Kalamazoo, MI (PRWEB) June 07, 2012
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum?s next traveling exhibit, ?Treasure!,? opens on June 16 with lots of fun family fanfare. At 10 a.m., there will be a free showing of the Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. At 1 p.m., the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade will be shown, also for free.
From 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, meet a real archaeologist, Dr. Michael Nassany, from Western Michigan University. He will talk about what archaeology is and is not. He?ll share information and video about his current archaeological dig in Niles, MI, and the historical significance of his findings.
Family entertainer Louie Miranda will perform in concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 15 and at noon and 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 16. Louie is a New York City-based musician who has performed at the museum before. His highly interactive concerts delight both children and adults. All three performances are free.
?Treasure!? remains on exhibit until August 26, 2012. In addition to the opening day events, the museum?s Summer Hands-On Happenings will be based on the ?Treasure!? theme. Hands-On craft activities are offered on Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. beginning on June 27 and ending on Aug. 15. There is no Hands-On program on July 4.
Museum employees expect the exhibit to have wide appeal. ?America?s awareness of the historical and social value of antiquities has been on the rise since the popularity of shows like ?Antiques Roadshow,?? said Museum director Bill McElhone. ?Most recently, popular media has turned its attention to treasure hunters.?
Visitors to the exhibit will examine all that the word treasure can mean ? objects of monetary and sentimental value, people, experiences, and memories. The exhibit also explores the history of treasure hunting, how it?s done today, and who is doing it.
Throughout the exhibit, visitors will encounter the message that unauthorized removal of objects from public lands is illegal. When objects are removed by non-professionals from their original locations ? whether buried in a backyard or in an underwater shipwreck ?valuable data that may help researchers understand the object and its reason for being in that place is lost. This is referred to as an artifact?s physical context. What surrounded it may provide clues about how it came to that spot, who might have used it, and how it was used.
The exhibit includes examples of treasure hunting that does not involve disturbing historical evidence such as a geo-caching scavenger hunt.
Check the museum website, http://www.kalamazoomuseum.org, for more information about ?Treasure!? and other upcoming events.
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum, located in Michigan in downtown Kalamazoo, is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and is governed by its Board of Trustees.
For more information contact Bill McElhone
Kalamazoo Valley Museum Director
269.373.7988 or wgouldmcelh(at)kvcc(dot)edu
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