VISUAL ARTS

    Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom Exhibit

    Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom Exhibit Image gallery

    Presented by James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown at James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown

    June 26-October 10, 2010


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    Organized by the Michener Art Museum with the cooperation the George Eastman House, Rochester, and ClampArt Gallery, New York, this exhibition presents a selection of Wilkes's evocative contemporary images of Ellis Island as well as a group of vintage prints from the Eastman House collection by the legendary photographer Lewis Hine (1874-1940), who began documenting the immigrant experience around 1904 and produced a major body of work focusing specifically on Ellis Island.


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      Glance

      • Venue Info

        James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown

        138 S. Pine Street
        Doylestown, PA 18901

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        Members: Free
        Adult: $10
        Senior: $9
        College Student with valid ID: $7.50
        Youth age 6-18: $5
        Children under 6: Free

        Info Phone: 215-340-9800

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        June 26-October 10, 2010

        Times:

        Tuesday through Friday: 10 am to 4:30 pm
        Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm
        Sunday: 12 pm to 5 pm

      • Accessibility Info

          The Museum is completely accessible to visitors with disabilities. Touch tours, sign language interpreted tours, and interpreted materials, such as listening enhancement equipment, are all available with advance notice.