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vol. 33 no. 3

Letter from the Executive Director

Volunteer & Staff NewsVolunteer of the Quarter, Annual Dinner and More

The History of Old Florida Told Through Works of ArtBY ANDREW SANDALL

MOAS Young PhilanthropistsNew Group Engages the Next Generation

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IN THIS ISSUE

SPECIAL C IC I AND HYATT BROWN MUSEUM OPENING EDIT ION

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Preserving and Sharing Florida Art & HistoryThe Process of Designing the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of ArtBY STEVE LANGSTON, RLF ARCHITECTS FIRM

Zach in TimeA Showcase for Florida's Natural History: The Relationship Between the Cici and Hyatt Brown Collection and NatureBY ZACH ZACHARIAS

Winter Programming Calendar

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Guild NewsBY JOAN HORNEFF

Root Family Museum: Train Station Ribbon CuttingA Chance to Experience Life on the Rails

Over & OutA Deeper Dive Into Space: The New Chapter for NASABY SETH MAYO

COVER PHOTO CREDIT: LANCE HALL

MOAS STAFF LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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DEAR FRIENDS,

As I write for our latest edition of Arts & Sciences, we are moving into a new year and will see so many of our plans and projects finally come to fruition. It is such a pleasure to

witness our members and guests getting the chance to see all of the work that has been going on behind the scenes for so long, most recently with the opening of the renovated and reimagined Train Station in the Root Family Museum. We gave the magnificent Rail Cars a fitting home and an environment that will protect them for many years to come. There has also been the added bonus of being able to bring so much more of the Root family’s wonderful railroad collection out from storage and on display for our visitors.

Additionally, 2015 sees our two biggest projects come to a conclusion. As I write this, the West Wing reconstruction is continuing apace and on schedule to be completed by the summer. Once the construction is over we can then begin the process of returning the displaced galleries. I am happy to report that the Giant Ground Sloth will once again be making his home in the Museum’s West Wing!

The magnificent Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art will open its doors to the public in early February. I am so excited to see the reaction of our members and

visitors once they get a chance to see the new building and the incredible collection of Florida art it houses. Everyone involved has given their all to make this ambitious project a reality over the last couple of years and I think it is something we can all truly be proud of. The aim all along was to make the new Museum a real asset to our community and to draw visitors in from all over the Southeast. I am confident that the public response to the Museum will leave all that were involved in the project feeling that we achieved exactly what we set out to do.

As the Museum grows in size, we are working hard to add more programming and events to our schedule – growing not only our roster of educational programs, but adding more social events as well. One of the loudest messages we heard working with our Advisory Committee and the Leadership Daytona class of 2014, was that the community wants MOAS to take on a role as a cultural center and a location for high quality programming of all kinds. We’ve made several staff changes to make this happen. To be the first to hear about these innovative new programs, I would encourage all of our members to sign up for our email newsletter list, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter so that you don’t miss out on any of the exciting events we have planned!

I usually end by saying ‘I look forward to seeing you around the Museum’, but after over 2 years of hard work, it’s my privilege to say that I look forward to seeing you around the Museums in 2015!


Executive DirectorANDREW SANDALL

FRANCIS ALLEN, Security

LEE ASHTON, Security

JENELLE CODIANNE, Director of Marketing and Public Relations

SHERMAN COLEMAN, Director of Finance

MEGAN FINLEY, Curatorial Assistant

ERIC GOIRE, Director of Operations

AUSTIN HARDIN, Security

JESSI JACKSON SMITH, Director of Development

BRANDY MAHLER, Membership and Development Manager

ERIC MAUK, Curator of Exhibits

DAN MAYNARD, Facilities Assistant

SETH MAYO, Curator of Astronomy

AMANDA NEELY, Director of Sales and Special Events

PATRICIA NIKOLLA, Guest Relations Manager

CODY ROGERS, Security

ROY SHAFFER, JR., Facilities Coordinator

MATTHEW SPENCE, Head of Security

ISRAEL TAYLOR, Physical Plant Assistant

ROBERT WOHLRAB, Curatorial Assistant

J. ”ZACH” ZACHARIAS, Senior Curator of Education

and Curator of History

LUIS ZENGOTITA, Science and Education Associate

EditorJENELLE CODIANNE

Assistant EditorBRANDY MAHLER

Contributing WritersJOAN HORNEFF

STEVE LANGSTON, RLF ARCHITECTS FIRMBRANDY MAHLER

SETH MAYOANDREW SANDALL

JESSI JACKSON SMITHJ. “ZACH” ZACHARIAS

Art DirectorNIKKI MASTANDO, MASTANDO MEDIA

ANDREW SANDALL

MOAS HOSTED A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE TRAIN STATION IN THE ROOT FAMILY MUSEUM. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ARE PRESTON ROOT, JOHN ROOT AND MOAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ANDREW SANDALL IN FRONT OF THE HISTORIC HIAWATHA RAIL CAR.

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Arts & Sciences is published quarterly by the Museum of Arts & Sciences, 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114, telephone 386.255.0285, web site

www.moas.org. Income from contributors helps offset a portion of the expense involved in the production of this publication.

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2015 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thomas Hart, PresidentMelinda Dawson, Vice President

Bridget Bergens, Second Vice PresidentLinda Hall, Secretary

Lester Kaney, Assistant SecretaryChris Lydecker, Treasurer

Cory Walker, Assistant TreasurerCarol Platig, Past PresidentCici Brown, Trustee Liaison

Liz ChanfrauThurman Gillespy

Lucas HaberJoan Horneff, MOAS Guild Representative

Todd HuffsticklerJanet JacobsKim Klancke

Carl LentzEvelyn Lynn

Eileen McDermottKatherine Miller

Ellen O’ShaghnesseyMaria Rickling

Amy WorkowskiBarbara Young

Allison Zacharais

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Miriam BlickmanAnderson Bouchelle (Deceased)

J. Hyatt BrownAlys Clancy (Deceased)

Tippen Davidson (Deceased)Susan Root Feibleman (Deceased)

Herbert Kerman (Deceased)Chapman Root (Deceased)Jan Thompson (Deceased)

Executive Director EmeritusGary R. Libby

ABOUT THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

The Museum of Arts and Sciences is a not-for-profit educational institution, chartered by the State of Florida in 1962 and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Museum collections and research include Cuban and Florida art, American fine and decorative arts, European fine and decorative arts, pre-Columbian and African artifacts, Pleistocene fossils, Florida history and regional natural history. Permanent and changing exhibitions, lectures, and classes highlight educational programs. The Museum houses changing arts and sciences exhibition galleries, permanent collection galleries, a gallery of American art, paintings, decorative arts and furniture, Cuban Fine and Folk Art Museum, a state-of-the-art planetarium, library, the Frischer Sculpture Garden, maintains nature trails in a 90-acre preserve in adjacent Tuscawilla Park, and operates Gamble Place in Port Orange. The Museum also houses the Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum.

