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N.C. Museum of Art to Receive Rodin Sculptures
The North Carolina Museum of Art announced that it has received an unprecedented gift of Auguste Rodin works from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation. The gift of 23 works of art, including 22 bronze sculptures by Rodin, makes the Museum one of the world's top Rodin repositories and the only cultural institution in the South with a major Rodin collection.
The works will be displayed in new galleries, which will be part of a planned $75-million expansion initiative slated for completion in 2008. As part of the expansion, the Museum will establish a Rodin study center and name a Rodin gallery and adjacent garden in honor of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.
Among the Rodin works that the Museum will receive are casts of the celebrated sculptures The Kiss and The Thinker, as well as Cybele, Monumental Torso of the Walking Man, The Three Shades, Monumental Head of Pierre de Wiessant, and Jean de Fiennes, Vetu. The gift also includes Camille Claudel’s Bust of Rodin and a demonstration piece explaining the lost-wax casting process of Rodin’s Sorrow . Click here for more information.
Bimonthly Bird
The Audubon Folio on view on the Entrance Level of the Museum will be turned to a different bird every month. For November and December, the male Wild Turkey will be visible. This was Audubon's first plate to be printed in the long process of publishing The Birds of America.
EDUCATION NEWS
N.C. Museum of Art Web Game Recognized for Excellence in Education
Mystery of the Poison Dart Frog is one of Ten Cool Sites
An award-winning on-line educational experience for kids is now available. Mystery of the Poison Dart Frog is an interactive game, available in both Spanish and English, for children in fifth through eighth grade.
The game was recently given the Ten Cool Sites Award for Excellence in Education by the Exploratorium. The Exploratorium is a museum in San Francisco, Calif., known for its 650 science, art and human perception exhibits.
The Exploratorium is a leader in the movement to promote museums as educational centers. Every other month the museum chooses 10 noteworthy Web sites that promote education in the arts and sciences.
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