A traveling exhibition presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History.Tour management provided by the Cincinnati Museum Center.

Walden...a place worth a thousand pictures. A place that inspired thousands of words. This exhibition invites visitors to return to the outdoors through 29 large format photographs capturing the natural beauty that inspired Henry David Thoreau. Also includes:

• A short video presentation about Thoreau’s legacy and how his writings influenced contemporary thinking about the natural world and our place in it.
• A hands-on nature station with natural artifacts and nature activity cards designed to engage the visitor in local forest ecology.
• A feedback area where visitors may leave pictures and thoughts about their own “Walden.”

In 1999 Scot Miller embarked on a personal photographic journey reminiscent of that taken by Thoreau some one hundred and fifty years ago. The result is the inspiration for this exhibition: Walden: 150th Anniversary Illustrated Edition of the American Classic, a reprint of Thoreau’s classic, published in 2004 by Houghton Mifflin. The book has enjoyed popular success and critical acclaim.

This exhibition was produced in cooperation with Scot Miller and the Walden Woods Project and sponsored by Houghton Mifflin.

Educational Associations
Significant humanities themes

• Encourage students to connect themselves to other humans and to the natural world—to find and celebrate their own Walden

Content

• Reflections on nature and oneself through amazing photographs
• Excerpts from Thoreau’s Journal and a list of Thoreau quotations
• Nature objects used to sharpen senses

Developing language, observation, and personal skills

• Activities help students sharpen their powers of close observation
• Students write their reactions to photographs in a carefully guided journaling activity
• Students can express their reactions through sketches of a photograph

Click here for the Teacher’s Guide // PDF
Download a Fact Sheet for this exhibit! Includes a Letter of Intent.

General Requirements
280-320 linear running feet/1,500 square feet
Quality lighting (suitable for fine art photography) available throughout space
Air-conditioned and environmentally monitored space
Skilled exhibition staff to install/de-install
Storage for crates and packing materials
Insurance from arrival to arrival at next venue

Fees
$7,500 for period of 13 weeks average
$2,000 deposit required with signed contract
Actual inbound shipping
Cost includes the following supporting materials:

• Marketing Package (may include press releases, print ads, electronic color images and graphics, sample press and marketing)
• Exhibit Manual (includes set-up instructions, crate & blanket wrap lists, truck layout)

Itinerary

6/7/05 – 10/2/05       Harvard Museum of Natural History (Premiere)
2/11/06 – 8/19/07    Cincinnati Museum Center
9/22/07 – 11/25/07  Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2/2/08 – 6/1/08         North Carolina Museum of Forestry, Whiteville, NC
10/4/08 – 1/11/09    North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC
5/15/10 – 9/12/10    Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA
6/25/11 – 9/18/11    The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
11/10/12 – 2/20/13   Minnetrista, Muncie, IN (tentative)
2/23/13 – 6/23/13
7/6/13 – 10/13/13

Tentative bookings are subject to change.

Call the Department of Traveling Exhibits at (800) 733-2077 x1-7061 for additional information or venue availability.