The Museum of Arts and Sciences is recognized by the State of Florida as a major cultural institution and receives major funding from the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

Major Museum programs and activities for members, school children and the general public are also supported by grants from the County of Volusia, the Guild of the Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Junior League of Daytona Beach, Target®, Elfun Community Fund, and the UCF Educational Partnership.

MUSEUM HOURS:9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays

The Museum of Arts and Sciences is committed to the Americans with Disabilities Act by making our facility and programs accessible to all people. If you have any special requirements, suggestions, or recommendations, please contact our representative, Andrew Sandall, at 386.255.0285. If you prefer, you may contact the Cultural Council of Volusia County representative at 386.257.6000, or the Division of Cultural Affairs, The Capitol, Tallahassee 850.487.2980, or TT 850.488.5779.

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Lynette Luff has been a volunteer at the Museum of Arts and Sciences since 2013. A semi-retired attorney, Lynette has undertaken a number of administrative projects for the Museum and has also worked at the front desk. Along with volunteer colleague, Bob Skinner, she has been in the Museum Library carrying on a project started by Tom and Sena Zane, cataloging and entering the collection into a searchable database. Additionally, Lynette is attending docent training provided by Museum curatorial staff. She is looking forward to sharing her enthusiasm for the Museum of Arts and Sciences and eventually the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art. She is a fledgling digital photographer and said, "As I enter the next phase of my professional life, MOAS is my first choice for a volunteer opportunity in our community. The Arts were my first love, interrupted by the bothersome responsibilities of life. I am thankful to be able to contribute to and participate in the programs at the Museum, interact with talented and smart people, and learn about Museum operations."

Museum Trustee Ellen O’Shaughnessy received an Agency Champion Award at the 2014 National Philanthropy Day celebration, presented by the Volusia-Flagler Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on November 14th. The Museum nominated Ellen as its Agency Champion in recognition of her long-standing commitment as a MOAS volunteer and ambassador. Her volunteer work over the years has included being a docent tour guide, a member of the Museum Guild, and a participant on the Guild’s Halifax Art Festival Committees, serving as a past chair of the Student Art Exhibit and Awards committee.

Ellen has served as a Trustee on the Museum Board since 2007, including holding the offices of Assistant Vice President and Chair of both the Long Range Planning Committee and the Charitable Giving

Volunteer of the Quarter Lynette Luff

Ellen O’Shaughnessy Receives Agency Champion Award

Museum Volunteers NeededWe have begun our search for additional volunteers to work as docents and to staff our Administrative Desk and Gift Shop in

the Museum of Arts & Sciences and the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art. With the help of these dedicated volunteers our

gift shop is bright and cheerful, our Admissions Desk is staffed by friendly faces, and visitors are able to enjoy educational and

entertaining tours provided by our fabulous docents. If you are interested in becoming a part of this group of people committed to

the success of the Museum, please email [email protected] for a volunteer application.

Committee. Under her leadership, the Museum instituted its new What Is Your Legacy planned giving program. Ellen was instrumental in the Museum’s partnership with Burns Sci-Tech Charter School in Oak Hill in establishing the Archeology Learning Lab for Middle School Project funded by an AAUW Community Action Grant.

Ellen and her husband Jim are Lifetime Members of the Museum and have provided financial support for Museum fundraising events, capital projects, special exhibits, educational programs and memorial gift campaigns. The impact of their personal

efforts can be multiplied exponentially when their organizational leadership, community ambassadorship and philanthropic efforts on behalf of the Museum are factored over the years.

Susan Moor (left) of Easter Seals, the Volusia-Flagler AFP President-Elect and MOAS Board Member Ellen O’Shaughnessy (right) receiving her Agency Champion award at the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Volusia-Flagler Chapter – National Philanthropy Day luncheon.

VOLUNTEER & STAFF NEWS


Helmet Mask. Ibo, Nigeria.Wood, kaolin, pigment.

Everyone at the Museum of Arts & Sciences would like to take this time to bid a fond farewell and best wishes to Chief Curator, Curator of Decorative Arts and Gary R. Libby Curator of Art, Cynthia Duval, as she recently retired from the Museum and returned back to her native England.

Cynthia started working for the Museum of Arts & Sciences in March of 2007, but began her involvement long before then. An active and passionate member of the museum and arts communities, Cynthia has cultivated strong and lasting relationships throughout the state of Florida.

Before leaving the Museum, Cynthia and her son Jonny presented a gift of two Paris porcelain vases, in memory of her late husband Marcel Duval. The twin vases date back to 1830-1840. They depict Greek design which was prominent at that time throughout Europe. The vases portray a scene of Greek influence with handles designed in the shape of acanthus leaves, a well-known ornamental element in architecture and interior design.

The vases are displayed for all to see in the Helene B. Roberson Visible Storage Building. Everyone at the Museum is honored to have had the privilege to work with someone as passionate as Cynthia. We are thrilled to be able to continue to share her love of the arts with our members and guests.

MOAS Bids a Fond Farewell to

Cynthia Duval

VOLUNTEER & STAFF NEWS VOLUNTEER & STAFF NEWS

MOAS Annual Dinner 2014 Award Winners

At this year’s Annual Dinner, the MOAS Board of Trustees recognized those who have made some of the most significant contributions to the Museum’s efforts with these awards:

The MOAS Marge Sigerson Volunteer of the Year Award, which recognizes exceptional volunteerism with MOAS, was presented to Fredrika Paulig. Ms. Paulig hails from Finland, in the countryside near Helsinki. Some of her fondest childhood memories were family excursions to concerts, exhibits, plays and museums, and trips to places like Athens and Barcelona. Her first time to London included a visit to the British Museum around age 10, where she was captivated by the big stone sarcophaguses and the Rosetta stone. A MOAS volunteer for nearly five years, Ms. Paulig has felt right at home and looks forward to the exciting changes coming with the new Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art, especially the many new faces that the expansion will attract to the Museum.

