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Annual Open House
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| Ever wonder why and how the Hunt Institute works to preserve and document the history of botany? Curious about what is at the end of the hallway behind that green braided rope? Long for a closer look at that elegant room behind the glass doors? Want to visit but can’t find the right time? Our Open House is the perfect time to satisfy your curiosity, seek answers to your questions, and learn more about us. |
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| From left to right: Curator of Art James J. White 412-268-2440; jw3u@andrew.cmu.edu Archivist Angela L. Todd 412-268-2437; at3i@andrew.cmu.edu Assistant Curator of Art Lugene B. Bruno 412-268-3035; lbruno@andrew.cmu.edu Librarian Charlotte A. Tancin 412-268-7301; ctancin@cmu.edu Those not pictured who will also be participating in our Open House events are: Assistant Librarian & Assistant Bibliographer Donald W. Brown (412-268-2436, dwbrown@andrew.cmu.edu) and Assistant Archivist Jamie Shriver (412-268-5504, jamies@andrew.cmu.edu). |
Open House 2009 was very exciting and rewarding for us here at the Hunt Institute, and we would like to thank everyone who participated. We are eagerly looking forward to Open House 2010. In the meantime, below is the schedule for Open House 2009 to give you an overview of the event and some photos taken on Monday, 15 June 2009, by Graphics Manager Frank Reynolds.
Schedule of events for 14 and 15 June 2009 Open House
Sunday, 14 June
12:30 Registration (continues all afternoon) 12:451:00 Welcome and Introduction to the Hunt Institute in Reading Room by Librarian Charlotte Tancin 1:001:30 Exhibition tour by Assistant Curator of Art Lugene Bruno or
Reading Room history talk by Editor Scarlett Townsend1:452:15 Exhibition tour by Assistant Curator of Art Lugene Bruno or
Reading Room history talk by Editor Scarlett Townsend2:303:30 Curators' talks "Insects and Flowers: The Life and Work of Maria Sibylla Merian" by Librarian Charlotte Tancin
"In the Wake of Merian: Mary Agnes Chase and Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden" by Archivist Angela Todd
3:454:40 Tour of Institute Departments (presentations in Reading Room)
Monday, 15 June
1:00 Registration (continues all afternoon) 1:001:15 Welcome and Introduction to the Hunt Institute in Reading Room by Librarian Charlotte Tancin 1:151:45 Exhibition tour by Assistant Curator of Art Lugene Bruno 2:002:30 Walking tour of Reading Room furniture 2:453:45 Curators' talks "Insects and Flowers: The Life and Work of Maria Sibylla Merian" by Librarian Charlotte Tancin
"In the Wake of Merian: Mary Agnes Chase and Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden" by Archivist Angela Todd
4:005:00 Walking tour of Institute Departments
Angela Todd delivers her talk, “In the Wake of Merian: Mary Agnes Chase and Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden,” at Open House 2009 on 15 July 2009. Photo by Frank A. Reynolds. Archivist Angela Todd delivers her talk at Open House 2009. Librarian Charlotte Tancin discusses the Maria Sibylla Merian display that accompanied her talk, “Insects and Flowers: The Life and Work of Maria Sibylla Merian.” Archivist Angela Todd talks with Pat Leiphart, member of the Western PA Unit of the Herb Society of America. Wil and Ruth Rouleau peruse the Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden display while Archivist Angela Todd talks with Pat Leiphart. Anne Mazzola (flowered skirt), Peggy Trevanion (in flowered t-shirt), another attendee and Assistant Archivist Jamie Shriver peruse the Mary Agnes Chase and Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden display that accompanied Angela Todd’s talk. Assistant Curator of Art Lugene Bruno talks with upcoming 13th International artist Kandy Phillips and her friend Anne Mazzola.
Editor's note
I regret that we were unable to name everyone pictured. Please contact me (st19@andrew.cmu.edu) if we missed you in the captions.Ed.
