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Workout, cook, relax, and garden like you're George Eastman! We've assembled some marvelous objects from our collections to inspire you at bit.ly/EastmanAtHome. □Make (or order) a George inspired cocktail from @cure_bar □Get fit with our 1917 exercise film □Try making some of George's recipes □Listen to George's favorite songs played on our Aeolian Pipe organ

A post shared by George Eastman Museum (@eastmanmuseum) on May 12, 2020 at 5:00am PDT

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Looking for some new recipes? Check out our tips and tricks for making the historic recipes from George Eastman's Camp Cookbook, then share what you've made: eastman.org/home

A post shared by George Eastman Museum (@eastmanmuseum) on May 18, 2020 at 5:00am PDT

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Looking for an unusual way to pass the time? Impress your quarantine buddies with this science-y magic trick from The Science of Common Things: . 1. Fill a water glass to the brim with water. . 2. Cover the top of the glass with a thin piece of cardboard. . 3. Invert the glass and see what happens! . Does the water run out of the glass? Do you know why not? . Search digital.sciencehistory.org to find more experiments from this 1922 textbook! . . #OthmerLibrary #MuseumSurvivalKit #MuseumFromHome #VisitFromHome #ScienceEducation #VintageTextbooks #GirlsInScience #1920s

A post shared by Science History Institute (@scihistoryorg) on May 19, 2020 at 5:00pm PDT

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Long before cell phones and watches, #sundials were used to tell time. The Harmonists installed a sundial on the side of Father Rapp’s home in 1821. Learn more and find out how to make your own sundial by following the link in our bio! #museumsurvivalkit

A post shared by Historic New Harmony (@historicnewharmony) on May 18, 2020 at 6:02pm PDT

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Oh snap! We’ve got beans and more at Philipsburg Manor. Learn all about what it takes to maintain an historic garden, plus tips from our horticulturist on how to do it yourself at the link in our bio. What’re you waiting for? Get growing! #HHVatHome #MuseumSurvivalKit #diyprojects #gardening #plantsmakepeoplehappy

A post shared by Historic Hudson Valley (@inthevalley1) on May 15, 2020 at 7:50am PDT

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No sense crying over spilled milk, especially if it is on a #flashbackfriday! Shown in this image is a horse-drawn milk cart and four individuals covered with an umbrella advertising “Tower Surface Cultivators.” The wagon is filled with cream cans used to haul milk or cream from the farm to a local creamery to be made into various dairy products. The wagon is possibly going to the Union Dairy Company located at 216-218 South Church Street, Rockford, Illinois. Can’t get enough Rockford history? Copy and paste the link below to view over 3,000 images through our Online Digital Collections: https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net #museumsurvivalkit

A post shared by Midway Village Museum (@midwayvillagemuseum) on May 22, 2020 at 12:16pm PDT

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Creating and mending nets has long been closely tied to life here in Southeast Alaska. These examples from our collection are made from wood (top), bone (center) and plastic (bottom). #ketchikanmuseums #tongasshistoricalmuseum #museumsurvivalkit #fishingnet #netmending #netmaking #museumfromhome #museumsfromhome

A post shared by Ketchikan Museums (@ketchikanmuseums) on May 18, 2020 at 8:49pm PDT

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Dugout canoes are the earliest known watercraft created by humans. Archaeological evidence indicates that the dugout canoe has been in use for at least 10,000 years globally, but it is assumed that humans have been crafting dugout canoes for at least 50,000 years. While not as famous as the birch bark canoe, dugout canoes have long been used in the waterways of Michigan, first by Native Americans and later by Euro/American loggers and settlers. This photo shows three men tending the fires needed to create dugout canoes at our very own field site, Hartwick Pines. You can see more images of this fascinating collaboration between the US Forest Service and Hartwick Pines here: goo.gl/VcYNQ2. #museumsurvivalkit #mimuseumfromhome

A post shared by Michigan History Center (@michigan_history_center) on May 8, 2020 at 1:34pm PDT

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From The Collections This hickory bentwood cradle was used by farmers to carry their infants with them into the fields while they worked. It could be pulled along behind them by its curved handle and the wood slats curve down and create a flat bottom. The cradle is suspended with two rings that hook on each end, allowing it to sway back and forth to keep babies calm and happy while mom and dad work in the field. This cradle was donated to Midway Village Museum in 1975 by four grandchildren of George W. Marsh – the same family that built and lived in one of the houses that is located in our Victorian Village! The cradle still features the original red paint with gold stenciling. It was manufactured by Ford Johnson & Company in Michigan City, Indiana, and was patented by Abner Woodward on October 17, 1876. #MuseumSurvivalKit

A post shared by Midway Village Museum (@midwayvillagemuseum) on May 19, 2020 at 6:27am PDT

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For today’s “Quick Moment of Zen,” we’re continuing our “Wellbeing Wednesday” series with a set of Tree Branch Labyrinths collected to help reduce anxiety or provide a new kind of nature-based activity to combat that midafternoon slump! Unlike a maze which contains multiple paths with only one correct answer as well as end points designed to confuse your brain, a labyrinth is a single directional path that intentionally leads one to its center so as to focus the traveler on the purpose of the journey. Following a labyrinth allows for the temporary suspension of what people consider “stressor thoughts” — rationalizing negative behaviors or attitudes, fixation, over-analyzing, and preparation/planning — in order to encourage the emergence of intuition, imagination, and creativity. Tree Branch Labyrinths encourage people to use what is already around them to design their own path, deciding where to start and where to end, allowing for a trance like meditation. Additionally, if your mind starts to wander you can look for shapes or items to trace among the spaces in the branches, increasing your creative output, helping yourself relax. We’ve included some examples from a collection of trees around the town of Allegany and @stbonaventureuniversity campus. You can trace a path with your finger through each square or download and print them to mark your own shapes in the negative space. From the collection: Bernard Gantner (French, 1928-2018) Untitled, 1968 Lithograph Signed bottom right: Gantner Numbered bottom left: II/V Dedication bottom center: À Donald Kennedy, bien amicalement Gantner 1968 (For Donald Kenney, best wishes Gantner 1968) Kenney Collection Gift of F. Donald Kenney Foundation 1999.05.222 . . . #QCA #WellbeingWednesday #SBU #BONAS #25thAnniversary #QuickMomentOfZen #MuseumSurvivalKit #MuseumMomentOfZen #Labyrinth #Meditation #Relaxation #MuseumIG #MuseumFromHome #BernardGantner #SupportTheArts #Creative #Inspire #LoveArt #WNY #LookingAtArt #ArtsEd #MuseSocial #MuseumGram #InstaArt #SelfCare #Nature #Meditate #Lithograph #ThisIsPrint #WorksOnPaper

A post shared by Quick Center for the Arts (@quickartscenter) on May 20, 2020 at 2:21pm PDT

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