Bruce Museum Upcoming Events
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
There are so many great things going on at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich in the coming weeks and months. Here's a sampling of all that you can enjoy:
Now through April 21, 2012
Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos and Toys in the Attic
This retrospective spotlights the playful and interactive world of Walter Wick, best-selling author and artist-creator of the Can You See What I See? series and co-creator of the I Spy books for children. Approximately 40 large-scale color photographs from his books, as well as several of the models used to craft the images will be on view in this family-friendly exhibition sure to engage all ages! The exhibition is organized by the New Britain Museum of American Art.
Through April 1, 2012
Coming Full Circle: The Greenwich Art Society Celebrates 100 at the Bruce Museum
The exhibition highlights each decade of the Greenwich Art Society’s history through 43 paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture by the most distinguished members who were exhibiting artists and/or teachers, such as Leonard, Mina Fonda and Dorothy Ochtman; Childe Hassam; Simka Simkhovitch; Margaret Brassler Kane; Ann Chernow; and Leo Manso. Many of the works are drawn from the Bruce Museum’s collection.
March 3, 2012 - May 27, 2012
Greenwich Lost & Preserved
This special exhibition tells the story of historically significant buildings that have been lost, saved and adapted, and are worth saving for generations to come. A major part of the exhibition relates the story of the Thomas Lyon house in Byram. Built c. 1695, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is the oldest unaltered Colonial structure in Greenwich. Original artifacts, documents, and photos from the six generations of the Lyon family who lived in it are complemented by stories and anecdotes from current family members.
March 24- August 12, 2012
The Games
The Games showcases modern Olympic sports in an exciting, interactive exhibition that premieres SuperBodies, a cutting-edge 3D animation and original video production presented in both a big screen video and mobile app game formats.The Games will feature fun, hands-on exploratory stations and athletic gear including boxing gloves, javelins, and timing and other devices that record participants’ strength and reaction times. Also on view will be pins and collector memorabilia from past Olympic Games. The exhibition is developed in collaboration with the Bruce Museum’s youth committee Youth@Bruce.
Events
Sunday, March 4, 1:00–3:00 pm. Greenwich Preservation Trust Lecture and Reception. “The Lyon Family: From Farm to Market” by Julie Pollock, a Lyon family descendant. She will share the history of the Greenwich family who occupied the Lyon House from the 17th to the 20th century. Free with admission. A reception will follow the lecture. Reservations are suggested; call the Museum at 203-869-0376.
Saturday, March 10, 10:30 – 11:15 am. Walter Wick: Larger than Life. Visual exploration on a large scale! Children ages 3 years and up along with their adult caregivers will have the chance to see some of Walter Wick’s amazing pictures projected on the BIG screen for an interactive observation experience. Guided by a museum educator, families will work together to solve some of Wick’s picture-book riddles. Copies of the books are available for purchase in the Museum Store, so the explorations can continue at home. The program is free with Museum admission. Please make reservations; call the Museum at 203-869-0376 or email info@brucemuseum.org.
Tuesday, March 13, 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Lunch and Learn: 21st Century American Epidemics: Your Child at Risk. “The Food Allergy Epidemic” by Hugh A. Sampson, M.D., the Kurt Hirschhorn Professor of Pediatrics, Dean for Translational Biomedical Sciences, Director, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Department of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. First of a three-part series of lectures by specialists who will address the science and history of current epidemics affecting children in the United States. Brown bag lunches are welcome. Lectures are free. Reservations are strongly recommended; call the Museum at 203-869-0376 or email details to info@brucemuseum.org.
Sunday, March 18, 1:30 – 4:00 pm. Sunday Science at the Seaside Center. Living on the Edge: Surviving the Intertidal Zone Family Day. Presented by the Bruce Museum and co-sponsored by Greenwich Shellfish Commission. Join us for an exciting hands-on day of activities at the Floren Family Environmental Center at Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich, CT. Spend some time at the Seaside Center’s marine touch tank, join in guided beach explorations, and create environmentally sustainable crafts! A presentation will be held at 3 p.m. by Dr. Frank Cantelmo of St. John’s University, Department of Biological Sciences. All activities are free and suitable for people of all abilities and ages. Remember to dress warmly: optional segments of the day will be held outside! For more information, call 203-413-6742.
