BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160813T133000Z DTEND:20160813T203000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Exhibition: Natural Selections: Flora and the Arts DESCRIPTION:A new exhibition (previews of the exhibition begin February 27\, 2016\; exhibition officially opens May 13\, 2016) explores through more than 20 objects how nature has inspired\, impressed\, and enlightened society long before the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species in 1859. Using three themes\, the exhibition explores the subject of flora and how it inspired the decorative arts. "Botanizing" looks at the movement to classify\, study\, and teach though a selection of educational books and prints detailing floral anatomy and stages of life. "Art in Nature" delves into the museum's rich collection of decorative arts to see how plants and flowers have influenced designers and craftspeople in fields as diverse as textiles\, ceramics\, furniture\, and architecture. Finally\, "Bringing the Outdoors In" showcases ceramic and glass vessels which literally brought colorful and fragrant flowers and plants indoors for personal enjoyment and study. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A \;new exhibition (previews of the exhibition begin February 27\, 2016\; exhibition officially opens May 13\, 2016) explores through more than 20 objects how nature has inspired\, impressed\, and enlightened society long before the publication of Charles Darwin'\;s On the Origin of Species in 1859. Using three themes\, the exhibition explores the subject of flora and how it inspired the decorative arts. "\;Botanizing"\; looks at the movement to classify\, study\, and teach though a selection of educational books and prints detailing floral anatomy and stages of life. "\;Art in Nature"\; delves into the museum'\;s rich collection of decorative arts to see how plants and flowers have influenced designers and craftspeople in fields as diverse as textiles\, ceramics\, furniture\, and architecture. Finally\, "\;Bringing the Outdoors In"\; showcases ceramic and glass vessels which literally brought colorful and fragrant flowers and plants indoors for personal enjoyment and study. LOCATION:Flynt Center of Early New England Life at Historic Deerfield in Deerfield. UID:e.2182.1673 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260517T214507Z URL:https://chamber.franklincc.org/events/details/exhibition-natural-selections-flora-and-the-arts-08-13-2016-1673 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR