September 26, 2006 ) - Leonardo da Vinci was
much more than an artist. He was an astronomer, sculptor,
geologist, mathematician, botanist, animal behaviorist, inventor,
engineer, architect and even a musician. A new exhibition
at The Grace Museum explores da Vinci's genius as an inventor.
The Inventions
of Leonardo da Vinci, which opens September 30 in The
Grace's Main Gallery, focuses on 16 of Leonardo's drawings
reproduced on graphic panels and also realized in model form.
Originally developed by the IBM Corporation, this interpretive
exhibition encourages visitors to explore scientific concepts
of interest to da Vinci, in many cases through hands-on experiences
with working models.
Da Vinci invented
many products - from armored tanks to helicopters -
that were too advanced for his time. Centuries passed before
many of his inventions were developed by other people. Innovators
improved and updated Leonardo's inventions to make them more
useful for modern times, and entrepreneurs invested money
to manufacture and sell the inventions.
The exhibit, which
is currently circulated by The Exhibition Alliance, Inc.,
Hamilton , NY , was donated to The Exhibition Alliance by
the IBM Corporation.
The Inventions
of Leonardo da Vinci will be on display through December
31.
Several programming
events are scheduled in conjunction with the exhibit, including:
- School tours for
all Abilene Independent School District (AISD) 6th-grade students;
AISD Alternative Learning Program for gifted Students (ALPS)
3rd through 6th graders; and Wylie Independent School District
4th through 7th grade gifted and talented students.
- A public lecture
titled Leonardo the Man, Leonardo the Inventor. Thursday,
October 26 at 7 p.m. Presenters are Judy Deaton, The Grace
Museum Curator of Arts & Exhibits; and Julie Beckham,
Engineer.
- The November Tot
Spot program, titled L ittle Inventors on Thursday,
November 2 at 10 a.m. , and Friday, November 3 at 9:30 and
11 a.m. Children ages 3-5 will explore the exhibit and make
some inventions of their own.
- The Grace Great
Thinkers Competition on November
13 and 14: The Grace Great Thinkers Competition is for AISD
ALPS and Wylie ISD Gifted and Talented students only. Teams
will go through the invention and scientific process of developing
a new machine. Entries will be judged by area science and
technology experts.
In addition to scheduled
programming, h ands-on activities
for the whole family can be found in the Family Activity Center
located inside the exhibit.
The Grace Museum
is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; and
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every Thursday. Admission is free Thursday
evening after 5 p.m.
For more information,
please call Dan Carpenter at 325.673.4587.
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