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Through 23 May
Beyond the Birds and the Bees: Sexual Education in the 20th Century

The exhibit explores how American teenagers have learned about sex over the last 100 years, examining five themes: in the military and schools, from parents and friends, and through popular culture. Free and open to the public, the exhibit was organized by the masters students in public humanities and sponsored by the Brown University Department of Education, Graduate Student Council, Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, Sarah Doyle Women's Center and the Taubman Center for Public Policy & American Institutions. An opening reception will be held April 8, 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.; the exhibit will be open Mondays through Fridays, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 


http://brown.edu/Research/JNBC/BirdsBees.html


Through 29 May
When Is It Time to Panic? Sculpture and prints by Liz Shepherd
Shepherd's witty and darkly uncanny prints merge computer-generated imagery and traditional printmaking techniques. She creates her sculpture by cutting or piercing pieces of furniture selected for their spare, anonymous style. Her work is in such collections as the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Boston Public Library and Edinburgh College of Art. At the Sarah Doyle Women’s Center Gallery, 26 Benevolent St., with an opening reception on May 1, 2008 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  

http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Sarah_Doyle_Center/gallery.html


Through 30 May
From A.A. to Zouave: Collections at Brown
Come see what Brown’s libraries, museums, and galleries have to offer. This exhibition honors the treasures of Brown University’s collections -- from the coffee pot that launched a thousand Alcoholics Anonymous meetings to a hand-knit cap from a Civil War Zouave regiment.  Curated by students in American Civilization’s Methods in Public Humanities course and sponsored by the John Nicholas Brown Center Public Humanities Program and the Brown University Library, the exhibition runs through May 30, 2008, at the Annmary Brown Memorial, 21 Brown Street. Open Monday through Friday from 1-5 p.m.
http://www.brown.edu/news/2007-08/07-074.html


Through 5 June
Machado de Assis: Reading the Brazilian Master, Then and Now
Brown University Library joins the literary community to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Machado's death with a display of early criticism of the Brazilian literary pioneer's works. The exhibition, at the John Hay Library, was curated by Ana Catarina Teixeira and Patricia Figueroa and has been sponsored by the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies and the Center for Latin American Studies. 
http://dl.lib.brown.edu/libweb/exhibits/index.php#Machado


Ongoing
Mission Moon: past, present, future
Through lunar photographs, 3D imagery and moon rock samples, this exhibition examines how the moon was formed, how it evolved and why it remains a place of wonder 40 years after Apollo. The Brown/NASA Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center helped create this exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in Roger Williams Park, open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
http://providenceri.com/museum


Ongoing
Dancing Tradition, Masking Change
Ancient traditions of masked dance, rooted in Pre-Columbian ritual but veiled within Western traditions, still thrive in the festivals of highland Mexico and Guatemala. The exhibition uses stunning 18th- to 20th-century 
masks from the Haffenreffer Museum and private collections to explore how masks reinforce traditional identities and allow cultural tensions to be expressed through the code of the dance. At the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, 300 Tower St., Bristol.
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/Haffenreffer/


Ongoing
Believing Africa and other Haffenreffer Exhibits
Brown University’s Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology presents Believing Africa in its satellite gallery at Manning Hall. The exhibition focuses on the diversity of African spiritual beliefs. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Ongoing exhibitions at the Haffenreffer Museum’s main base in Bristol include Kayak, Umiak, Canoe; Packrats for Posterity? Relevance in the Anthropological Museum; and the newest exhibit, Facing Mesoamerica.
http://haffenreffermuseum.org/

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