The MOAS Award of Distinction, offered in honor of longtime support and outstanding service to the Museum, was presented to Gene and Diane Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers have been married for 47 years, Gene having retired from Florida Power & Light, and Diane a bookkeeper and stay at home mom. Diane is an enthusiastic volunteer in the community, including at her church and the local, state and national PTA, working on initiatives such as 15 MPH school zones and lottery funds for Bright House scholarships. Gene has always been 100% supportive of Diane’s active volunteerism, even taking over Diane’s household duties when needed! Diane joined the MOAS Guild in 2010, serving on the Festival of Trees Committee. She currently holds the office of 1st Vice President and works on all committees for fundraising. Gene also joined the Guild this year. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers have been Major Sponsors of the Museum for several years. When not at MOAS, they enjoy time with family, travel and playing golf.

The Museum’s Henry Saltzman Award, the highest recognition awarded annually by the Trustees in appreciation of extraordinary

efforts toward enriching the educational and cultural climate of Volusia County, was presented to Bill Voges, CEO of the Root Company. Mr. Voges is a longtime friend of the Museum of Arts and Sciences, a past president of the MOAS Board of Trustees, and an avid supporter of the cultural heritage of Daytona Beach and Volusia County. He exemplifies the positive impact of organizational leadership and philanthropy in our community through his efforts with many charitable and community organizations, preferring to work “behind the scenes”. He established the Robert L. Voges Memorial Fund at the Volusia Flagler County YMCA, which provides camperships to deserving children. To date, 28 children have been able to attend Camp Winona through this memorial fund. Mr. Voges has been pivotal in orchestrating the close, familial relationship between the Museum and the Root Company and was instrumental in bringing the Root Collection to the Museum during the early development of the Root Wing. Most recently, he played a key role during the $1.2 million restoration of the Root train cars and the reopening of the refurbished train station, and he will continue to oversee the ongoing reinterpretation of and improvements to the Root Family Museum in the coming year. We thank Mr. Voges for all he does for the Museum and our community.

MOAS Executive Director, Andrew Sandall, with Root Company CEO, Bill Voges, winner

of the Museum’s Henry Saltzman Award

Left and top right: Cynthia and her husband, Marcel Duval. Bottom right: Cynthia, Marcel, and their son Jonny.

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CICI AND HYATT BROWN MUSEUM FEATURE

The opening of the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art this February is a

moment of true significance for both the Museum of Arts and Sciences and the

Museum’s benefactors. In many ways, the opening marks the culmination of so

many personal and organizational goals that have been years in the making. It

is the next stage in a journey that will continue for both the Museum and Cici

and Hyatt, once the doors finally open to an expectant public.

The History of Old Florida Told Through Works of Art



For the Museum, it not only represents a major expansion of our campus and the opening of a dedicated art facility, but also a way of gaining crucial visibility on Nova Road, a long time strategic goal of the organization. For the collectors, it means their fantastic collection of Florida art can finally be shared with the public who have so enthusiastically relished the tiny glimpses they have been offered through the “Reflections” exhibits in recent years.

The Cici and Hyatt Brown collection numbers over 2,600 pieces of art and differs drastically from most ‘Florida Art’ collections to be found in museums and galleries. Whereas most Florida art collectors have tended to gravitate towards the work of artists who primarily

The History of Old Florida Told Through Works of Art

lived and worked in the state, Cici and Hyatt took the opposite approach. They predominantly sought out the work of nationally and internationally renowned artists who visited Florida and created works from what they found and, crucially, who saw the state with fresh eyes. In many cases this required significant research to follow leads found in artist biographies which speculated that an artist made a trip to the Sunshine State and searching through their body of work to find pieces that resulted from these visits. A natural and thankfully well documented starting place for that exploration was the art colony founded in St. Augustine by Henry Flagler in the 1890s. Flagler invited renowned artists down from New England to paint in

Florida, hoping the work they returned home with would encourage further visits to the fledgling tourist state. Many works in the collection date back to that period and originated in the studios built at the city’s Ponce de Leon Hotel.

The most intriguing works are perhaps the ones that have more complicated origins, or were tracked down through a long search based on a rumor or a small reference that could provide some evidence of a painting’s existence. Some of the works in the collection represent the only paintings by the artist from their visits to Florida, this being the case with one of the most striking paintings coming to the new Museum, Thomas Hart Benton’s Negro and the Alligator. The image captures a real incident where the

By Andrew Sandall, MOAS Executive Director

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Cici and Hyatt Brown in their Ormond Beach home with a John James Audubon painting from the collection titled Brown Pelican

subject of the painting was startled by an alligator while out on a camping trip. While Benton’s work graces nearly every major art museum in the United States, this is the sole painting know to be based on his travels to Florida.

Bringing together this collection, now the largest and most significant of its kind in the world, began in 1997 with the purchase of two small paintings of the gates of St. Augustine. One of these, Gates of the City, St. Augustine by Henry Chapin, dated from 1839 and remains the oldest Florida painting in the collection. It is fitting that their journey as Florida art collectors began with these two paintings, as views of St. Augustine are somewhat dominant in the overall collection. The United States’ oldest city is represented in around 600 of the 2,600 works being donated to accompany the opening of the new Museum.

While many of the paintings collected in the early years had their roots firmly in romanticism, the styles being acquired soon began to spread and encompass a number of different ways of seeing Florida, its landscapes and its people. All parts of the state are represented in the collection. It is no coincidence that the only painting welcoming visitors into the main entrance hall of the new Museum is a 10-panel panorama by James F. Hutchinson, From Dawn to Dusk: Flora and Fauna of Florida before the coming of Europeans, depicts the changing wildlife and landscape across the state from the Panhandle down to the Keys. The search for the paintings themselves is matched by the lengths the collectors have gone to in discovering, with incredible accuracy, the places depicted in the works they have acquired. One such research trip saw the Browns traveling by boat down less-traveled waterways around Ocala to

see how the modern river compared to the same exact spots shown in their collection.

To fully understand the collection and its complexity takes an understanding of the way it represents the joint passions of its collectors. Cici Brown began her relationship with the Museum of Arts and Sciences back in 1971 when she arrived as a volunteer but brought with her a love of art founded in her childhood in New England. It took Hyatt Brown, a lifelong Floridian, longer to connect with the art his wife so loved, but soon he began to realize that captured in the paintings were representations of the Florida of his own childhood, and a Florida that was rapidly disappearing. While Cici could appreciate the aesthetics and technical aspects of the art, Hyatt’s love of history and his home state was satiated by the collection too, and their joint collecting focus soon crystalized the scope of the art that found a home in their collection. Indeed, early on in the planning stages for the new Museum the vision that drove the whole project forward was to create not just an art museum, but a history museum that told stories with paintings. Visitors coming to the Museum will see exactly that, and quickly recognize how both Cici and Hyatt’s passions are reflected in the selection of each painting in the exhibits.

The Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art finally opening its doors to the public represents a major achievement that has taken dozens if not hundreds of skilled designers and craftsmen to bring to reality. For the Museum of Arts and Sciences, it represents a whole new opportunity to cement our position as one of the pre-eminent museums in the Southeast. The addition of a dedicated fine art museum will bring both returning and first time visitors to MOAS, and a chance to see another world-class collection to complement those found in the existing facility. For the donors themselves, it sees the culmination of a long-held dream to share their collection with the public and allow generations of visitors for years to come the opportunity to learn about the history of Florida that shaped the state we live in today. While the years spent building the collection, and the subsequent project to give it a permanent home in Daytona Beach, have been an incredible journey for both the Browns and the Museum, perhaps the best stories are yet to come. The artwork that has always been at the heart of all this hard work can now be seen and enjoyed and may inspire a new generation of Cici and Hyatt Browns to explore their own artistic and cultural passions.

Negro and the Alligator by Thomas Hart Benton

Some of the works in the collection represent the only paintings

by the artist from their visits to Florida, this being the case with

one of the most striking paintings coming to the new Museum,

Thomas Hart Benton’s Negro and the Alligator.

The class understood that the success of this challenge would require the ongoing effort of committed stakeholders within the target market. They nominated a group of 11 classmates to continue to work with the Museum under the direction of Executive Director Andrew Sandall. These 11 formed

EVENT FEATURE

The MOAS Young Philanthropists is a new Museum committee that was born out of the 2014 Leadership Daytona Class. The CEO Business Challenge to the class of 31 emerging community leaders was to create a plan to grow and encourage the involvement of the next generation of MOAS visitors and supporters, targeting the 25-45 age group.

The leadership class collectively undertook a targeted study of Museum activity and developed a strategic plan that would help achieve the goal of the challenge. Strategies included creating more diverse and attractive events for this market, employing targeted marketing messages, increased use of social media marketing, use of new technologies for disseminating museum information, implementation of world-class customer service approaches, and collecting more measurable data.

young philanthropists

MOAS Young Philanthropists Engage the "Next Generation"

the foundation for the new MOAS Young Philanthropists, a group that will help the Museum develop and promote new events, fundraisers and exhibits that cater to the next generation of Museum visitors with the hope that they will become lifelong supporters of MOAS.

The 2014 Leadership Daytona Class with Brown & Brown, Inc. Chairman and MOAS Honorary Trustee, J. Hyatt Brown, and MOAS Executive Director, Andrew Sandall. Photo Courtesy of International Speedway Corp.

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A beautiful collection, a pristine site and an enlightened client; an architect can’t ask for a better opportunity. This is what we go to school for and dream of.

When we first heard of the Brown’s vision for the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art, we knew that we wanted to be part of it. We had recently completed a major addition to the Morse Museum in Winter Park and felt that we were uniquely qualified to help make this project a success for the Museum and the community.

The Museum’s vision was to showcase this collection in a way that would educate

the public about Florida’s past and the art which captured it in a setting that elevated the experience, but was not intimidating. Often a building of this nature can be imposing, separating the person from the art. The Brown’s desired a setting that was intimate in scale, minimizing any barriers between the art and the viewer. Their collection has been part of their home and they felt the galleries should be residential in nature, deepening the experience and connection to the art.

As architects, part of our job is to make sure that the contents we are designing a building for are protected, secure and, in this case, preserved properly. The pragmatic elements that are critical to the success of a project are also not to be seen. The purpose of a physical space is what can be seen in the space, felt in the space and remembered from the space. This blending of the pragmatic with the poetic was our challenge.

As we began, we understood that it all starts with the collection. We asked questions such as: How should the collection be experienced? What do you want the collection to communicate to the viewer? What is the best way to show and preserve the collection? The collection consists of over 2,600 individual pieces of art of various sizes, media, and significance, ranging in age from the mid-1700’s to the mid-1900’s. Many of the works are landscapes highlighting the natural environment and historic structures of old Florida that no longer exist. This is the


By STEVE LANGSTON, RLF ARCHITECTS FIRM

history and the beauty that the collectors and the Museum wanted visitors to experience.

The design began with the idea of creating a museum that reflects the collection’s subject matter in a contemporary way that respects and preserves the past in both building and site. Inspiration was drawn from old Florida Cracker buildings and barns, composed to communicate the nature and use of the Museum and collection. The simple silhouette of a tobacco barn with natural siding that is permeable to filter both light and air into the interior was decided upon as the main structure of the building. The design of the building allowed for a grand entrance that spilled into the permanent gallery. Smaller galleries and support functions branched off of these spaces and created a natural flow within the building.

The building is placed on the site in a way that respects and enhances the natural landscape recalling the images of the paintings that it houses. A long, meandering drive goes between the protected natural habitat of the site and the newly restored landscape along the public street. Parking is hidden in the rear of building so that the Museum can be seen by the passing public rather than a parking lot of cars. Within the Museum, a cloistered garden acts as a buffer between the building and landscape providing outdoor space for reflection and major planned events by the Museum.

Although a majority of the works of art were painted in the natural daylight, that very daylight hundreds of years later can quickly degrade the paint and quality of the art. Many of these works are oil and watercolor paintings that are delicate and prone to damage from too much sunlight or moisture. Modern museum protocol allows for only 5 foot-candles of light on some of the paintings which is similar to the light of a moonlit night (A foot-candle being a unit of measurement of light intensity). Fully appreciating the art in this light is difficult, especially after coming from the outside which is often 10,000 foot-candles in light. The trick is to slowly reduce the amount of light as one enters the building so that the pupils dilate, allowing our eyes to see the art properly. We began by slowly filtering the light from the building entrance, through the main “living room” space and back into the galleries. Oil paintings that can tolerate more light are placed first and the watercolors later, allowing the eye to adjust gradually.

Since only a portion of the collection can be seen at a time, modern and flexible storage areas are conveniently located adjacent to the galleries which will allow

the art to be rotated easily. Preservation and repair areas are co-located within this area so that the art can be maintained properly. A covered loading dock and chambered entry vestibule are located in the rear that allow humidity control and protection from the weather for the collection. Engineering systems are designed to provide the very best in control and service to the building for both security and power no matter the weather. Emergency generators are set to withstand hurricanes and loss of power during natural disasters.

