Posted on Apr 12, 2012 | Tagged in: Houston , history , family , events
This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the most famous maritime tragedy in history- when the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank to the seabed, ending more than 1,500 lives. The saga of the Titanic has captured the world’s imagination since that day.
Mark the anniversary by viewing hundreds of artifacts retrieved from the ship itself at Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the Houston Museum of Natural Science running now through September 3.
The exhibit tells the story of the ship as well as those aboard her on that fateful maiden voyage through the collected artifacts and accurate recreations of Titanic’s interior.
Though the exhibit runs until the fall, this is surely the best weekend to go and be part of such an historic event on the 100th anniversary of its occurrence.
Posted on Oct 11, 2011 | Tagged in: history , events
Bring the whole family on October 22nd from 9am to 5pm to the amazing 480 acres that is George Ranch Historical Park., 10215 FM 762 Richmond, Tx 77469. Texian Market Days features over 150 years of Texas history and provides an look at times gone by. The festival is held annually the fourth weekend of October and showcases a pleathera of hands-on activities, battle re-enactments, Civil War camps, live entertainment, archaeological digs, food, craft vendors and much more.
The living history festival divides the fun into four historical eras - the 1830’s, 1860’s, 1890’s, and the 1930’s. This annual event has tickets on sale now, $10 for adults and $5 for children ages five to 15. Children ages four and under are FREE! The Texian Market Days is an affordable, fun outting for the entire family.
Posted on Aug 19, 2011 | Tagged in: history , event
On tour for the first time in the United States at the Houston Museum of Natural Science is the exhibit “ДРЕВНЯ УКРАЇНА (Ancient Ukraine) - Golden Treasures and Lost Civilizations” until September 5.
Ukraine is home to some of the world’s oldest and greatest civilizations and cultural treasures from every era are on display, dating back 6,000 years.
Ukraine was a land of ancient trade routes for millenia. It features some of the richest soil in the world and since the dawn of agriculture has been a breadbasket for Europe and Asia. It was the birthplace of Russian culture centered in medieval Kiev. View these artifacts, many of which have never been on public display even in Ukraine, for a true sense of life in an exceptionally significant historical civilization.
The earliest artifacts date to 5,000 BC with sculptures, pottery and religious symbols from the Trypilian culture, the first recorded peoples who inhabited the Ukrainian steppe. Then move forward to the 7th to 3rd centuries BC with pieces from the Scythians, who opened the area to commerce, particularly with ancient Greece. As we get into the Hellenistic period there are displays of stunning jewelry, bronze sculptures and art.
