at the Museum July to September 2012

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JULY - SEPTEMBER 2012 MUSEUM LONDON

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FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESKBOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairperson

Patrick Mahon

Adam Caplan

Phyllis Cohen

Ian Dantzer

Dale Henderson

Gloria Hinton

Greg Ludlow

Doug Marshman

Josh Morgan

Helen Pearce

Julie Rogers-Glabush

Diane Thrasher

Paul van der Werf

Kadie Ward

Executive Director

Brian Meehan

MUSEUM LONDON

FOUNDATION

President

Paul van der Werf

Peter Becher

Bernie Bierbaum

Catherine Finlayson

Mary Flannigan Hockin

Ron Holliday

Damir Matic

Rob O’Dowda

Paul Way

Cover: A selection of curiositiesrepresenting both natural and humanhistory from the Museum Londoncollection.

It is always heartening to see young people embrace culture, and this spring we witnessedthe kind of extraordinary perseverance and enthusiasm that only youth can bring whenMuseum London’s Youth Council held a twelve-hour art-a-thon in celebration of NationalYouth Arts Week.

This Canada-wide event encouraged young people to engagein creative activities, showcase their art and launch a newprojects. Museum London’s Youth Council rose to theoccasion, inspiring their peers to get involved. Local artistsRoss Bell, Erin Kaszarowski and Neil Klassen led workshopsthroughout the night attended by 43 teens. After midnight,our Youth Council of 20 members stayed on, making art untilmorning. What a great night at the Museum!

Art and history experiences for children and youth enrichand transform lives—sparking imagination and innovation,

providing opportunities for self-expression, increasing knowledge and skills, instillingconfidence and pride, and radiating enjoyment. Children need, and deserve, affordableengaging cultural experiences, and thanks to the generosity of those who attended ourrecent Art of Eating event, we will be able to ensure all children have an opportunity totake part in workshops and day camp activities regardless of financial circumstances.Thank you to Art of Eating Chairperson Diane Thrasher and her committee, along withmembers of our Board, the Museum London Foundation Board, and everyone whoattended. Together we raised $31,000 to support programs for children, youth andfamilies. This support represents an exceptional investment for our community.

Speaking of imagination and innovation, in recent months we have been in dialogue withcommunity partners and the City of London about the potential expansion of the Museumto include the establishment of an expanded Heritage Museum, the relocation of theLondon Children’s Museum, and the creation of a Learning Centre at our site. We envisiona place of excitement, entertainment and creativity that would establish the Forks of theThames as a hub for innovation, culture and learning. I am certain you will hear more aboutthis initiative in the months ahead. In these early stages, we are excited about thepotential.

In the meantime, as you will see in the pages that follow, we are looking forward to anexciting summer with engaging—and sometime provocative—exhibitions, and a fullschedule of programs and activities. I look forward to seeing you this summer at theMuseum.

Brian MeehanExecutive Director

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Wonderwall: A Cabinet of CuriositiesJune 30, 2012 to February 17, 2013 Centre Gallery

How many of us have collected things—stamps, fossils, paintings, comic books—or feelbetter putting order to the things around us, our closets, our music collection, or perhapsjust our kitchen cabinets? Collecting and ordering things is an ancient humancharacteristic.

Personal collecting gained popularity during the fifteenth century and cabinets of curiosity,popular among the wealthy merchant class and nobility of early modern Europe, were areflection of the social, scientific, and spiritual beliefs of their day. Also known asWunderkammer (German for “wonder-room”), they helped classify the increasingly vastworld in the “Age of Exploration.” Featuring products of human design, such as jewellery,paintings, ancient antiquities, coins and medals, and those of the natural world, such asshells, plant and animal specimens, rocks and minerals, many wealthy collectors openedtheir collections to scholars, artists, travellers, and others curious about the world.

Wonderwall is a modern reinterpretation of a cabinet of curiosity, taking a selection ofartifacts held by Museum London and displaying them as an interpretation of London,Ontario's history. Patterns of relationship will emerge between objects, some intentional,others accidental, and visitors will undoubtedly uncover their own as they explore.

A selection of curiosities representingboth natural and human history fromthe Museum London collection.


