Muscarelle's New Exhibtion: Architect's Unfinished Experiments with Building "Skins"

The Muscarelle has a new exhibition this month that displays some truly innovative and beautiful creations built around what seems like a simple enough thing: the outsides of buildings. While introducing some aesthetically impressive new models, like the Climate Design dsiplay featuring glowing plastic boulder-like ground nodes, the exhibtion is focused on describing functionality and possible applications of the "skins" (creating climate-controlled outdoor areas in the case of the glowing nodes). I would especially recommend this show to students (or anyone) interested in engineering, environmental studies, and architecture; it is a truly fascinating look into the future of possibilities in sustainable architecture. Remember all Muscarelle exhibtions are free to students, and "Skins" will be open until October 24th. Museum hours are Tuesday-Friday 10-5, Saturday and Sunday 12-4.

-Cierra

Welcome Back!

Whether you're new to the Tribe or returning for your final year at the College, September is the perfect time to visit the Muscarelle. My name is Justine, and, though I'm new to the DEN blog, I'm actually a returning student volunteer here at the Museum. In addition to volunteering in the DEN last Spring, I also interned this summer as one of three student curators on the current exhibition Impact: Expression in Abstraction - as a business major, it was an amazing opportunity to be a part of the behind-the-scenes aspect of museum exhibition design. The exhibition was actually featured in the latest edition of The Flat Hat (you can read the full article at http://flathatnews.com/files/pdf/flat-hat_08_27_10_0.pdf.) Feel free to comment with any questions on what it's like to be a student curator, or with your feedback on the article (the author Grace did a great job!) - and of course, please stop by see the exhibition in person. Entry is always free for students, and everyone here in the DEN would love to hear your feedback!

- Justine

Preperations for Michelangelo

We have worked through the winter, but the preparations for Michelangelo have been fantastic along the way, the exhibition is coming together, in a more amazing way than we imagined. It was well worth it to work through the holidays, on an exhibition of works by Michelangelo. After all, how often do people get to organize an exhibition by the Master. The works borrowed from Casa Buonarroti (ancestral home of Michelangelo) are some gems that are rarely seen, and almost never loaned. Starting February 6th you will be able to see the true treasures and unique drawings and preparatory sketches for some of his most amazing works. We look forward to seeing you all over the next few months.