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Dear  ISEN-ASTC-L friends     2/11/2007

You're invited to the exhibition opening of
Come into a New World: Linnaeus & America (February 15-July 1, 2007)
American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia


Thursday, Feb 15, 2007, 6-8pm
RSVP to  215--389-1776 or  [log in to unmask] by FEB. 12
http://www.americanswedish.org/ for directions. Free parking!

The postcard invitation and list of events are posted at 
http://www.americanswedish.org/linnaeus.htm
http://www.americanswedish.org/pics/010407_LINN_postcardFINAL.pdf
The opening features a panel discussion on why Linnaeus still matters today.

The exhibition is part of the international celebration of Linnaeus's 
300th birthday. It focuses on Linnaeus's connections to North America 
and to their consequences for American science, science education, 
and society.

Material of special interest to ISEN-ASTC-L includes the rediscovery 
of a long-lost 17th century herbal, a replica of Linnaeus's herbarium 
cabinet (we're still wondering how he reached the top shelves) with 
facsimile herbarium sheets for kids to file, an 18th-century 
"origami" activity (fold paper seed packets like Linnaeus's), games 
to help understand classification, specimens of American plants, 
animals, and minerals  mentioned by Linnaeus's student, Pehr Kalm, a 
poem by Emily Dickinson about her herbarium, and the textbooks 
central to the 2005 Federal Court decision about teaching evolution 
and "intelligent design" in Dover, PA  public schools, along with a 
copy of the decision itself.

This list has given me countless ideas and insights along the way! 
Thanks very much!

Karen

Karen Reeds, PhD, FLS
Guest Curator
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PS
A related event:
An installation/performance piece inspired by Linnaeus
The Order of Things
by Robin Rimbaud ("The Scanner")
at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24-25, 2-5 pm
http://www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org/
call for details 215-763-6529

If you're planning a day in Philadelphia, I highly recommend  parking 
free at the Swedish Museum in South Philly, seeing the Linnaeus show, 
and then walking 10 minutes to the subway terminal.

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