TO: ARLIS/New England and anyone else!
WHAT: ARLIS/New England Fall Meeting
WHEN: Friday, NOV 5, 2004, begin arriving at 9:30 for 10 am tours
WHERE: Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, Ct.
At a time when many of our libraries are being called upon to support
curricula that are moving into areas of interest outside the predominant
purview of western art history, it seems a good time to learn more about
the libraries and research facilities which will be part of the network
we all use in helping our patrons. Native American studies are becoming
more and more a part of the college curricula, as well as of greater
interest to the general population.
Please join us for an informative and exciting day at the Mashantucket
Pequot Museum and Research Center on Friday, Nov. 5. We have long wanted
to visit this location, and will be given a tour not only of some
exhibition highlights, but also a Behind the Scenes look at the
Research Library and Research Center.
There is a convenient cafeteria on the premises, so you can purchase
lunch there, and we will have a business meeting at that time. The cost
of this museum is not insignificant, at $17, but the chapter is going to
pick up part of that cost, so your fee for this meeting, for MEMBERS of
the CHAPTER, will be $10. Any other attendees will have to pay the $17.
We will not be offering a coffee break-assuming that many of us will be
driving some distance, and will need that caffeine for the road.
Visit the museum website at http://www.pequotmuseum.org/
DIRECTIONS:
http://www.pequotmuseum.org/Home/GeneralInformation/GettingtotheMuseum.htm
ALSO, THE MUSEUM HAS ASKED US TO MAKE SURE WE USE THE GROUP ENTRANCE,
WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE
We need a headcount for the museum so that they can make enough guides
available to us, by no later than Nov 1.
Please fill out the form below and mail it with a check for $10(if you
are a chapter member, $17 if not) made out to ARLIS/New England.
Your Name ____________________________________________
Institution_________________________________________
Member of New England Chapter? Yes No
MEMBER FEE $10 NON-MEMBER $17
Want to join? Membership fee is $20. Mail to same address as below.
Check out the New England Chapter Website at:
http://www.amherst.edu/arlisne/
Name and Position title
Institution
Address
Phone
Email
SEND TO:
Rachel Beckwith, Secretary, ARLIS/new england
Massachusetts College of Art
621 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
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