March 23 was Museums Advocacy Day organized by the American Association of Museums, and I represented not only the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum but also the entire Indiana museum community to our elected officials in Washington, DC. Advocacy Day started with a day of training, including a briefing […]
General Lew Wallace Study & Museum
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Spring is on its way. The grass is getting greener, the weeds are sprouting and the museum is being graced with more visitors. For the last 3 weeks, a loud ‘screeching’ noise has permeated the neighborhood around the museum. A pair of hawks has appeared, hunting and scouting the area. […]
Member Sneak Preview Party, 3/3/10, originally uploaded by WallaceStudy. Larry Paarlberg, Director of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum, greets guests to the Member Sneak Preview party for the opening of the Museum’s new exhibit, “Sanctuary: Preserving the Legacy of Lew Wallace.”
Larry Paarlberg, Director of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum, greets guests to the Member Sneak Preview Party for the opening of the Museum’s new exhibit, “Sanctuary: Preserving the Legacy of Lew Wallace.” Member Sneak Preview Party, 3/3/10, originally uploaded by WallaceStudy.
Crawfordsville’s local cultural attractions are gearing up for another exciting visitation season! Museum staff have prepared new exhibits, displays, and presentations in anticipation of their public openings next week. Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County exhibits The Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County will kick off its 2010 season on Tuesday, March […]
“Victorian Landscapes,” the third workshop of the 2010 Winter Preservation Workshop Series, will take place on Tuesday, March 2 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum, 200 Wallace Avenue in Crawfordsville. Meg Storrow, Principal Landscape Architect at Storrow Kinsella Associates, will explore Victorian landscapes, designs for […]
The 2010 exhibit, Sanctuary: Preserving the Legacy of Lew Wallace, is taking shape! Amanda McGuire and Deb are working diligently with white gloves and power tools to get everything in place. The first case done centers on Wallace’s legacy through his best-selling novel Ben-Hur, including some rarely-seen ephemera, and the […]
The 2010 exhibit opens in just a few weeks and we are furiously working on displays, exhibits and interactive activities. Lew Wallace’s workbench, replicated by a local woodworker, will be the setting of the ‘hands on’ display. One of the activities planned is a block puzzle representing the Study. Handcrafted […]
The winter of 2010 has been a chaotic mix of snow, sleet, wind and extreme cold. Mother Nature has thrown a wide range of different weather patterns to central Indiana. October was one of the wettest months in history and the first 15 days of 2010 never saw the temperatures […]
Grounds Manager Deb King releases a bat she found lying on the floor of the Study Monday afternoon. We’re not exactly sure how it got in, but by the time Deb found it, it was either sick or injured and didn’t last long. This is one visitor that is […]