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Glass Flowers Wonderland

Sun 7/30/06 - Wed 10/28/09 (10AM) @ Harvard Museum of Natural History

24 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 Map

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Cost: free on Sunday and Wednesday's
Official Site: http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/on_exhib...

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The botanical galleries feature the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, known as The Glass Flowers.
This unique collection of over 3,000 models was created by the glass artisans, Leopold Blaschka and his son, Rudolph. The commission began in 1886, continued for five decades, and represents more than 830 plant species.

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Geoff

This exhibit was recommended to me by a friend, but I actually found it pretty boring. Yes, there's an amazing level of craftsmanship on display here...but unless you have a specific interest in botany and stuff.....eh.

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Geoff

Geoff May 20 at 2008, 7:26 AM

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This exhibit was recommended to me by a friend, but I actually found it pretty boring. Yes, there's an amazing level of craftsmanship on display here...but unless you have a specific interest in botany and stuff.....eh.

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Blue

Besides Glass Flowers, exhibit of Henry Horenstein photographs

Blue Dec 12 at 2007, 11:06 AM

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It's called Looking at Animals..huge, intriguing close-ups of animals from land and sea. He's Professor of Photography at RISD, whose images are in some major museums, and whose 30 books have sold over 600,000.

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robert

FYI: Free admission this Friday night (12/14)

robert Dec 12 at 2007, 10:52 AM

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FRI 12/14

5pm to 8pm
Night at the Museum
at Harvard Museum of Natural History, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge (Harvard campus)
FREE

Why not start your weekend with a stroll through the glass flowers, the skeletons of peculiar prehistoric animals, a dodo bird, a preserved specimen of perhaps the ugliest fish ever (coelacanth) and other natural wonders.

Everything in the gift shop is 20% off, so they really want you to visit and buy stuff like books, fossils, minerals, jewelry, plushy animals, and actual science & nature-related items.

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Blue

Glass Flowers permanent exhibition!

Blue Oct 12 at 2007, 11:20 AM

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Thanks for mentioning..but several exhibitions at the Harvard Museum of Natural History ARE temporary, changing exhibitions..so do come soon while
Looking at Animals: Photographs by Henry Horenstein, or Nests & Eggs, are still on display! And check out all the free lectures... www.hmnh.harvard.edu
Blue

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Katie

It doesn't end

Katie Oct 12 at 2007, 1:13 AM

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This is a permanent exhibit in the Harvard Museum of Natural History. It doesn't end in October. But just because it will go on forever doesn't mean you shouldn't get around to seeing it sooner rather than later.

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Blue

Cambridge Night at the Museum April 27

Blue Apr 18 at 2007, 9:34 AM

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On Friday April 27th, 2007 the Harvard Museum of Natural History will be open free only for Cambridge residents, so ask a Cambridge friend to bring you as their guest. But it's open every day, from 9 am to 5 pm, and just six minutes walk across Harvard Yard from the Redline T at Harvard.

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Rebecca

RE: still got to see these..

Rebecca Apr 18 at 2007, 8:49 AM

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I can go on Sunday, April 29th! Let's plan it! I would love to see the glass flowers!

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Blue

RE: I love the glass flowers.

Blue Feb 2 at 2007, 10:06 AM

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A few of Harvard's 400+ invertebrates are now in a travelling exhibition in Minnesota..but will be displayed at the HMNH before long. There's one extraordinary glass jellyfish in the Treasure/Expeditions exhibition, as you go toward the huge Kronosaurus and great hall of mammals.
'Nerd night'was before my time--sounds fun! Maybe we should do it again!?

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robert

RE: I love the glass flowers.

robert Feb 1 at 2007, 10:56 PM

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Haha, it's always a good time to go to HMNH; I try to steer all visitors over there.

Have I not been paying attention? I'm looking forward to seeing to the glass invertebrates. I saw some pictures around the time of 'nerd night'.

~r

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Blue

RE: I love the glass flowers.

Blue Feb 1 at 2007, 12:47 PM

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They are amazing, thanks for your post..especially great to see when it's ice cold outside! Photos at www.hmnh.harvard.edu,

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