Zoo, museum combine to offer Australian-themed exhibitions
TOLEDO - Toledo will get a double dose of the Land Down Under this year, when the Toledo Zoo and the Toledo Museum of Art introduce Australia-themed exhibitions.
The museum's exhibition, Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art, opens Friday.
Crossing Cultures features 120 works that represent the many art-making practices of Aboriginal people, including acrylic painting on canvas, ochre painting on bark, sculpture and photography.
The zoo's exhibit, Wild Walkabout, is slated to open on May 24 - bringing the fascinating natural world of Australia to zoo visitors.
TOLEDO - Toledo will get a double dose of the Land Down Under this year, when the Toledo Zoo and the Toledo Museum of Art introduce Australia-themed exhibitions.
The museum's exhibition, Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art, opens Friday.
Crossing Cultures features 120 works that represent the many art-making practices of Aboriginal people, including acrylic painting on canvas, ochre painting on bark, sculpture and photography.
The zoo's exhibit, Wild Walkabout, is slated to open on May 24 - bringing the fascinating natural world of Australia to zoo visitors.