Saturday, March 24, 10 am – 5 pm. The Games exhibition opening. Celebrating this summer’s 30th Olympiad in London, The Games showcases modern sports in an exciting, interactive exhibition that premieres SuperBodies, a cutting-edge 3D animation and original video production presented in both a big screen video and mobile app game formats. In addition to this cutting-edge technology, The Games will feature fun, hands-on exploratory stations and athletic gear including boxing gloves, javelins, and timing and other devices that record participants’ strength and reaction times. Also on view will be pins and collector memorabilia from past Olympic Games. The Games exhibition was developed in collaboration with the Bruce Museum’s youth committee Youth@Bruce.
Tuesday, March 27, 7:30 pm. Greenwich Preservation Trust Lecture. “Historic Preservation and the Economy: Recent Lessons from Connecticut and Beyond” by Donovan D. Rypkema,a principal of PlaceEconomics, a real estate and economic developmentconsulting firm. He has authored numerous articles and publications including The Economics of Historic Preservation: A Community Leader's Guide. Rypkema holds a Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation from Columbia University. The lecture is free. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Greenwich Lost and Preserved. Reservations are strongly recommended; call the Museum at 203-869-0376. A reception for the speaker begins at 5:30 pm.
Thursday, March 29, 1:00 pm. Concert in the Gallery: Long Island University Post - Guitar Ensemble with LIU Post – Flutists. Works by, Bach, Piazzolla, Brouwer, Kleynjans and others, presented by students from the Long Island University Post’s music program under the direction of Harris Becker, Director of Guitar Studies, and Karla Moe, Director of Woodwind Studies. Free with Museum admission.
Saturday, March 31, 2012, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. TEDx Youth@Bruce -- The Olympic Spirit: Capturing the Moment. This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED. TedxYouth@Bruce will bring together the vision, philosophy, and creed of the Olympic spirit through inspirational speakers. At the Museum, this program is open to high school students only with advance reservations required; call 203-413-6746.The event is available to all live-streamed on the web at www.TEDxYouthBruce.com.
Bruce Museum
1 Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT 06830-7157
Phone: 203.869.0376
Now through April 21, 2012
Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos and Toys in the Attic
This retrospective spotlights the playful and interactive world of Walter Wick, best-selling author and artist-creator of the Can You See What I See? series and co-creator of the I Spy books for children. Approximately 40 large-scale color photographs from his books, as well as several of the models used to craft the images will be on view in this family-friendly exhibition sure to engage all ages! The exhibition is organized by the New Britain Museum of American Art.
Through April 1, 2012
Coming Full Circle: The Greenwich Art Society Celebrates 100 at the Bruce Museum
The exhibition highlights each decade of the Greenwich Art Society’s history through 43 paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture by the most distinguished members who were exhibiting artists and/or teachers, such as Leonard, Mina Fonda and Dorothy Ochtman; Childe Hassam; Simka Simkhovitch; Margaret Brassler Kane; Ann Chernow; and Leo Manso. Many of the works are drawn from the Bruce Museum’s collection.
March 3, 2012 - May 27, 2012
Greenwich Lost & Preserved
This special exhibition tells the story of historically significant buildings that have been lost, saved and adapted, and are worth saving for generations to come. A major part of the exhibition relates the story of the Thomas Lyon house in Byram. Built c. 1695, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is the oldest unaltered Colonial structure in Greenwich. Original artifacts, documents, and photos from the six generations of the Lyon family who lived in it are complemented by stories and anecdotes from current family members.
March 24- August 12, 2012
The Games
The Games showcases modern Olympic sports in an exciting, interactive exhibition that premieres SuperBodies, a cutting-edge 3D animation and original video production presented in both a big screen video and mobile app game formats.The Games will feature fun, hands-on exploratory stations and athletic gear including boxing gloves, javelins, and timing and other devices that record participants’ strength and reaction times. Also on view will be pins and collector memorabilia from past Olympic Games. The exhibition is developed in collaboration with the Bruce Museum’s youth committee Youth@Bruce.