Future gallery expansion is planned toward the East along the public street so as to avoid interrupting any future building operations or disrupting the restored landscaped site. Our hope is that this museum will serve the community where it resides and will continue to preserve the memory and history of our state.



A Showcase for Florida's Natural HistoryThe Relationship Between the Cici and Hyatt Brown Collection and NatureThe Cici and Hyatt Brown collection is a showcase for the diversity of natural history in the state of Florida. For over 150 years, tourists have not only visited Florida for its fantastic weather, but also to see the exotic flora and fauna that can only be found on this sub-tropic peninsula.


Florida, with over 7,800 lakes, 1,700 rivers and streams and 1,300 miles of shoreline encompassing beaches, tidal marshes, and swamps, is a nature lover's dream. The story of this wonderful natural history started long ago with a winding path of unimaginable evolutionary history.

A popular painting from the collection, a small watercolor by Walter Paris titled Fort Matanzas, Florida, 1878, showcases the northeastern part of Florida. Here you can see a wonderful depiction of the Matanzas Inlet with a little coquina fort guarding the inlet from the west side of the river. In the right foreground is a well-rendered scene of a barrier island. Florida's barrier islands only formed around 6,000 years ago and are the first defense against tropical storms. Without them, storm surges would penetrate many miles inland. The sandy dunes also tell another story of erosion – one that began in the Appalachian Mountains millions of years ago. As the mountains eroded away, minute particles of rock made their way down rivers and streams, eventually reaching the ocean. These tiny particles from the mountain chain washed up on the Florida platform and became our white sandy beaches. The barrier island vegetation is also uniquely Florida. Within the painting, basking in the sun, is an interesting native plant belonging to the Yucca family called the Spanish Bayonet. Also visible are sea oats, now a protected plant because of the way they stabilize the dunes and provide habitat for small mammals. Sea oats are highly adapted to salt, heat and wind environments. Another plant called the Railroad Vine, common in Florida beach dunes, is a pioneer plant which can cover over 100 feet. It will grow

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where other plants cannot and has adapted to making its living in the harsh beach conditions.

St. Johns River, Sunset with Alligator, ca. 1887 by Martin Johnson Heade shows Florida's main waterway on the cusp of nightfall. This uniquely slow-moving river is one of four major rivers in the world that flows south to north. Beginning in a swampy area in north Indian River County, it meanders slowly for 310 miles before spilling into the Atlantic Ocean in Jacksonville. The St. John's River is young and was formed only about 5,000 years ago in its current form. Its flora and fauna became the main focus of tourist excursions after the Civil War. Steamboats plied the tannic waters taking winter visitors into the wild and primitive jungle of the Florida frontier. Here, tourists viewed large alligators, picturesque sunsets far from the bustle of city life, and monstrous cypress trees draped with epiphytes.

The oil painting Key Largo, ca. 1900 by Armin Buchterkirch depicts the shoreline of Key Largo and its rocky limestone outcrops. At 33 miles long, it is the largest island in the Florida Keys. This archipelago was once a vast, shallow, and ancient coral reef. Over millions of years, the coral reefs turned into a sedimentary rock called the Key Largo Limestone. In the painting, the rocky shore is depicted because the island has no natural sandy beaches. Sand build-up on the shoreline is prevented due to the offshore reef system blocking any sand deposits. In addition, only small, low energy waves reach the shore, all of which is evident in this wonderful painting. If you were standing on those limestone rocks, you would be able to see different

Above left: Walter Paris; Fort Matanzas, Florida, 1878

Right: Martin Johnson Heade; St. Johns River, Sunset with

Alligator, ca. 1887



corals and other invertebrates fossilized into the rocks.

Sunset on the Suwannee River, ca. 1910, by Louis Aston Knight, shows us a calm and tranquil scene during the winter season. Here we see one of Florida's iconic trees, the majestic Bald Cypress, towering in the glow of a falling night. These deciduous trees are water lovers and are related to Giant Sequoias. Bald Cypress trees grow mainly on riverside banks and the edges of swamps. In Florida, cypress knees (structures that form above the roots of a cypress tree) are a common sight. Once thought to be an air filtration system, today they are believed to act as a stabilizer for the large and thick trees. Only a few original stands of Bald Cypress trees can be found today, mainly in the Corkscrew Swamp in Everglades National Park. Sunset on the Suwannee River shows us another common plant in the foreground called the Spatterdock. The Spatterdock is an aquatic plant and a member of the Water Lily family. It is an important part of the Suwannee River ecosystem as it provides shade, protection and food for fish and animals such as beaver, deer and duck.

In Windfield Scott Clime's painting, Curios of the Sea, Palm Beach, ca. 1935, we see a typical Florida seashell and curio shop which were common in the tourist areas of Florida. These stores were popular because tourists always wanted to take home a piece of exotic Florida. Seashells or bits of coral were popular souvenirs. In the bottom right foreground is a basket of sponges. Other exotic sponges are strewn throughout the image. These complex members of the animal kingdom are unique because they do not have any organs, tissues, or a distinct front or back. They filter large volumes of water while feeding on microscopic organisms. A Checkered Blowfish, inflated with fear, hangs in the left corner background. These fish swallow water or air and inflate themselves when they feel threatened. There are over 120 species of blowfish worldwide. They can be found in the Florida mangrove swamps, seagrass beds, and tidal creeks and if caught, are not meant to be eaten as they are poisonous.

The paintings from the Cici and Hyatt Brown Collection are remarkable in many ways. From these paintings, the observer can learn about Florida's natural history and ecosystems. You can view these beautifully rendered ecosystems from all over the state without having to travel in space or time to see them. They capture images of Florida that are becoming harder to find. These paintings allow us to reconnect with nature and learn more about the importance of Florida's varied fragile ecosystems.


From top: Armin Buchterkirch; Key Largo, ca. 1900

Louis Aston Knight; Sunset on the Suwanne River, ca. 1910

Winfield Scott Clime; Curios of the Sea, Palm Beach, ca. 1935

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A fascinating yet little known grouping of contemporary art in a variety of sizes and

media from the MOAS collection. Artists include Antoinette Slick, Hiram Williams and

James Rosenquist as well as David Swoyer, whose study in mixed media on paper is

both a serious and delightful fantasy.

