Continuing the celebration of our centenary, the fall history symposium and art show is open to the public. As part of UC Berkeley's "Homecoming" weekend celebration, our doors will be open all day on Saturday. Join us for seminars, tours, and an art exhibit!
Art Show
Drawing the Lines: A Century of Art and Scientific Illustration at the MVZ 9am-4pm in 3101 VLSB
Over the years the MVZ has fostered numerous relationships with scientific illustrators, painters, sketch artists, sculptors and photographers. Displays of fine art from the museum's archives will be presented alongside the work of featured contemporary artists who employ the museum's collections.
Seminars
The Past and Future of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
To celebrate a century of great accomplishments we will host a series of short talks on the Museum's history.
Morning Program, 10am-noon, 2050 VLSB
"Founding of the MVZ and Annie Alexander's role in the early museum" Barbara R. Stein, Author On Her Own Terms - Annie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West
"The MVZ's First Century: Perspectives from the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science" Jim Griesemer, UC Davis and Visiting Scholar on the MVZ History Project
"The Relevance and Future of the MVZ: Biodiversity Science & Education in the 21st Century" Craig Moritz, Director of MVZ
*From noon-1pm refreshments will be served on the VLSB Courtyard to seminar and art show attendees.
Afternoon Program, 1pm-3:30pm, Grinnell-Miller Library
(inside 3101 VLSB)
1:00pm "Working with Grinnell in the 30s" Elmer Aldrich, M.A. '39
1:30pm "Tales of Conservation" Dale McCullough, Professor
2:00pm "History of Mammalogy" Bill Lidicker, Professor Emeritus
2:30pm "History of Ornithology" Allison Shultz, B.S. '07
3:00pm "History of Herpetology" Ted Papenfuss, Researcher
Tours of the Museum
Tours of the collections will be offered at 10:00am and 2:00pm. Walk through jar-filled rooms and see specimens up close in this unique opportunity led by museum students and researchers. Tours will run for about 45 minutes.