University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, August 24, 1988 9 Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Xiao-ming Wang, graduate student from Beijing, China, works on a bighorn sheep skeleton for the Natural Trap Cave simulation at the Museum of Natural Histories. Lawrence offers wide variety of exhibits to museum-lovers By Paula Messbarger Kansan staff writer In Lawrence, museum-goers can see a horse from the Battle of the Little Bighorn, a simulated cave being constructed or attend a concert while walking among century-old European sculpture. On the KU campus and in downtown Lawrence, several museums and galleries have permanent and temporary exhibits in the arts, sciences, history and sports. This new exhibit new exhibits will be displayed The Museum of Natural History in Dyce Hall was founded in 1866. It has a collection of 800,000 specimens. The museum also features reptiles, birds and mammals. This fall, the museum will feature exhibits that will be displayed until September- One exhibit, "Diversity Endangered," is a study of the variety of life forms that inhabit the earth and the conditions that threaten them. The study, with color photographs of plant species, will illustrate and destiny of the earth. An exhibit under construction at the museum will simulate a portion of Natural Trap Cave, near Lovell, the ancient cave is an excavation site where the Pleiscoeus era, 2000 years ago, have been found. The museum's cave will include skeletons of an American chewelah, a bighorn sheep and a muck reptile. Cathy Dwgians, associate director for membership and relations, advised watching for special demonstrations at the museum, including experts' questions, after-hours hours, exhibits and weekend workshops. "People often say, 'I've been on campus for four years and I've never gone in,' Dwigsan said. "Why not?" And it's a nice way to take a break. "We'd love to have people think about it as a place to visit regularly and use it as a resource for both a formal and an informal education." The museum will also display the following exhibits until September: *Amphibians of Kansas*, *Jacka* and *Alox*, *A Hoax*; and *A Pipes of the Roy*. Across from Dyche Hall is the Museum of Anthropology in Spooner Hall, which was founded in 1979. Its ethnographic and prehistoric archaeological studies. Work on landscape and triartifacts from various cultures, as well as an exhibit describing the human evolution. In September, the museum will house a special exhibit on Australian aborigines. Ann Schlager, exhibits designer, said the exhibit was put together because of the Australian Bicentennial. Schlager said the museum has borrowed several hundred artifacts on loan from Ed Rube, professor of English, who lived in Australia on a boat. The artifacts are from the northern part of Australia's Northern Territory. It includes paintings, boomerangs, dily bags (a bag for a man's personal items) and a rock. The exhibit will run until the end of November. The Spencer Museum of Art, dum up the bill from Dyche Hall, has 11 galleries with some of its greatest live art collection. Its nearly 25,000 objects are from various categories including medieval, Renaissance, historic, and photography, textiles and prints. During the fall semester, the museum will sponsor various exhibitions, including: "New Work New Work in Museum Anglages. The World in Minneapolis Engravings. The Art of a Miniature Master's Masters. 1900-1555." Sept. 4-Oct. 23; "Mind Landscape: The Paintingst of C.C. Wang. A Retrospective Exhibition." Oct. 23-Dec. 11; "Megaliths. Nov 13-Dec. 31; and "Pictures from the Collection." Dec. 3-31. Other museums on campus are the Museum of Entomology in Snow Hall, with 2.5 million insect species; the Mississippi River between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Coast; the Museum of Invertebrate Paleontology in Linden Park; the University of animals without backhooks; and the University of Kansas Herbarium on West Campus, with more than 140,000 specimens from the central United States. Leaving the campus, museum-gers can see various art works and historical artifacts in the city proper. The Lawrence Arts Center at Ninth Avenue rotates a weekly rotation schedule of individual and group presentations, juried shows and traveling exhibits Anne Evans, director of the gallery exhibits, said the gallery is a local agency with the purpose of displaying local art. The center is beginning the season with the Lawrence Art Guild, an all-member show. Evans said the show is a non-juniored show that probably would display 50-60 art works from the several hundred local artists. "It is a good assortment from different kinds of people." Evans said. The show will run through Sept. 1. The Kansas Watercolor Society will have its annual all-member show in the arts center sept. 3-22. Evans said that the statewide organization of the shows usually takes an in-Wednesday move to Lawrence this year because of the number of local members. Other shows include "Gary Mackender, Photographs and Gixed Media," Sept 24-Oct 13, "KU Women's Forum, Jerlid Clay Show," Oct 8-Nov 6, "Daniel Dancer, Kane" Nov 8-30, "George Renault, Photographs and Prints" and "William Rector, Blown Glass," Dec 8. On Dec. 4, the arts center will have a Holiday Fair Art This will be a three-week celebration of holiday customers can buy Christmas decorations and gifts made by local makers. The Elizabeta M. Wakkins Community Museum, 1047 Massachusetts St. was established in 1975 by the Douglas County Historical Society. In the museum are memorabilia from some of the greatest Kansas athletes in the Kansas All-Sports Hall of Fame, including weddings and dresses, certificates and photographs of brides and grooms, and artifacts and story boards telling about the political events to Quantrill's Raid on August 21, 1883. Parking changes affect KU visitors The Kaw Valley Quilt show is Aug. 20-28 at the museum. The show displays about 100 quilted objects from a collection by Lawrence and surrounding towns. The Lawrence Public Library along with the Lawrence Art Guild sponsors various local art展sponsors a year on the first floor of the library. Board's decision ends cancellation of tickets, fines Kansan staff writer Free parking on campus is a thing of the past. Visitors to the University, who once were able to have their parking tickets canceled, now have to pay a fine of $10,000, assistant director of marking Parking changes are detailed in a rule-charge package put together by the University of Kansas parking department of parking services. Visitors still receive three free courtesy hours of parking but will need to purchase advance half day or full day permits for longer stays. No longer is canceling visitors' tickets part of the board's plan to equalize fee payment between visitors and permit holders, Huline said. A half-day permit is $1 and an all- day pass is $2. The passes are valid only at long-term meters. The spaces in front of Watkins now either are mentered or require a seat. The spaces in the back, a yellow permit should park in those stalls, and others should pay at a car stand. In the past, visitors were able to turn their tickets in to the department for assistance with finding them visiting, and the ticket would be sent to parking services with a recommendation. Although the board now requires visitors to pay any tickets they receive, it didn't increase the fines this year. The KU classified board is made up of nine classified and unclassified employees and non-voting representatives from narking services. A second change is that students who park in front of Warkins Hospital while receiving treatment treatment are denied tickets or tickets canceled through Watkins. People who park in handcapped spaces, fire lanes or blocking other vehicles will receive a $25 fine. If they increase to business days, the fine increases to $30. ticket for parking in an area without the required permit is $10 of paid within 15 business days, $15 thereafter. A meter infraction is $2 if paid within 48 hours, $6 thereafter. A Permits valid in all residence hall and university housing parking lots are $15 a semester or $23 annually. Parking services also has hired a collection agency to collect overdue fines this year. Permit costs also will remain unchanged. in the past, students with upraid fines as in the past, be required to pay them before paying their enrollment fee or they won't get a job. "She doesn't have much of a problem with collecting fines, but the collection agency is an added protection, Hul- Parking services receives no state funds. All operation revenue to make street and equipment repairs and to hire staff from parking permits and fines. A P.h.D. in Pizza... means Piping hot Delivery! Call: 843-6282 711 W. 23rd When you want totally awesome pizza delivered to your dorm, give us a call. We'll be there in a few. 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