From: trsnyder@mcs.Drexel.edu (Bob Snyder)
Newsgroups: phl.announce
Subject: College Day on the Parkway 1992
Date: 1 Sep 92 14:40:54 GMT
Expires: Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 EDT 1992
Organization: GE Aerospace, Advanced Technology Labs, Moorestown, NJ

Picked this up on a visit to the Franklin Institute.  Though I would
pass it along for those of you who would be interested...

Bob

Press Release - College Day on the Parkway 1992

Please join us for a Philadelphia extravaganza when six of the city's
finest museums will host College Day on the Parkway, October 3, 1992.
Students from all area colleges and universities are invited to visit
the following participating museums along or near the Benjamin
Franklin Parkway free of admission charge with presentation of their
student i.d.:

     The Academy of Natural Sciences
     19th and the Parkway, 10:00am to 5:00 pm
     "The World of Peter Rabbit:  The Art and Science of Beatrix Potter"
     exhibition until 5:00 pm, "Snack-n-chat" discussions about career
     options in Science with some of the Academy's finest scientists and
     researchers from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm.

     The Franklin Institute Science Museum
     20th Street and the Parkway, 9:30 am to 9:00 pm
     "Backyard Monsters" exhibition of robotic insects until 5:00 pm.  Fels
     Planetarium Laser/Music Shows at 6:00, 7:15, 8:30, 9:45, 11:00 pm, $8
     Omniverse Theater concert film _Rolling Stones at the Max_ 8:00,
     10:00 pm, $15.  Call 215-448-1200 for reservations.

     The Paley/Levy Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design
     20th Street and the Parkway, 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
     "Departures:  Photography 1923-1990" and "Philadelhpia Monochromes"
     exhibitions, as well as "How I spent my Summer Vacation" push-pin
     exhibition of art my Philadelphia-area college students.  Open
     reception from 4:30 to 6:00 pm.

     The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
     Broad and Cherry Streets, 10:00am to 5:00 pm
     "Masterworks of American Art:  1720-1950" and "Facing the Past: 19th
     Century Portraits" exhibitions.  Philadelphia premiere of _HeartBeast_
     by Heap Theater, 1:00 pm

     The Philadelphia Museum of Art
     26th Street and the Parkway, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
     "Leonardo da Vinci:  The Anatomy of Man" drawings by the Renaissance
     master, as well as tours of the permanent collections of art and
     architecture from Asia, Europe, and America.

     The Rodin Museum
     22nd Street and the Parkway, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
     One of the largest collections of Rodin's sculpture anywhere outside of
     Paris.

College Day on the Parkway 1992 invites students to explore some of
the city's outstanding cultutral institiutions, while meeting students
from other area colleges and universities.  Activities at each of the
museums will be coordinated throughout the day, including tours of the
collections and exhibitions, receptions, performances, raffles for
free memberships and more.  Discounts on memberships, publications and
posters are availbale at most institutions.  Visit one or all of the
museums and find out what Philadelphia's Parkway has to offer.

Maps will be available at each institution, and SEPTA Route 76 will
provide service along the Parkway.  For further information about
public transportation, call 215-580-7800

For further information about College Day on the Parkway, call Glenn
Tomlinson at 215-763-8100 x281.  College Day on the Parkway is
sponsored in part by Kinko's Copy Center at 1816 Spring Garden Street
in Philadelphia and WYSP radio.