Annual Open House

22 and 23 June 2008

 

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.
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).


It is an “open” house, so we’re flinging the doors wide. Step past the green rope and tour the Art Department and the Library. Enter through the glass doors and tour the Reading Room, which was designed to capture the essence of Mrs. Hunt’s personal library. Visit our third-floor offices where our Archives and Bibliography Department are located as well as the Flora of North America project offices and our Graphics Services. Enjoy curator-guided tours of the spring exhibition, Edward Donovan: Naturalist Artist, Author and Collector, and talks about the context in which Donovan worked by our Librarian and our Archivist. Our curators (archivists, art curators, bibliographer, and librarians) will be available to answer questions and discuss different aspects of the collections. We’ve designed this event to give everyone a better idea of what we do at the Institute. It’s going to be an exciting time, and we look forward to seeing you.

If you would like to meet with a staff member to ask a question or to see a specific collection, please make an appointment in advance (412-268-2434 or huntinst@andrew.cmu.edu).


Schedule of events

Sunday, 22 June

12:30 Registration (continues all day)
12:45–1:00 Welcome and Introduction to the Hunt Institute in Reading Room by Librarian Charlotte Tancin
1:00–1:30 Exhibition tour by Assistant Curator of Art Lugene Bruno or
Reading Room Tour by Editor Scarlett Townsend
1:45–2:15 Exhibition tour by Assistant Curator of Art Lugene Bruno or
Reading Room tour by Editor Scarlett Townsend
2:30–3:30 Tour of Institute Departments
3:45–4:40 Curators' talks
"Native and Exotic Wonders: Displaying Nature in Public" by Archivist Angela Todd
"Native and Exotic Wonders: Bringing New Plants to British Gardens" by Librarian Charlotte Tancin

Monday, 23 June

9:30 Registration (continues all day)
9:40–10:00 Welcome and Introduction to the Hunt Institute in Reading Room by Librarian Charlotte Tancin
10:00–11:30 Tour of Institute Departments
noon–1:00 The Institute closes for lunch
1:00–1:30 Individual appointments with staff
1:30–2:15 Exhibition tour by Assistant Curator of Art Lugene Bruno
2:30–3:00 Reading Room tour by Editor Scarlett Townsend
3:15–4:15 Curators' talks
"Native and Exotic Wonders: Displaying Nature in Public" by Archivist Angela Todd
"Native and Exotic Wonders: Bringing New Plants to British Gardens" by Librarian Charlotte Tancin




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
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890
Telephone: 412-268-2434
Fax: 412-268-5677
Email: huntinst@andrew.cmu.edu

Maps, 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 Baba—404 S. Craig Street (412-682-2829) Middle Eastern $+
Carnegie Museum Cafe—4400 Forbes Avenue (412-622-3225) American $$
Fuel & Fuddle—Oakland Avenue near Forbes (412-682-3473) American $
Hemingway's Cafe—3911 Forbes Avenue (412-621-4100) Pastas & personal pizzas. $$
Il Valletto Italian Cafe—4624 Forbes Avenue (412-621-3550) Italian $+
India Garden—328 Atwood Street (412-682-3000) Indian $
Joe Mama's—Forbes Avenue (412-621-7282) Italian $
Lucca—317 S. Craig Street (412-682-3310) Eastern European $$
Lu Lu's Pan-Asian Noodles—400 S. Craig Street (412-687-7777) $
Panera Bread—Forbes Avenue (412-683-3727) soups, sandwiches, salads $
Spice Island Teahouse—253 Atwood Street (412-687-8821) Thai $
Union Grill—413 S. Craig Street (412-681-8620) American $$
Thai Place Cafe—301 S. Craig Street (412-622-0133) $

Squirrel Hill
Aladdin's Eatery—5878 Forbes Avenue (412-421-5100) Middle Eastern $
Bangkok Balcony—5846 Forbes Avenue (412-521-0728) Thai $
Café Asia—5833 Forbes Avenue (412-521-2080) Pan-Asian $+
Gullifty's—1922 Murray Avenue (412-521-8222) American, desserts $$
Indian Oven—2020 Murray Avenue (412-422-8950) Indian $+
La Cucina Fleagra—2114 Murray Avenue (412-521-2082) Italian $$$
Mineo's Pizza—2128 Murray Avenue (412-521-9864) $
Pi Pizza—5829 Forbes Avenue (412-521-3880) Pizza, etc. $$
Zen Garden—5882 Forbes Avenue (412-422-7188) Vegetarian $

Shadyside
Baum Vivant—5102 (412-682-2620) Continental $$$$
Bikki—736–738 Bellefonte St. (412-683-5756) Indian-French $$
Cafe Sam—5242 Baum Boulevard (412-621-2000) Continental $$
Café Zinho—238 Spahr St. (412-363-1500) Continental $$
Cappy's—5431 Walnut Street (412-621-1188) American $
Casbah—229 S. Highland Avenue (412-661-5656) Mediterranean $$$
China Palace—5440 Walnut Street (412-687-RICE) Szechuan, Hunan, Mandarin $+
Elbow Room—5744 1/2 Ellsworth Avenue (412-441-5222) American $
Enrico's—5863 Ellsworth Avenue- Italian $$
Fajita Grill—5865 Ellsworth Avenue (412-362-3030) Mexican $$
Harris Grill—5747 Ellsworth Avenue (412-363-0833) Greek specialties $$
La Feria—5527 Walnut Street (412-682-4501. Peruvian $+
Le Perroquet—709 Bellefonte St. (412-687-1022) French $$
Max & Erma's—5533 Walnut St. (412-681-5775) American $+
Sunnyledge—Wilkins and Fifth Avenue (412-683-5014) Continental $$
Soba—5847 Ellworth Avenue (412-362-5656) Asian $$
Sushi Two—5432 Walnut Street (412-68-SUSHI) Japanese $$
Thai Place Restaurant— 5528 Walnut Street (412-687-8586) Thai $
Walnut Grill—5500 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 (1651–1716), Mourning Iris and English Iris (1745) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770), a letterbook by Franz Carl Mertens (1764–1831) and a lithograph of him made by his son Carl Heinrich in 1825 and printed by C. Hullmandel.







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