Page 3 - Travel Advisors of Los Gatos – Fall 2016

aUtUMn at tHe MUseUM
By Dorothy Crouch
With children returning to school and travelers trading swimsuits for jackets, shorter memorable journeys that entertain and educate will exceed the demand for extended vacations. While planning autumn and winter getaways, include these museum exhibitions on the next itinerary.
Anniversary Observances: Punk Style
In september, the Grammy Museum in los angeles is going to gain a streak of rebellion, as it welcomes the second part of Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk following the six-month run of the first portion at new York City’s Queens Museum. Opening on september 16, the exhibition honors the band’s groundbreaking work during the 40th anniversary of its 1976 self-titled debut album release.
though the exhibition will include standard paraphernalia, the two halves of this show offer distinctive glimpses into the ramones’ career, as the first celebrates the group’s early days in Queens, while the second reveals the band’s transcending influence. Guests can enjoy Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk until February 28, 2017, when the exhibition ends its los angeles run.
Grammy Museum at L.A. Live
800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 765-6800 • grammymuseum.org
Building Interest in Science
Chicago’s Museum of science and Industry offers a calendar packed with fascinating new exhibitions from september through the holidays. Opening October 4, Brick by Brick leads visitors into some of the world’s most extraordinary human-made structures, such as the Golden Gate Bridge, International space station, Burj Khalifa and roman Colosseum. recreated by leGO Certified Professional Adam Reed Tucker – who is also a Chicago native – using only the interlocking
toy bricks, the exhibition celebrates humankind’s engineering achievements, while promoting future
Brick by Brick at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry FALL 2016
innovation among today’s visionaries. Brick by Brick runs until February 2017.
also on the calendar for late 2016 is Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons, which opens november 10 and celebrates the fantastic works of the “Where the Wild things are” author and illustrator. the exhibition includes 50 original sketches, illustrations and an array of works on paper that were received from private collections.
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago 5700 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 947-6003 • msichicago.org
The Art of Exploration + Reflection
While northern regions of the United states experience cooler weather, the Perez art Museum Miami (PaMM) is igniting wonder and curiosity with its autumn exhibition calendar.
through Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks, PaMM reveals Jean-Michel Basquiat’s innermost personal reactions to the world around him. as the first exhibition centered on the artist’s notebooks, this journey leads visitors through 160 pages of poetry, sketches and reactions to the world by which he was surrounded, while relating these details to additional complimentary Basquiat works. Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks will run through October 23.
Opening October 13, Florida native susan Hiller’s eponymous exhibition brings to light (and sound and text) a multimedia experience for which the artist is known. By actively uncovering her works, patrons might discover previously unrecognized aspects
of their own senses. Following its autumn opening, Susan Hiller will run until June 4, 2017.
Perez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132 (305) 375 -3000 • pamm.org
Preparator sculpts the head of a large, extinct owl that will be featured in the new ¡Cuba! exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History
Ramones
Exploring Cuba, Stateside
through a collaboration with Museo nacional de Historia natural de Cuba, the american Museum
of natural History presents ¡Cuba!, an exhibition
that will introduce visitors to the flora and fauna of the archipelago. Using live specimens and lifelike recreations, ¡Cuba! reveals some of the endemic species that comprise 50 percent of the plant and 32 percent of the vertebrate animal populations in the region. the exhibition will feature a reproduction
of Zapata wetlands and a cave reconstruction that
will display extinct species’ fossil remains, such as Megalocnus rodens – the giant ground sloth. touching upon the nation’s culture, elements of Cuban art, music and spiritual influences will also be celebrated through the exhibition. ¡Cuba! opens november 21, 2016 and will run until august 13, 2017.
American Museum of Natural History
79th Street and Central Park West, New York, NY 10024 (212) 769-5100 • amnh.org
Into the Final Frontier in the New Year
With the new Year, resolutions offer hope for achieving new goals and discovering new opportunities. start 2017 on an exciting note by visiting OMsI’s Journey
to Space: The Exhibition.
Pack a sense of curiosity and an open mind to consider the accomplishments
and risks of advancements in space exploration, while pondering the marvelous feats that are yet to come. the exhibition allows guests to learn about the innovations that contribute to space exploration, including the technology and engineering creations that facilitate astronaut life aboard the International space station. start planning now, as Journey to Space: The Exhibition runs until January 8, 2017.
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
1945 SE Water Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97214 (503) 797-4000 • omsi.edu
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Photo: J.B. Spector/Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Photo: ©AMNH/R. Mickens
Photo: California Science Center
Photo: Danny Fields