Happy birthday to us: we’re one year old! On September 26, 2003,
the Spurlock Museum celebrated the first anniversary of our public
opening. In this first year, we have offered a variety of cultural
and educational experiences to the UIUC campus and other local communities.
Thousands of visitors have enjoyed exhibits, tours, and programs—and
with a lot help from our Security staff, the Museum and all our patrons
have been safe and sound!
We’ve
hosted over thirty special events, ranging from storytelling concerts
to orientation sessions for new students to music and dance performances
by registered student organizations. Events reflect community interests
and explore themes and cultures from each of our galleries. Education
staff give outreach programs to schools and organizations as close
as campus residence halls and as far as Paris (Illinois!). We have
also had the opportunity to collaborate with other museums and educational
agencies.
Exciting projects continue behind the scenes as well. Collections
and Registration staff work with new acquisitions, adding to our artifact
collections to augment our exhibit and research capabilities. Information
Technology staff provide new educational and gallery-based content
for our web site, document activities around the building, and maintain
our technological resources. New exhibits keep everyone busy by designing
displays, writing text, and creating graphics.
Our second year is off to a great start with the new exhibit Luxurious
Layers: Kimonos of the Heian Court, displaying kimonos from the
Hakubi Kyoto Kimono School in Japan.
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Children answer questions
during the Museum's 'Archeology Day'.
Visitors made their own brass rubbing during the Horwitz Brass Exhibit. |