Thelma Rosner: HomelandJuly 7 to October 28, 2012 Forum Gallery

As the works in this exhibition reveal, over the last decade the practice of London-basedartist Thelma Rosner has moved quite literally to new territory. While the play of pattern,derived from processes referencing everything from textiles to book illuminations,informed much of her past work, Rosner now focuses her practice on aspects of geographicplace, culture, and notions of “home.”

More specifically, Rosner’s recent series, Border, Dictionary, and her newest installationHomeland, make reference to Israeli and Palestinian communities connected by customsand histories despite being divided by continuing conflict. Her works celebrate the sharedcustoms of hospitality and food.

Equalizing processes, such as the duplication of imagery and negative/positive renderingsof an object, point to shared human experience. As in her past work, Rosner employs akeen sense of order, used to great effect in her large cross-stitch paintings, which commenton war as an experience literally woven into the fabric of daily life.

The exhibition, curated by Cassandra Getty, will be accompanied by a publication co-produced with the McMaster Museum of Art.

Exhibition Tour andOpening Reception:Thursday, July 12, 7:00 pm

Thelma Rosner, Israeli-PalestinianDictionary (Rope), (detail), 2009-ongoing, archival digital prints,81.2 x 61 cm (each panel), Courtesy ofthe Artist


POLAROIDS: Attila Richard Lukacs and Michael MorrisJuly 21 to October 7, 2012 Ivey Centre and North Galleries

This exhibition showcases photographs by Vancouver-based painter Attila Richard Lukacsproduced over the past 25 years as referents for paintings. It is the first comprehensiveexhibition of his photography, offering a new look at this internationally-acclaimedCanadian artist. Working with Lukacs’ inventory of over 10,000 images, fellow artistMichael Morris selected and assembled these works for exhibition.

Utilizing the unique characteristics of the Polaroid medium, Lukacs’ painterly sensibility isevident in the rich hues, deep chiaroscuro, romantic sensuality and graphic immediacy ofthese photographic studies. Morris has employed simple thematic and organizationalschemas to create vibrant grids, making an archive of Lukacs’ work and its intense study ofthe male form. Collected representations of men are still rarely located outside the idiomof fashion and the arena of sport, and infrequently transcend these delineations. Thisexhibition provokes important questions about Western culture’s negotiation of images ofmen, and the tradition of the nude study, and offers an extraordinary view of the subject ofthe human form. The exhibition is organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Alberta.

POLAROIDS: Attila Richard Lukacs and Michael Morris contains images of nudity and adultthemes. Viewer discretion is advised. Parents and guardians may want to preview beforeattending with children.

Attila Richard Lukacs, St. Gerome,(detail), n.d., 12 Polaroid photographs,36 x 33 cm, Courtesy of the ArtGallery of Alberta and the Artist


Walk-through Tour andCorn Roast:Sunday, July 29 at 1:00 pm

The Embassy Cultural House, 1983 to 1990Ivey South, Volunteer and Moore Galleries July 28 to October 7, 2012

During the winter of 1983, London artists Jamelie Hassan and Ron Benner met frequentlywith a jazz musician Eric Stach to discuss their dissatisfaction with the cultural life of the city.Benner and Hassan had recently visited Europe and enjoyed experiencing the Kunsthaueserwhere art exhibitions, music concerts and other cultural events were held in restaurants andcoffee houses. With that vision in mind the the Embassy Cultural House was launched.

With the support of new owners, Helen and Egon Haller, renovations were made to thehotel’s former restaurant; walls were painted, track lighting added, and professionalexhibitions began in May 1983. From its inception the Embassy Cultural House featuredworks by artists who were at the forefront of contemporary art as well as seasonedprofessionals who still questioned their own practice. Interspersed with solo exhibitionsthere were large group exhibitions of work related to current political and social issues. In itstime, a program of films, music, performances, readings and lectures and a tabloid thatfeatured reviews, interviews, essays and political commentary together enriched thecultural activities of London.

With featured artworks and archival documentation, this retrospective exhibitionendeavours to recapture some of the energy, enthusiasm and optimism the Embassy CulturalHouse. The exhibition will be accompanied by an exhibition catalogue featuring a timeline byexhibition curator Robert McKaskell and essays by local historian Michael Baker and artistRebecca Diederichs.

