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Non-Profit Org. U.S.Postage PAID Orono, Maine rtiFacts Permit No. 8 UNIVERSITY OF MAINE MUSEUM NEWS FOR SCHOOLS Hudson Museum University of Maine UNIVERSITY OF MFAINE MUSEUM NEWS FOR SCHOOLS SPRING 2018 5746 Collins Center for the Arts rt i acts Orono, ME 04469-5746 Explore Maya Cosmology through Visits to the Hudson Museum and The Emera Astronomy Center his springl, the Emera Astronomy revolved around a complex calendar Center will be featuring a new star which features a 365-day solar year, a umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum T show, Mayan Archaeoastronomy: 260- day sacred calendar and twenty day Observers of the Universe and the names with the same date occurring once Hudson Museum will feature its Maya every 52 years—a Maya century. holdings for a special Maya tour for In conjunction with a visit to the students in grades 5 and up. Hudson Museum, students may attend a Emera Astronomy Center star show at the Emera Astronomy Among the collections of the Hudson Center, Mayan Archaeoastronomy: he Emera Astronomy Center houses Maine’s largest planetarium and Museum are an extraordinary assemblage Observers of the Universe. Using features the state’s only digital full-dome facility, with a 10-meter dome of Maya artifacts that feature cosmic spectacular visuals and stunning sound, and seating for 50. In addition to the planetarium, the center has a T imagery. Works in the Hudson’s audiences tour six ancient Mayan multipurpose room for hands-on activities, a gift shop with a variety of collections include images of Balam, the temples: San Gervasio, Chichen Itzá, educational items, and two observatories. jaguar’s whose spots are stars and the ciba Uxmal, Edzna, Palenque, and The center offers 40 different full-dome planetarium programs on astronomy tree which is the symbol of the universe. Bonampak. Along the way they dive into and numerous other sciences for all ages. Some of our new titles for 2018 The tree’s roots extend into the Mayan knowledge of the sky exploring year include “The First Stargazers, Explore!”, ‘We Are Astronomers”, and Underworld, represented by bats, the the movement of the Sun, the Moon and Venus. Find Balam the Jaguar “Cell! Cell! Cell!” A full list of our programs is available at Inside this issue trunk represents the world where the http://astro.umaine.edu/visit/planetarium-programs/ Maya live. The branches symbolize the constellation and explore how the thirteen levels of the heaven. On Mayan’s created a calendar more accurate Fieldtrips are tailored to school curriculum and public programs engage the artifacts, feathered serpents depict the than the one we use in modern times. whole family. From traveling through the solar system to exploring chemical god of wind, sky and sun. Look for Journey back in time to explore how elements and inside the human body, the planetarium provides children and Chac, the god of rain-all important in Through this show, students will learn adults with an inspirational educational experience. ensuring a successful harvest and the how the Maya used the sky to perpetuation of life; the Sun God brings understand their world and their place in For information or to schedule a field trip, visit astro.umaine.edu or call 207.581.1341. light and the Moon Goddess brings it. fertility to the world. Images of rulers The University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including transgender status and gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, adorn many of the works at the Hudson. genetic information or veteran status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. Contact the Director, Equal Opportunity, 5754 North Stevens Hall, Room 101, Orono, ME 04469-5754 at 207.581.1226 (voice), TTY 711 (Maine Relay System), [email protected] with questions or concerns. Court rituals, including musicians, For more information or to request a disability accommodation, call the Hudson Museum, 207.581.1904; Page Farm and Home Museum, 207.581.4100; UMaine Museum of Art, 207.561.3360; warriors and priests are depicted on or the Collins Center for the Arts, 207.581.1755. Archaeology Day, Maya cylinder vases. Their world March 29, 2018, p.4 Hudson Museum Hudson Museum Gallery Programs Classroom Exhibits udson Museum offers guided tours and gallery programs for elementary and esource-rich classroom exhibits kit includes a three-panel mini-exhibit and secondary school groups, as well as programs for university students and learners from the Hudson Museum a wide range of educational materials. Hof all ages. Additionally, it offers programs that support state-mandated Rstimulate the study of fine arts, There are a library of Arctic books educational initiatives. Fees for programs are $2 per student. language arts and social studies through appropriate for school use, videos and mini-exhibits, cultural artifacts and Education news from the All groups visiting the museum must call in