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On May 7, 2012, the Museum of Arts & Sciences, in cooperation with the City of

Daytona Beach and the Volusia County Council, announced a $13 million gift for

construction of the new Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art. On February 8,

2015, the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art, featuring a collection of historical

Florida themed oil and watercolor paintings dating back to 1839, will open

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Cuban Museum and African ArtThrough Winter 2015

Our Cuban Museum and African Art Collections are currently on view in new temporary gallery spaces during the reconstruction of the West Wing. Enjoy a different perspective on these rich collections in this newly-imagined space.

Exhibits and dates subject to change.

JanuaryJanuary 82:00pm-3:00pmIn Celebration of National Peculiar People Day: The Peculiar People in Florida History!Join James “Zach” Zacharias, Curator of Education and Curator of History, for a unique look at some of the most peculiar people in Florida’s history. Learn about the Centurion Hermit of the Everglades, the bizarre European prince of the Florida frontier, the Florida cowboy who rode his horse into taverns and many more!Free for members or with paid admission.

January 154:00pm-4:45pmA Deeper Dive Into Space: A New Chapter for NASANASA has ambitious plans to take astronauts deeper into space than ever before as they build a new spacecraft and rocket. Enjoy a look at this new era of space exploration with this special Planetarium show. Take a trip through the Solar System, witness stunning rocket images and even see a 3D model of the new Orion spacecraft.Free for members or $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children.

January 161:30pm-3:00pmOut and About with Local History: Meet at Bulow State RuinsBring your digital camera and join James “Zach” Zacharias, Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History, and discover the magnificent ruins at Bulow Plantation. Once the largest slave plantation in Florida, the 1830's sugar mill factory was destroyed by the Seminoles and now stands as a reminder of the many struggles in Florida's unique history. Located at 3501 Old Kings Road, Flagler Beach. RSVP with the Museum at 386-255-0285. A small entrance fee is required by the park. Meet at the pavilion and dress for the weather of the day.$3.00 for members and $5.00 for non-members.

January 232:00pm-3:00pmOn the Porch at Gamble Place: Castillo, Matanzas and MoseThree major fortifications protected Spanish St. Augustine from attacks by the pirates and the English.The Castillo St. Marks, Fort Matanzas, and Fort Mose were instrumental for the Spanish to hold onto their northern military outpost of St. Augustine. Join James “Zach” Zacharias, Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History, and learn about the history of these important forts and the battle for empire!Free for members and $5.00 for non-members.

January 272:00pm-3:00pmMeet Me in the Gallery: Dow Exhibition of American ArtFrom the Pilgrim Age to the Age of the Victorians, the Dow Gallery is full of American

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SEPTEMBERS WITH THE SMITHSONIAN EVENTSArt that represents our country's history. Join the Museum's Head Docent, Marion Whelton, and learn about the 1694 Pilgrim Hadley Chest, American folk portraits, American landscapes, and more!Free for members or with paid admission.

FebruaryFebruary 33:00pm-4:00pmMeet Me in the Gallery: The Root Museum Join local authors and historians, Ron and Alice Howell, and discover the Root Museum's collection of Coca-Cola® memorabilia, teddy bears, Indy race cars, train cars and other popular American artifacts.Free for members or with paid admission.

February 136:00pm-8:30pmDate Night Under the StarsCelebrate Valentine’s Day with your special someone in the Planetarium. We will explore how love and romance are weaved into the cosmos during an immersive astronomy show. The evening will also be filled with a laser music concert, champagne, chocolate and snacks.Event Schedule:6:30pm-7:00pm – Planetarium Show: Love and the Cosmos7:30pm-8:15pm – Laser Music Concert$5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members

February 202:00pm-3:00pmOn the Porch at Gamble Place: James Gamble and the Industrialists James Gamble, of Proctor and Gamble fame, loved the Spruce Creek and Port Orange area. In 1906 he built his southern style hunting lodge and was a regular winter visitor to the area. Join James “Zach” Zacharias, Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History, for a tour of the historic home and learn about the life of James Gamble at the famous Gamble Place. Free for members and $5.00 for non-members.

February 262:00pm-3:30pmCoffee, Chocolates, and Collections: Florida History on CanvasMany landscape painters traveled through Florida and painted the famous landmarks they visited. Meet James “Zach” Zacharias, Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History, at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art and discover Florida's unique history as illustrated in the wonderful landscape paintings from the Brown’s collection of Florida art.Free for members or with paid admission.

MarchMarch 33:00pm-4:00pmZoo PaintJoin Central Florida artist in residence, Rick Cannizaro, and learn how to create animals in


a four step painting technique using his new 30 minute interactive video. Rick will also discuss his techniques in a question and answer session and show original examples of his unique and one of a kind artwork.Free for members or with paid admission.

March 45:30pm-6:30pmFirst Wednesdays: Yoga in the GalleryTake a break from your week and explore the world of yoga at the Museum! Meet in the Museum lobby to join registered yoga instructor, Ashley Brooks of Holistic Movements, in our new monthly yoga series held the first Wednesday of each month. This hour-long session will provide an opportunity to practice a series of gentle yoga poses. Class is open to all levels. Please bring a mat, towel, and water. Space is limited, registration is required. RSVP to the Museum at 386-255-0285.$5.00 for members or $10.00 for non-members

March 711:00am-2:00pmBack in My Day: A Show For the AgesJoin us for a fun family day of vintage objects from the past that you can interact with: a rotary phone, 3-D stereo views, Edison Gramophone, Atari video system, tools, games, and many other retro items. Bring your kids or grandkids and show them how to work these old technological items from “Back in the Day”.

11:00 AM - Hands on Vintage Gallery Opens

12:00 PM - Gallery Tours & Hands on Gallery Demonstrations

1:00 PM - Interactive Vintage Family Stage ShowJoin us in Root Auditorium for a look into the history of these objects that changed our world.

Free for members or with paid admission.

March 143:00pm-4:00pmAfternoon of Florida History:

The Story of Little Lake HelenDiscover the historic village of Lake Helen, Florida, founded by Henry DeLand in 1888. Once a thriving winter resort town and industrial center of West Volusia, now a charming town reflecting Florida's history. Join Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History, James “Zach” Zacharias, once a resident of the city, and discover this unique 2.5 square mile historic district.

The Story of Port Orange and the Dunlawton PlantationJoin local historian and educator, Joe Vetter, to discover how a small Florida town was founded after the Civil War by a Union Army surgeon and hundreds of newly-freed slaves. A feat accomplished by Dr. and Mrs. Milton Hawkes in 1867.Free for members or $5.00 for non-members

March 183:00pm-4:00pmMeet Me in the Gallery: Cici and Hyatt BrownThe amazing story of Florida can be told through the art of the Cici and Hyatt Brown Collection. Learn about the history, the flora and the fauna of our amazing peninsula home with Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History, James “Zach” Zacharias.Free for members or with paid admission.