The Embassy Hotel, 1990,Photo: Rebecca Diederichs

This exhibition is made possiblewith generous support from

Keith Piper’s work is presented withthe support of LUX distribution



TALKS + TOURS

Reinhard Reitzenstein, Lost Wood Series,1997, Purchased with funds from theVolunteer Committee, 1997

History Hikes and Walking ToursSaturdays, 10:30 to 12:00 noonMeeting on the Front LawnCost: FREE

July 7, August 18 - MuralsJuly 14 - Unsettling the ThamesJuly 21 - River WalkJuly 28 - From Castles to CottagesAugust 4 - Monuments and MemorialsAugust 11 - Public Art

Our guides offer insight and generate discussion aboutpublic spaces where collective stories are shared thatcontribute to a city's cultural identity. Each week will be adifferent tour, so join us for all six!

Walk through downtown streets and learn more about theMurals that have been commissioned to adorn exteriorwalls of shops and restaurants, as well as those insidepublic buildings.

Focusing on the lives of workers, Unsettling the Thames willshare stories about early settlement at the Forks of theThames, from just prior to European contact up to the latenineteenth century.

Eldon House’s highly-regarded River Walk explores thefounding of London, historic events such as the GreatFlood, and the natural landscape.

From Castles to Cottages expounds on the architecturaltransformation of historical buildings in the area as areflection of growing industry during the nineteenth andearly twentieth centuries.

Monuments and Memorials leads enthusiasts through thedowntown core and into Victoria Park, where manystatues and plaques have been erected in memory ofhistorical events.

On the Public Art walk, you will visit a selection ofsculptures throughout the downtown core, and learn moreabout the artists who designed them as well as theorganizations that commissioned them.

Walks will go ahead rain or shine.

Exhibition Tour and Opening Receptionfor Thelma Rosner: HomelandThursday, July 12, 7:00 pmForum and Centre GalleriesCost: FREE

The exhibition Homeland opens with a tour of theexhibition by artist Thelma Rosner, followed byconversation and refreshments in the Centre Gallery. Apracticing artist for more than thirty years, visitors willhave the opportunity to hear more about the ideas thathave influenced Rosner's latest body of work—a timelyforay into notions of geography and place, home andidentity.

An Afternoon at the Embassy CulturalHouse, No Passports RequiredSunday, July 29Cost: FREE

1:00 pm to 2:00 pmPluck, Persistence and Vision: Curator Robert McKaskellTours The Embassy Cultural House, 1983 to 1990Volunteer and Moore Galleries

Take a walk through London’s Embassy Cultural House withexhibition curator Robert McKaskell. The early history ofthe Embassy Cultural House, its role in the local art sceneand its unique programming will be discussed during thistour.

2:00 to 4:00 pm7th Annual Corn RoastWolf Sculpture Garden

Join artist Ron Benner for a corn roast amidst his gardeninstallation, As the Crow Flies. Part sculpture, partinstallation and part performance, the event will featureBenner’s roving corn-roasting wagon, Maiz Barbacoa.Musician Frank Ridsdale will entertain us with his resolutesongs of political misdemeanours covering a wide range,from the Port Stanley harbour to Latin Americanrevolutionary songs.


Doors Open London & Culture DaysSaturday, September 29 to Sunday, September 30,10:00 am to 5:00 pmCost: FREE

Doors Open London and Culture Days are teaming up for aweekend celebration of London’s heritage and culture. Thedoors to our material culture vault will be open as ourcurator of regional history leads tours through the vaultwhere we store more than 45,000 artifacts that reflect thehistory of the City of London. Tours begin on the hour from10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Stop in to celebrate Culture Days on Sunday with a freeguided tour through the exhibitions at 2:00 pm and thedrop-in artmaking program Imagination Station from 1:00to 3:45 pm.

EVENTS

Eric Stach Free Music UnitPerforms LiveThursday, October 4, 7:00 pmCommunity GalleryCost: FREE

Join us for an evening of music with noted Londonmusician Eric Stach in concert with Free Music Unitperformers Glen Hall (soprano and tenor sax, and flute)George Mitchell (acoustic bass) and Terry Fraser (drums).Stach, a protagonist of the avant garde jazz of the 1960sand 70s, has been active in London for more than fortyyears, playing at venues such as the York Hotel, VictoriaTavern, Wonderland Gardens, Marienbad, the Forest CityGallery, and the Embassy Cultural House. In addition to hiscollaborations with Eric Stach Free Music Unit, he has alsoplayed with the London Experimental Jazz Quartet and BigBand.