Information for attendees
Location of Institute offices
Hunt Institute is located on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, in the city's East End. Institute offices are in the Hunt Library building, a five-story aluminum and glass structure located on Frew Street (near Schenley Park) and facing the "Cut" (the large grassy field in the center of campus). All visitors to the Institute should report to the receptionist on the fifth floor of the Hunt Library building.
The Institute is open Monday through Friday, except holidays, from 9 a.m. to noon, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Readers' hours in the Library are from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The gallery is open on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. during an exhibition. (Please see the Exhibitions page for a listing of the dates.) The Institute is closed on Saturdays.
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
5th Floor, Hunt Library
Carnegie Mellon University
4909 Frew Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890
Telephone: 412-268-2434
Fax: 412-268-5677
Email: huntinst@andrew.cmu.eduMaps, directions, transportation, hotels
For maps and directions on how to get to the Institute as well as hotel information, please see the following pages on the Carnegie Mellon University Web site:
Visiting Pittsburgh
For information on other cultural attractions in Pittsburgh, please visit the Western Pennsylvania Museum Council Web site.
The Explore Pittsburgh section of the Carnegie Mellon Undergraduate Admissions Web site has additional information about things to do when visiting Pittsburgh.
Nearby restaurants
Oakland
Ali Baba404 S. Craig Street (412-682-2829) Middle Eastern $+
Carnegie Museum Cafe4400 Forbes Avenue (412-622-3225) American $$
Fuel & FuddleOakland Avenue near Forbes (412-682-3473) American $
Hemingway's Cafe3911 Forbes Avenue (412-621-4100) Pastas & personal pizzas. $$
Il Valletto Italian Cafe4624 Forbes Avenue (412-621-3550) Italian $+
India Garden328 Atwood Street (412-682-3000) Indian $
Joe Mama'sForbes Avenue (412-621-7282) Italian $
Lucca317 S. Craig Street (412-682-3310) Eastern European $$
Lu Lu's Pan-Asian Noodles400 S. Craig Street (412-687-7777) $
Panera BreadForbes Avenue (412-683-3727) soups, sandwiches, salads $
Spice Island Teahouse253 Atwood Street (412-687-8821) Thai $
Union Grill413 S. Craig Street (412-681-8620) American $$
Thai Place Cafe301 S. Craig Street (412-622-0133) $
Squirrel Hill
Aladdin's Eatery5878 Forbes Avenue (412-421-5100) Middle Eastern $
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Mineo's Pizza2128 Murray Avenue (412-521-9864) $
Pi Pizza5829 Forbes Avenue (412-521-3880) Pizza, etc. $$
Zen Garden5882 Forbes Avenue (412-422-7188) Vegetarian $
Shadyside
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Bikki736738 Bellefonte St. (412-683-5756) Indian-French $$
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Casbah229 S. Highland Avenue (412-661-5656) Mediterranean $$$
China Palace5440 Walnut Street (412-687-RICE) Szechuan, Hunan, Mandarin $+
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La Feria5527 Walnut Street (412-682-4501. Peruvian $+
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Soba5847 Ellworth Avenue (412-362-5656) Asian $$
Sushi Two5432 Walnut Street (412-68-SUSHI) Japanese $$
Thai Place Restaurant 5528 Walnut Street (412-687-8586) Thai $
Walnut Grill5500 Walnut Street (412-688-8220) American $$+
Our curators are pictured in the room that houses our Strandell Collection of Linnaeana with a few items from the department collections, including (from left to right) The History of Japan: Giving an Account of the Antient [sic] and Present State and Government of That Empire (London, Printed for the publisher and sold by T. Woodward & C. Davis, 1728) by Engelbert Kaempfer (16511716), Mourning Iris and English Iris (1745) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (17081770), a letterbook by Franz Carl Mertens (17641831) and a lithograph of him made by his son Carl Heinrich in 1825 and printed by C. Hullmandel.
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