Science Through Art: Birds of a Feather Working Together
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Science Seen through Art: Birds of a Feather Working Together
with Vertebrate Zoology Collection Manager Molly Hagemann and Artist Laurie Sumiye
Thursday, September 19, 2019
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Atherton Hālau
General: $10
Members receive 10% off
The natural history collections at Bishop Museum are an invaluable resource for artists who interpret scientific specimens differently than scientists do. Hear how a mutual love of birds developed into a friendship and professional collaboration involving the museum’s avian collection. Laurie created molds from the albatross eggs in the Museum collections to show the impact of plastic on North Pacific albatross populations. This art installation, ‘Laysan 1902,’ is on display in the Science Adventure Center. The next collaborative project is a documentary film on the Palila, a critically endangered honeycreeper.
These stories increase public awareness and help preserve Hawaiʿi’s dwindling biodiversity.
This program is coordinated by the Bishop Museum Education Department to celebrate the extraordinary history, culture, and environment of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.