FILMSWestern’s Department of Film FestivalTheatreCost: FREE

Masters students in the Department of Film at WesternUniversity share the films that influence and inspire theirresearch.

THURSDAY AUGUST 236:00 to 7:45 pmCluelessAmy Heckerling, 1995, 97 minA loose adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma,Clueless is about an affluent fifteen year old named Cher,who roams Beverly Hills in a jeep armed with her father’scredit card and her best friend Dionne. A biting parody ofnineties teen culture, Clueless communicates the freedomof teendom, as winning today as it was 17 years ago.

8:00 to 8:15 pmChapter 1: Superman Comes to EarthSpencer Bennet & Thomas Carr, 1948, 14 minSuperman is a 15-part black-and-white film serial based onthe comic book character, marking the first appearance ofa live-action Superman on film. These serials provide aunique look into the pre-Hollywood era of comic bookmovie production and were produced early in the historyof the Superman character.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 20126:00 to 8:00 pmAmandla! A Revolution in Four-Part HarmonyLee Hirsch, 2002, 103 minThis documentary tells the story of protest music and thestruggle against apartheid in South Africa, revealing howpivotal music was to communicating a political messageand consolidating the resistance. The film captures theinfluence of popular culture in the political climate ofSouth Africa from the 1950s to 1990.

8:15 to 11:15 pmEnter the VoidGaspar Noé, 2009, 161 minOscar is an American drug dealer living in Tokyo, who getsshot by the police during a bust. We watch the impact ofhis death during an out-of-body experience as Oscar’s spiritfloats through nightclub environments of Tokyo, theimagery inspired by experimental cinema and psychedelicdrug experiences.Note: This film contains scenes of graphic sexuality andviolence, as well as flashing lights and colours. Those proneto headaches, seizures, or dizziness from such effects areadvised to take caution.

8:15 to 11:15 pmWatchmen (Director’s Cut)Zack Snyder, 2009, 186 minIn this adaptation of Alan Moore’s comic book series,director Zack Snyder revisits Moore’s gritty post-VietnamAmerica, but offers a critique of post 9/11 politics and TheWar on Terror. Rather than follow Hollywood conventions,Watchmen reveals Snyder's artistic vision and foregroundsthe complexity of adult graphic novels.

11:30 pm to 1:30 amAfter Party with DJ AndycappStay on for refreshments in our Centre Gallery and chatabout villains, superheroes, teenagers, and the influenceof pop culture on politics. A DJ for more than 20 years,Andycapp will share his wildly eclectic tastes influencedby dance culture from its roots in New York City’sunderground disco to new wave and hip-hop.



PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS

IMAGINATION STATIONSundays, 1:00 to 3:45 pmClare Bice Creative StudioCost: FREE

This drop-in program for adults and children willstimulate communication, collaboration andcreativity. Visit one of our many exhibitions and thendrop in for an afternoon of artmaking. Our staffmonitors will provide guidance and introduce you to awide range of artmaking through painting, drawing,sculpture, printmaking and more. We’ll supply theingredients; you bring the imagination

TWO-WEEK SUMMER ART CAMPSFOR CHILDRENAges 5 to 8 and 9 to 128:30 am to 4:30 pmPre-registration required: 519.661.0333

Arctic ArtJuly 3 to 13 (nine-day camp; no class on July 2)Cost: $325, members $300

Students cool off as they head north to learn about theArctic and explore Inuit art including drawing, printmaking,soap stone carving and textiles. Emphasis will be put ontechniques such as felting, weaving, knitting and quilting.Students will work individually as well as collectively ongroup projects.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand WordsJuly 16 to 27Cost: $350, members $325

Work with both old and new technology such as Polaroid,analogue and digital cameras to explore photography and,in particular, the portrait and self-portrait. Children willlearn to draw the face and figure, representing anddeconstructing it using various mixed media techniques.

Addition and Subtraction (Sculptural, that is!)July 30 to August 10 (nine-day camp; no class August 1)Cost: $325, members $300

Three-dimensional design fundamental such as space,volume and balance will be explored as children learnabout fabricating armatures using both traditional andfound materials. Basic sculpting techniques and materialswill be taught, such as paper clay, mould making, plasterand plasticine.

Before and aftercare is FREE, with drop-off starting 8:00 amand pick-up extending to 5:00 pm.