advance to confirm space hands-on materials, including an inukshuk resource materials. For a rental fee, kit. A notebook of projects and resource Hudson Museum and schedule availability. To arrange a visit, call 581.1906. classroom exhibits are available for two- materials to meet Maine State Learning Charles C. Mann ello again! Over the course of the fall Bus Information: Buses should arrive on campus at least week loan periods. The fee includes Results goals is included for educators. HI have had the extreme pleasure of 10 minutes before the tour time. Notice is given to the person in charge of one-way shipping. Borrowers are Fee: $45 Lecture meeting many of you and your students transportation for the school that buses should enter campus at Rangeley Road off responsible for return UPS shipping Tuesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. here at the Hudson Museum and I am Route 2 and park in the Belgrade Lot. Students will not be allowed to be discharged expenses. To book these exhibits, call Penobscot Images: Hutchins Hall, Collins Center for the Arts looking forward to meeting more of you except in Belgrade Lot. 581.1906. Early 20th-Century Photographs as we move into 2018. by Frank G. Speck harles C. Mann is the author of Maine Indians Program Exhibits include: Anthropologist Frank Speck studied C1491: New Revelations of the In the Fall newsletter, I wrote about how Learn about the material culture of Maine’s four tribes, Cedar and Sea Native North Americans and his Americas Before Columbus , which won my doctoral research allowed me to focusing on birchbark work, basketry and decorative Based on the museum’s former exhibit, photograph collections document the the U. S. National Academy of Sciences’ provide context for our collections, traditions. Listen to a traditional Penobscot tale; play “Cedar and Sea: Peoples of the Northwest lifeways of Penobscot people in the early Keck Award for best book of the year and giving your students a greater Waltes, a Northeastern bowl and dice game; watch Coast,” this kit includes a three-panel 20th century. This exhibit consists of 13 1493; Uncovering the World at understanding of the objects on display. artists gather and prepare materials and make art forms; display highlighting the environment, black-and-white photographs. Fee: $25 Columbus Created , a New York Times What I was not expecting was how your and make a bookmark or traditional container. traditions and people of the Native bestseller. 1491 combines science, students would ask questions and provide Northwest, from Washington state to In Beauty and Harmony: history, and archaeology to radically feedback during tours and activities that Prehispanic Cultures Alaska. Educational materials include The Navajo and Their Textiles transform our understanding of the would expand my understanding and of Mesoamerica videos, books, games and activities that This exhibit showcases Navajo weaving and Americas before European contact. thinking about our collections and Learn about the illustrate traditional life. A teacher’s material about other aspects of Navajo Mann challenges the view that the New exhibits. It has been such fun interacting civilizations that flourished in Mesoamerica before manual is included. It has background culture and traditions. Books, videos and World was sparsely populated and with them! Please keep the tours 1492, through the museum’s artifacts from the information, an explanation of materials, reference materials, as well as Navajo technologically underdeveloped. The coming! William P. Palmer III Collection. From Olmec to lesson extension ideas and information on textiles and weaving tools, are included. civilizations of Mesoamerica lived in Aztec, this collection is unrivaled in the region and how it helps meet the Maine State Fee: $45 cities larger in population and scale than We are incredibly excited about our provides students with the opportunity to experience Learning Results. Fee: $35 those of Europe, had running water and Fourth Annual Archaeology Day event in rich cultural traditions. The Maya sewage systems, and genetically modified MARCH. Over the past three years, this People of the Dawn: The Classic Period of ancient Maya corn to improve yields as well as create Past and Present species that thrived in a variety of event has been my introduction to World Cultures civilization saw the establishment of ecosystems. 1493 looks at the aftermath bringing this fascinating field to middle Learn how cultures around Native peoples in Maine were, and extensive settlements and the development of exchange—plants, animals and school students and I am looking forward the world are similar and continue to be, significant elements in the of astronomy, art, architecture and writing. microbes-- and the impact of contact on to seeing you all this year as well! different, how they solve state’s multicultural population. The Artifacts include a dance mask, textiles, Europe, China and Africa.