Conference Exhibition Award Berman Museum received an Honorable Mention in the Under $10,000 budget category in recognition of the exhibition Danger, Deception, and Disguise ANNISTON, ALABAMA, September, 23, 2021 — Berman Museum is pleased to announce they are a recipient of the 2021 Southeastern Museums Conference Honorable Mention Award for in the Under $10,000 budget …
Grant is one of 83 distributed statewide by the Alabama Humanities Alliance to help cultural organizations bounce back from the pandemic Anniston | September 9, 2021 – The Anniston Museums and Gardens has earned a $5,000 competitive Alabama Humanities Recovery Grant from the Alabama Humanities Alliance. This award will help make possible interactive stations at …
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In the past months, we’ve discussed the four foundational galleries of the Berman Museum developed in the first ten years of its existence. During this period, the Berman also hosted many excellent temporary galleries to introduce the public to new concepts and interpret artifacts in new ways. In the last few years of the 1990s, …
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A wetland is a land that is constantly or near-constantly covered in water. This includes marshes, swamps, and bogs. Vegetation adapted to living in deeply saturated soil, such as Venus flytraps and pitcher plants, are characteristic of wetland areas. In areas where water saturation is seasonal or slow-moving, the soil may support hardier plants such …
Thanks to our community’s donations, Erin New has been hard at work with her troop to update Marley’s enclosure in our live animal building. Asian water monitor lizards are semiaquatic lizards native to southeast Asia and live not only in wetlands and swamps, but even cities with canal systems. They are incredible climbers and swimmers …
Name: Makaila Carpenter Title: Educational Interpreter Degree: Bachelor of Science in Education: Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education (K-6th) Responsibilities: Program development, education, animal care, utilizing native and exotic artifacts to teach about our world Questions: Q1: What did you know about Anniston Museums and Gardens prior to employment? I grew up in the Oxford/Anniston …
For twenty-five years, you and your family have enjoyed NatureSpace. It has been a place for children, grandchildren, families, and friends to learn and grow. As education standards and curriculum change and evolve, we must adjust to continue to meet the criteria. We are proud to announce, the Anniston Museum of Natural History’s redesigned hands-on …
The need for preservation and conservation of America’s wetlands is the focus of the Anniston Museum of Natural History’s latest exhibit. Featured are examples of waterfowl from the Werner Collection, artifacts from one of the museum’s founders, John B. LaGarde — who was an active member of Ducks Unlimited — artwork about ducks and hunting, …
Wedding bells are ringing again after a year of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A bridal show Sunday afternoon at Longleaf Botanical Gardens created an effective presentation of the wedding industry’s return to work, or at least work without restrictions. Karla Eden, co-creator of show host Wedding Belles magazine, said couples continued to get …
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When someone asked Alabama collector Farley Berman how he managed to acquire Adolph Hitler’s silver tea service, he said: “That’s a good question. Next question.” Berman was secretive about most of his 6,000-plus items in the Berman Museum in Anniston. How on earth did he get Napoleon’s dressing case with brushes and a mirror with …