ONE-WEEK SUMMER ART CAMPFOR TEENSAges 12 to 14 and 15 to 178:30 am to 4:30 pmAugust 13 to 17Cost: $200, members $175Pre-registration required: 519-661-0333

Me, Myself and IExplore the self and identity through a variety of photo-based media, such as photography, video, and digitalimaging. Emphasis will be on portraits and self-portraits,both real and invented. This camp provides a greatopportunity to build your art portfolio!

Summer camps are eligible for theChildren’s Arts Tax Credit


All programs are wheelchair accessible.

CLASSES FOR ADULTS

TAI CHI WORKSHOP, WU STYLE4 Sundays, 9:30 to 11:00 amJuly 8 to 29Cost: $45, members $40Pre-registration required: 519.661.0333

Learn Tai Chi fundamentals and ways to improve yourflexibility, balance and strength. Norman Lam has beenpractising the Wu style of Tai Chi for more than 25 years,and was certified by Master Wu Kwong-Yu, the 5thgeneration Master of the International Wu Style Tai ChiChuan Federation. Lam has also been the Chairman of theCCNC Tai Chi Group for over 10 years. Space is limited.

Have you missed the first class but arestill interested in signing up?

Register for remaining classes on a pro-rated basis.

DRAWING IN THE GALLERIESSecond Thursday of the Month, 7:00 to 9:00 pmJuly 12, August 9, September 13Cost: FREE

Improve and refine your existing skills or start fresh withthis hands-on exploration of works in our galleries, led byan experienced drawing instructor. Participants are askedto bring their own sketch pad and dry drawing instruments.For all skill levels.


TOURSSunday Guided ToursMeet a tour guide every Sunday at 2:00 pm at thereception desk for a free tour of our exhibitions. Askquestions and engage in discussion.

Group ToursMuseum London and Eldon House welcome group visits.For groups of ten people or more, we request notificationtwo weeks in advance by calling 519.661.0333. For visitorenjoyment, and the safety of art and artifacts, werecommend all groups be accompanied by a tour guide orhistorical interpreter.

Elementary and secondary school classes, and all groupsthat wish to visit in the morning prior to our regular hours,must be accompanied by a tour guide or historicalinterpreter. Cost: $5 per person; $4 per person for thoseunder 14 years old.

For groups of children, we require one adult supervisor forevery five children under eight years old; and one adultsupervisor for every ten children under 14 years old. Adultsupervisors will not be charged a tour fee. To book a tourcall 519.661.0333.

School ProgramsMuseum London offers a wide variety of interactive,curriculum-based art tours and hands-on studioexperiences for both elementary and secondary students.History programs are available at Museum London andEldon House. School programs and tours can be bookedthroughout the school year, September through June,Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Please call519.661.0333 for more information or to receive aneducation program brochure.

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ART & TRAVEL

BostonThursday, September 27 to 30, 2012Contact: Gloria Hinton, 519.645.6864,[email protected]: $1599Depart from London via Air Canada to Boston. Enjoy visitsto the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella StewartGardner Museum, Harvard University Museums includingthe Fogg, and a city tour. Also included is a welcome dinnerand Sunday brunch.

Niagara-On-The-LakeWednesday, October 3, 2012Contact: Shelagh Martin, 519.672.3294,Cost: Seniors and members $55, non-members $60(Plus $79 for Ragtime ticket for the Shaw Festival if youchoose to attend)View the early nineteenth century St Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch, which was burned down in the war of 1812,followed by a visit to the Pump House, a lovely little galleryon the river. At the Shaw Festival, enjoy the musicalRagtime, a sweeping saga of turn-of-the-century America.

Toronto - Art Gallery of Ontario:Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics and PaintingWednesday, November 7, 2012Contact: Wilda Thomas, 519.660.1065,[email protected]: Seniors and members $99, non-members $109,AGO members $89Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera had one of the most dynamicand symbolically-charged artistic relationships in thehistory of modern art and their joint exhibition is not to bemissed. Upon arrival, Kristine Irwin will provide us with a45 min “context talk” about the artists, the politics and thehistorical setting of the time. Then you can tour theexhibition and enjoy the 70-minute audioguide. Lunch willbe on your own. The afternoon is free to explore the AGO.

