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The Montshire Museum of Science forges and empowers lifelong learners through engagement with science.

The Montshire Museum of Science is an interactive science center in Norwich, Vermont, with more than 150 hands-on exhibits relating to the natural and physical sciences, ecology, and technology. Outdoors, visitors can explore nature trails and exhibits on wind, water, and sound in David Goudy Science Park. Visiting exhibitions, educational programs, and special events are offered throughout the year.

The Montshire Museum of Science is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is supported by admission, membership, grants, and charitable contributions.

Sep

2009

Birds in Art Exhibition Opens September 5 at the Montshire Museum

NORWICH, VERMONT—August 31, 2009 Birds in Art, a traveling exhibition of some of the world’s finest contemporary artworks about birds, will make its only Northeast stop at the Montshire Museum of Science September 5 - 25 and October 1 -12. (The Museum will be closed September 26 - 30.)

Featuring a truly international group of painters and sculptors from 10 countries, the juried show organized by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin has earned a reputation as one of the world's most premiere wildlife art shows.

From super-realism to highly creative works, the 60 artists in the exhibition explore a variety of techniques, ideas, and species in two or three dimensions. Arizona artist Adele Earnshaw uses traditional oil on canvas to depict barn swallows jetting past freshly laundered sheets on a clothesline, while the German artist Harro Maass portrays a skimmer with its scalpel- like bill slicing open the surface of the painting!

Celebrate the great beauty and diversity of birds at the Montshire Museum in Norwich, Vermont, beginning September 5. Birds in Art is free with Museum admission.