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Brownbag Lectures: Understanding the Urge to Embellish

Brownbag Lectures: Understanding the Urge to Embellish

• Location: ISM Research & Collections Center, Springfield
• Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Presented by: Jim Zimmer, Director of Lockport Gallery, Illinois State Museum, Lockport, IL

Jim Zimmer, curator of The Urge to Embellish, will explore some of the fascinating objects from the current exhibition and share their insightful and often surprising stories.

From Fishing lures to home furnishings, from commemorative objects to apparel, and from utilitarian items to whimsies, Zimmer will examine the motivations for making these objects over the last two centuries and discuss the use of sometimes unconventional materials such as porcupine quills, butterfly wings and even human hair.

One of our Brownbag Lectures

Weekly lectures held at the Museum's Research and Collections Center. Lectures are usually held during lunchtime on Wednesday. The RCC is located at 1011 E. Ash Street in Springfield. Access to the building is from 10 ½ Street (between Ash and Laurel Streets), where there is ample visitor parking in the west parking lot. For more information, please call 217-785-0037. Brown Bag Lectures are free and open to the public.

Also, if you want to be informed of upcoming lectures by email, you can sign up for the brownbag announcement list.