The Volunteer Travel Committee to Museum Londonpresents the following tours:

CONTINUING EDUCATIONLECTURE SERIES

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THEIMPRESSIONISTS: THE SUBURBS OFPARIS4 Tuesdays, September 18 to October 23(no class September 25)7:00 to 9:30 pmCourse: ACLT6201Instructor: Dr. Paul DavenportCost: $246.45 (HST included)

This art appreciation course is offered in conjunction withthe Western Centre for Continuing Studies at WesternUniversity. Register and pay securely online uwo.ca/cstudies, in person at the Continuing Studies office, CitiPlaza location, or by phone at 519.661.3658.

Dr. Paul Davenport invites you to walk with him on ahistorical and sensory tour to the suburbs of Paris, theForest of Fontainebleau, and the Normandy beaches, asyou explore the villages and sites that inspired Frenchpainting from 1850 to 1890. Discover the work of theBarbizon School, Realists, Impressionists, and post-Impressionists, and learn how they all contributed to thedramatic changes in painting after 1850.

The last evening will include a typical Parisian meal at theFrench bistro Chez Michel, on the campus of WesternUniversity. Find out why this course has received ravereviews over the last six years!


ELDON HOUSEEXHIBITIONS

The Girls and the GarrisonAugust to October

Since the coming of the British Garrison after the Rebellionof 1837, Eldon House has held a significant social role inentertaining the troops. A selection of women’s eveningcostume and military uniform will be on display in theDrawing Room.

Milly goes on Summer HolidayJuly to September

In 1897 Milly Harris spent July in Muskoka and GeorgianBay. This exhibition explores Ontario cottage life and travelin the Victorian Era, through the lenses of Milly'sphotographs and journal.

SPECIAL TOURS & EVENTS

Sunday Afternoon ToursJuly 29, August 26 and September 16, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 pmAdmission by donation

Enjoy a 50-minute guided tour of Eldon House with acostumed historical interpreter who will provide an in-depth history of the house and the Harris family who livedthere.

Canada Day ToursSunday July 1, 12:00 to 5:00 pmAdmission by donation

Enjoy a tour of Eldon House and its grounds. Indoorscavenger hunts and an outdoor Canada Day craft will beavailable for children.

Canada Day DinnerSunday, July 1, 7:00 pm Cocktails, 8:00 pm DinnerCost: $75 adults, $35 children 12 years and youngerAdvanced tickets required: 519.661.0333 ormuseumlondon.ca

It’s an annual tradition! Join us for an elegant buffetdinner, music by The Ken Varley Trio, made-in-Canadaprizes, and exclusive seating for the Canada Day Fireworks.

Doors Open LondonSeptember 29 and 30, 10:00 am to 4:00 pmCost: FREE

The doors of Eldon House will be wide open with freeadmission for this unique two-day heritage event for localresidents and visitors.


Croquet anyone?Saturday and Sundays in July and August, 1:00 to 4:00 pmCost: Free with admission

Enjoy a family game of croquet on the lawns of EldonHouse. Rules will be available.

SPEAKER SERIES

Heritage Tree: Preserving our RootsSunday September 23, 2:00 pmInterpretive CentreCost: Admission by donation

Join Edith George for her lecture Heritage Tree: Preservingour Roots. With use of a toolkit provided by the OntarioTree Alliance, Edith answers the questions “what is aheritage tree?” and “why are they important to protect?”

TEA AT ELDON HOUSE

Summer TeaJuly 3 to September 2, Tuesday through Sunday, 2:00 to4:00 pmCost: $7 for tea, $10 for tea and house tourReservations required: 519.661.5169

Tea, scones and jam are served on the beautiful lawns ofEldon House, overlooking the Thames River.

WORKSHOP SERIES

Victorian Pressed Flower WorkshopSunday August 12, 1:00 to 3:00 pmInterpretive CentreCost: $20.00 per personPre-registration required: 519.661.0333

Learn this Victorian art and commemorate the summerseason by creating a framed composition using specimensfrom the Eldon House gardens. Space is limited.

Tea on the south lawn, c. 1885left to right: Sophia, Lucy, anunidentified man, Edward, Milly, GeorgeJ. J. Talman Regional Collection, WesternUniversity

Winslow Homer, Croquet, 1864, oil oncanvas, Collection of the Art Institute ofChicago, Courtesy of the Yorck Project


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Children (age 13 and younger) $1,Families $11

Wednesday and Sunday by donation

OUR MISSION

Inspiring human experiencethrough art and culture

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at the Museum July to September 2012