March 206:30pm-9:30pmCosmic Cosmos: Classic Cocktails in the PlanetariumKick off your weekend with a cosmic social event in our new state-of-the-art planetarium. Sip on classic cocktails and try your luck at winning a raffle prize. Celebrate the change of season and explore how astronomy is finding its way into more and more aspects of pop culture. End the evening with a laser show that is out of this world. This event is for ages 21 and over.$15.00 per person (includes Planetarium shows, hors d’oeuvres and one free Cosmopolitan)

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FebruaryFebruary 51:30pm-3:30pmAges 7-13James Clerk MaxwellLearn about Scottish mathematical physicist, James Clerk Maxwell, and how he advanced the understanding of electro-magnetism.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

February 101:30pm-3:00pmAges 4-6MammalsMammals are one of the 6 main classes of animals. Learn about this fascinating and diverse group of the animal kingdom.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

February 121:30pm-3:30pmAges 7-13Spencer Ferguson SilverLearn about the American chemist, Spencer Ferguson Silver, who worked together with American inventor and scientist, Arthur Fry, to invent Post-in notes.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

February 191:30pm-3:30pmAges 7-13Rosalind FranklinLearn about English chemist, Rosalind Franklin, and how her work paved the way for the discovery of the structure of DNA.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

February 261:30pm-3:30pmAges 7-13Maria MitchellLearn about American astronomer, Maria Mitchell, who by using a telescope, discovered a comet which became known as “Miss Mitchell’s Comet”.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-membersMarch

MarchMarch 51:30pm-3:30pmAges 7-13Elisha Graves Otis Learn about American industrialist, Elisha Graves Otis, founder of the Otis Elevator Company and the inventor of a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

March 101:30pm-3:00pmAges 4-6PlantsLearn about plants, how they grow and why they are an important part of making human life possible. $10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

March 121:30pm-3:30pmAges 7-13Percy ShawLearn about English inventor, Percy Shaw, who patented the reflective road stud.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

March 191:30pm-3:30pmAges 7-13Lázló and György BíróLearn about Lázló and György Bíró, the brothers who invented the ballpoint pen.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

March 261:30pm-3:30pmAges 7-13Gideon SundbackLearn about Swedish-American electrical engineer, Gideon Sundback, who invented the zipper.$10.00 for members $15.00 for non-members

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The Guild of the Museum of Arts & Sciences opened the 2014 holiday season with the 10th Annual Festival of Trees which began November 11th and ran through November 29th. Twenty seven decorated trees were displayed throughout the Root Family Museum with bids being placed on the very first day.

The Champagne Gala on November 20th was the highlight

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MOAS Guild Holiday Event RecapThe MOAS Guild has much to celebrate after a successful

holiday season of events and fundraising!

of the event. Guests were greeted as they entered the lobby of the Museum with champagne and classical Christmas music. Throughout Root Hall, guests could taste a sampling of delicious tapas, hors d’oeuvres and desserts from 22 of the finest local restaurants. A second champagne bar was available as the evening progressed throughout the Root Museum,

Apothecary Shop and the recently restored & enclosed train station exhibit. Live entertainment was provided throughout the evening.

Thank you to all who purchased tickets to the Gala, bid on a tree, or donated time, talent and money to make this year’s event a success. Here is a list of this year’s Halifax Art Festival and Festival of Trees sponsors. These events cannot happen without them.

By Joan Horneff, Guild President

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Thank You To Our Event Sponsors

SPONSORSAcme TrophiesAdam KennedyCici BrownCultural Council of Volusia CountyDowntown Development AuthorityEllen O’ShaughnessyFox Landscaping Inc.Glenn Yarbrough, Sr. VP Wealth Management, Merrill LynchJimmy John’sMJ Weremay Landscape ArchitectSelby RealtySpanos MotorsWessell Family FoundationWFTV Channel 9

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Be sure to mark March 30, 2015 on your calendars to participate in the Fifth Annual Children's Museum Golf Classic. This tournament is sponsored by the Guild of MOAS and benefits the Charles and Linda Williams Children's Museum.

Once again, we'll be playing at one of the top private courses in the area, Club de Bonmont at Plantation Bay. The entry fee is $125 per person, which includes on-course snacks and refreshments, shirts, hats, balls, other gifts and an excellent awards banquet.

This year we will have 18 hole tournaments for men and women as well as co-ed and 9 hole tournaments. The tournament will be followed by an awards luncheon and silent auction. Every year seems to get better so please join us to "Play for the Kids."

For more information, please call the Museum of Arts & Sciences or email us at [email protected].

Café HeavenlyChart HouseClancy’s CantinaCracker BarrelD.B. PicklesFusion 43 at Rose VillaIvory Thai KitchenLeanh’s Chinese RestaurantLost Lagoon Wings and GrillLulu’s Oceanside GrillMcKenna’s Place, Seafood, Sports & SpiritsNew Smyrna BeachPort OrangeMr. Dunderbak’s Bavarian Delicatessen & RestaurantOutriggers Bar & GrillePepper’s Mexican CantinaRiverside Catering & MarketingSinatra’sS.R. PerrottThat’s AmoreThe Grind

TREE SPONSORS4M Diversified, LLC20/20 Financial ServicesAdam & Dana KennedyDaytona Beach Kennel & Poker ClubDaytona Beach Symphony Society GuildDiane Rogers & Jane HesselsFestival of Trees CommitteeFlorida Power & LightHalifax Humane SocietyHall ConstructionJulie’s (Downtown NSB)Glenn Yarbrough, Sr. VP Wealth Management, Merrill LynchMichael’s The Arts & Crafts Store at The PavilionSimply Roses FloristSue Fream & Lynn SchaeferStirling Sotheby’s International RealtyThe Flower Cottage

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The Museum of Arts & Sciences held a ribbon cutting for the re-opening of the Root

Family Museum Train Station on the evening of Wednesday, November 5th. Over 140 MOAS Members gathered in front of the doors to the Train Station in the Root Family Museum as John and Preston spoke. The brothers expressed their gratitude for the restoration of the historic Silver Holly and Hiawatha train cars,

A Chance to Experience Life on the RailsRoot Family Museum: Train Station Ribbon Cutting

two important pieces of their family and childhood memories.