Events
Sunday, March 4, 1:00–3:00 pm. Greenwich Preservation Trust Lecture and Reception. “The Lyon Family: From Farm to Market” by Julie Pollock, a Lyon family descendant. She will share the history of the Greenwich family who occupied the Lyon House from the 17th to the 20th century. Free with admission. A reception will follow the lecture. Reservations are suggested; call the Museum at 203-869-0376.
Saturday, March 10, 10:30 – 11:15 am. Walter Wick: Larger than Life. Visual exploration on a large scale! Children ages 3 years and up along with their adult caregivers will have the chance to see some of Walter Wick’s amazing pictures projected on the BIG screen for an interactive observation experience. Guided by a museum educator, families will work together to solve some of Wick’s picture-book riddles. Copies of the books are available for purchase in the Museum Store, so the explorations can continue at home. The program is free with Museum admission. Please make reservations; call the Museum at 203-869-0376 or email info@brucemuseum.org.
Tuesday, March 13, 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Lunch and Learn: 21st Century American Epidemics: Your Child at Risk. “The Food Allergy Epidemic” by Hugh A. Sampson, M.D., the Kurt Hirschhorn Professor of Pediatrics, Dean for Translational Biomedical Sciences, Director, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Department of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. First of a three-part series of lectures by specialists who will address the science and history of current epidemics affecting children in the United States. Brown bag lunches are welcome. Lectures are free. Reservations are strongly recommended; call the Museum at 203-869-0376 or email details to info@brucemuseum.org.
Sunday, March 18, 1:30 – 4:00 pm. Sunday Science at the Seaside Center. Living on the Edge: Surviving the Intertidal Zone Family Day. Presented by the Bruce Museum and co-sponsored by Greenwich Shellfish Commission. Join us for an exciting hands-on day of activities at the Floren Family Environmental Center at Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich, CT. Spend some time at the Seaside Center’s marine touch tank, join in guided beach explorations, and create environmentally sustainable crafts! A presentation will be held at 3 p.m. by Dr. Frank Cantelmo of St. John’s University, Department of Biological Sciences. All activities are free and suitable for people of all abilities and ages. Remember to dress warmly: optional segments of the day will be held outside! For more information, call 203-413-6742.
Saturday, March 24, 10 am – 5 pm. The Games exhibition opening. Celebrating this summer’s 30th Olympiad in London, The Games showcases modern sports in an exciting, interactive exhibition that premieres SuperBodies, a cutting-edge 3D animation and original video production presented in both a big screen video and mobile app game formats. In addition to this cutting-edge technology, The Games will feature fun, hands-on exploratory stations and athletic gear including boxing gloves, javelins, and timing and other devices that record participants’ strength and reaction times. Also on view will be pins and collector memorabilia from past Olympic Games. The Games exhibition was developed in collaboration with the Bruce Museum’s youth committee Youth@Bruce.
Tuesday, March 27, 7:30 pm. Greenwich Preservation Trust Lecture. “Historic Preservation and the Economy: Recent Lessons from Connecticut and Beyond” by Donovan D. Rypkema,a principal of PlaceEconomics, a real estate and economic developmentconsulting firm. He has authored numerous articles and publications including The Economics of Historic Preservation: A Community Leader's Guide. Rypkema holds a Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation from Columbia University. The lecture is free. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Greenwich Lost and Preserved. Reservations are strongly recommended; call the Museum at 203-869-0376. A reception for the speaker begins at 5:30 pm.
Thursday, March 29, 1:00 pm. Concert in the Gallery: Long Island University Post - Guitar Ensemble with LIU Post – Flutists. Works by, Bach, Piazzolla, Brouwer, Kleynjans and others, presented by students from the Long Island University Post’s music program under the direction of Harris Becker, Director of Guitar Studies, and Karla Moe, Director of Woodwind Studies. Free with Museum admission.
Saturday, March 31, 2012, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. TEDx Youth@Bruce -- The Olympic Spirit: Capturing the Moment. This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED. TedxYouth@Bruce will bring together the vision, philosophy, and creed of the Olympic spirit through inspirational speakers. At the Museum, this program is open to high school students only with advance reservations required; call 203-413-6746.The event is available to all live-streamed on the web at www.TEDxYouthBruce.com.
Bruce Museum
1 Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT 06830-7157
Phone: 203.869.0376
