With the coming of Summer, the Museum of Jurassic Technology will
be pleased to present to our donors, patrons and the museum-going public
The World is Bound with Secret Knots, a major exhibition inspired
by the life and work of the remarkable Seventeenth-Century Jesuit polymath
and early museum-builder, Athanasius Kircher, whose institution, since
our inception, has served as a beacon, guiding our way through the often
turbulent waters of our efforts here at The Museum of Jurassic Technology.
This exhibition consists of three-dimensional realizations of Kircher’s
world-view, as derived from the illustrations in some of his more than
40 published works. These include studies on magnetism, the geology of
the subterranean Earth, the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt, and the Tower
of Babel.
We would also like to take this opportunity to inform you of the latest developments in our building campaign. As you may know, we raised one half of the money needed to purchase the building. We are now extremely grateful to be able to announce that the second half of the building purchase has been secured through a loan of such generous terms that the Museum will be able to continue its work with a sense of security. This welcome respite not withstanding, the Museum will assiduously continue fundraising efforts to repay this loan, and to raise funds to remodel the building and to expand exhibiton space. The Hester Pookes Tradescant Fund for the Preservation of The Museum of Jurassic Technology has been set up to accept donations toward our building campaign. In this last year of fundraising efforts we have been deeply touched by the outpouring of concern and support that we have received from our members and patrons as well as the greater philanthropic community. We hope that all we do in future years merits this generosity.
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