Once the ribbon was cut, members of the Museum moved into the new Train Station to see the newly restored rail cars and to view the railroad displays. Members were even given the rare opportunity to take a step back in time to experience life on the rails by boarding the historic train cars for a look at how the Root family traveled.

The Train Station is now open for the public to enjoy once again as part of the Root Family Museum. A museum in its own right, the now enclosed, air conditioned space will give visitors a deeper insight into the lives of early American industrialists through the interpretation of the new railroad displays. In addition to the train cars, visitors can view artifacts such as china used in dining cars, railroad tools, lamps, lanterns and signage from around the world.

Left: John and Preston Root along with members of their family pose in front of the Silver Holly rail car with MOAS Executive Director, Andrew SandallTop and bottom right: MOAS Members experiencing life on the rails in the historic Hiawatha train car

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NASA has started a new chapter in the human spaceflight story as they build an advanced rocket and spacecraft to ferry astronauts

deeper into space than ever before. With truly ambitious goals like returning to the Moon, journeying to an asteroid, or even making the long trek to Mars, these potential missions require an invigorated program ready to tackle the most difficult challenges.

Following the retirement of the iconic Space Shuttle fleet in 2011 after 30 years of service, assumptions about the permanent end of human space exploration and even the termination of NASA have been pervasive. What has been taking place is a paradigm shift for the American space program. Many satellite launches and even Low Earth Orbit launches of astronauts to the International Space Station are being shifted solely to commercial companies like Space X or Boeing, with a goal of increasing efficiency and lowering costs.

As commercial space operations have been taking shape, NASA has refocused their engineering energies on deep space. To make this a reality, a new spacecraft named the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) and a launch vehicle known as the Space Launch System (SLS), have been in extensive development. Orion owes its name to the famous constellation that graces our winter skies.

Within the Orion MPCV assembly, built by Lockheed Martin, is the Crew Module that has adopted the signature capsule design of the early space age - still riding the technological wave that the Apollo Program generated in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Just like Apollo, the Crew Module

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ORION MPCV LAUNCH, DECEMBER 5, 2014. CREDIT: NASA


capsule will be the prime component that will carry future astronauts through an entire mission. At 16 feet 6 inches in diameter, and 10 feet 10 inches in length, the beefed up capsule shape has 2 1/2 times the volume of the Apollo capsules, capable of carrying a crew of four to six. This newer version of capsule design will be outfitted with digital "glass cockpit" controls and a structure integrated with advanced materials to serve as protection from the unique rigors of spaceflight.

Situated at the top of the Crew Module is the Launch Abort System. This small but essential rocket could be used in case of emergency during launch, separating Orion from the main rocket section in less than the blink of an eye. This means that Orion will be as much as ten times

safer than the Space Shuttle during the dangerous ascent phase of flight.

The Orion MPCV also consists of a Service Module, built by Airbus Defense and Space, situated below the Crew Module. This crucial piece of hardware will act as the nervous system for the spacecraft, providing electricity, propulsion, life support, and the ability to carry cargo - another derivative of the Apollo days.

Development of a new and highly sophisticated spacecraft is certainly essential, but another massive hurdle is the ability to get it out to space. This is the job of the newly developed rocket, known as the Space Launch System (SLS). Once completed, the SLS will be one of the largest, and most powerful launch vehicles ever devised. Even though

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SLS is brand new, many of the rocket engines needed are proven workhorses of previous programs. Engines from the Space Shuttle, Delta IV (satellite launcher) and even the Saturn V from Apollo have been chosen for their reliability.

There are two versions of SLS: the 70 metric ton and the 130 metric ton, an indication of their enormous lifting weight capability.

The 70 ton, 322 ft tall SLS will be utilized for the manned Orion MPCV. Astronauts sitting skyward atop this rocket would feel the tremendous power of 8.4 million lbs of thrust beneath them, translating to the output of 13,400 locomotive engines or 10% more thrust than the Saturn V.

ENGINEERS WORKING ON THE ORION CREW MODULE BEFORE TESTING. CREDIT: NASA/DANIEL CASPER


The real behemoth though is the 130 ton Space Launch System which stands taller than the Statue of Liberty. This iteration of SLS would be used on unmanned missions to potentially lift cargo to deep space destinations, capable of carrying 6 times as much as the Space Shuttle. The ability to carry 130 metric tons into space comes from 9.2 million lbs of thrust, or a whopping 17,400 locomotive trains of equivalent power.

Dramatically increasing the performance of their launch vehicles and spacecraft, NASA has set its sights on new and extraordinary destinations in our Solar System. A newly proposed mission is to capture one of myriad near-Earth asteroids in a "lasso-like" fashion moving it to an orbit around the Moon. Using the powerful SLS to transport the Orion MPCV, the mission would possibly bring astronauts to the captured asteroid to dock and establish a lunar orbit space station. Mining for minerals and even water could take place on the asteroid: experiences that would progress our understanding of these strange rocky worlds and potentially enable the space community to develop plans to divert asteroids that may endanger Earth in the future.

Using Orion and SLS may also lead to one of the ultimate endeavors for NASA - an eventual human landing on the red planet Mars. Missions of this scale and complexity that could take place as early as the 2030’s or 2040’s require new and improved technology, now being developed by NASA. Astronauts on Martian journeys will be exposed to high amounts of radiation, possibly many months or years of lower gravity that could weaken their bones and muscles, and a multitude of other harsh conditions NASA hopes to conquer with this next generation of spaceflight craft.

To accomplish these lofty goals, for the next 7 to 8 years, NASA will work diligently to complete testing on all the components of the Orion MPCV and SLS rocket. NASA is certainly in full swing- poised to take humanity to places far from our home in the Solar System. Our unquenchable thirst to explore and our expanded means to do so continues our drive to always think bigger and go further.

A SUCCESSFUL TEST LAUNCHNASA's Orion spacecraft made its maiden voyage into space on December 5th, 2014, during the Exploration Flight Test 1. The newly designed unmanned capsule climbed into space at 7:05 am atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket. Orion was put through an extensive series of maneuvers and tests as it orbited Earth twice, eventually climbing to more than 3,600 miles above the surface, and passing through the harsh environs of radiation belts. The capsule's heat shield then endured the 4,000 degree reentry into the atmosphere at 20,000 mph, eventually deploying its parachutes to slow it done to a mere 20 mph for a soft touchdown into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Orion's nearly flawless 4-hour mission has been a boon for NASA as it continues its pursuit to again launch humans into space.

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