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Contact:
Dan Carpenter
(325) 673-4587
Marketing@thegracemuseum.org
Grace,
Interfaith Council partner for Eden panel discussion
Abilene, TX
(March 21, 2008) - The Grace Museum is partnering
with the Abilene Interfaith Council April 3 to offer a special
panel discussion in conjunction with The Grace's current Main
Gallery exhibit Picturing Eden.
"Eden
and the Spiritual Paradise" will be moderated by
Dr. Ron Smith, retired professor of Theology at Hardin Simmons
University, and will feature the Reverend Roz Thomas, chaplain
for Sears Methodist Hospice; Dr. Mark Waters, Director of
the Servant Leadership Center of the Southwest at McMurry
University; Chaplain Haywood Talib, Texas Department of Criminal
Justice; Dr. George Knight, retired HSU archeology professor
Dr. Tim Maddox, philosophy professor at HSU; and Judy Deaton,
Curator of Art and Exhibits for The Grace.
The panel will explore
various concepts of Eden or Paradise as conceived across time
by different cultures, philosophies and religions. After a
brief discussion by each panelist, questions and comments
will be taken from the floor.
The public is invited
to attend the panel discussion, which begins at 6 p.m. in
The Grace's Historic Ballroom.
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,
call 325-673-4587.
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The
Grace Museum's exhibitions and educational programs are supported
in part by grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts, the
Abilene Cultural Affairs Council, the City of Abilene, Taylor
County, and the Downtown Revitalization Program of the Tax
Increment Finance District. The Grace Museum is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1909, The
Hotel Grace served as a rest stop for railway travelers. The
mission-style building was renovated and re-opened in 1992
as The Grace Cultural Center. The Grace Museum , a non-profit
organization, now serves as a home to a Children's Museum,
History Museum , and Art Museum. At 55,000 sq. ft., The Grace
Museum is the 10th largest general museum in Texas . The Grace
Museum is the cornerstone of cultural arts and education in
West Texas .
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