Bellefonte Museum for Families of Centre County
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
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Front sign of Bellefonte Museum

 

2009 Exhibition Schedule

 

The Museum will reopen on March 8, 2009 with two shows and will feature the new BMCC Tea Room.

 

March 8th through May 31st 

 

bulletRecycle, Renew: Making Art while Saving the Planet

 

The show will include works of art created by local artists made from recycled materials and will provide information about the importance of recycling. Partnering with Centre County Solid Waste Authority, the exhibition will explain why we recycle, what can be reused, and how solid waste is reused. We can all do our share to protect Mother Earth.

 

bulletSpecial artists gallery- Jeanne McKinney.

 

Works by local artist Mc Kinney will be featured in the Tea Room.

 

Click here for more about Recycle, Renew and some art works from the show

 

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June 21 through September
 

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Outside In: Centre County Artists Celebrate the Environment

Five local artists capture the outside world in a variety of styles and using different media. Artwork includes painting, photography, woodcarving, paper cutting and collage. The unifying element of the exhibition is the artists’ focus on the outside world.
 

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Special artists gallery: Gary Catchen, Architectural Photography of Bellefonte and Environs
 

Opening reception: Sunday, June 28th, 1- 4:30 pm

 

Click here for more about Outside In and some art works from the show
 

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September 27 through December 20, 2009  

   

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A World of Stitches: Appliqué Art from Benin, Panama, and Pennsylvania

Appliqué, which is a French term, is a type of decorative needlework that involves cutting pieces of one fabric and sewing or otherwise applying them to the surface of another fabric. The edges of the patches are sewn in some form of stitchery. The BMCC exhibition of appliqué will include and compare work from Pennsylvania, Panama and Benin-Africa.
 

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Special artists gallery: Judith Finkelstein, Creating Felt Art

 

Opening reception- Sunday, September 27, 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
 

Click here for more about A World of Stitches and some works from the show

 

SECOND FLOOR

 

Plans for the SECOND FLOOR: the second floor will open when the fire escape is completed

 

Children’s Discovery Rooms: Imagination, Art and Science

 

“Treasures Upstairs” Museum Store will open in a new space