Show 16 December 26 2001 Gunnison Valley News Museum Christmas Display Features New Art Nativities The historical natn ity set on loan from the Karl Wiehweger States in 1953 when they fled their home in Blauenthal in the family includes two large Saxony region of East Gerwindmills along many with dozens of They acquired other pieces as carved figures some dating collectors over the years The back five hundred years complete set fills a According to Museum curadisplay case in the Mutor Robert Dav is the Wiehweger seum and includes two porof the family brought many trayals of the nativ ity scene a large setting of shepherds in pieces w ith them to the United the countryside with angels overhead and the flight into Egvpt The newest addition to the Museum's creche collection a handsome fired is brow nw are Native American scene Navajo artist Harrison Begay Jr delivered the set just as the exhibit was being installed The individual pieces reflect the colors and ceramic methods of New Mexico where Begay creates pottery m the Dine style of his wife's family A painted wood creche set loaned by from the Philippines Ann Keysor will also be showm for the first time Davis said the nativity sets shown this year include fourteen museum quality examples representing artistic traditions from Poland Sri Lanka Ghana Italy Ecuador Israel India Japan the Philippines Germany and the United States Visitors will also be deby a newly acquired oil lighted 0 it i a ' 3 f Many THANKS to' All Our Dear Friends Richfield Coca-Col- a 9(oeJA Picti Sundays 10 00 a m to 700 p m The Museum will close at 500 p m on Christmas Eve at 11:00 p m on New Year's Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day The Museum is located at 45 North West Temple adjacent to the Family History Library and a half block north of the Temple Square TRAX station Commercial parking immediately behind the Museum is accessed from eastbound North Museum's traditional display is Wellsville artist Michael Malm's painting of the Virgin and Child on loan from the Dennis Morganson family Flight into Egypt a painting by Minerva K Teichert borrowed from the Salt Lake City School District will also be shown for the first time The Christmas display can Temple be seen weekdays 9 00 a m to For recorded information 9 00 p m and Saturdays and dial Temple Square Christmas Lights to Remain On Through Paralympics Sirp 1 by Walter Rane that the moments immediately following the birth of the Christ Child Also new to the painting captures Of all the visual attractions in downtown Salt Lake City area during the 2002 Games the glittering displays of light and color on Temple Square and on the plazas of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints will be among the most striking Every night from 23 No Mi ti vember 2001 through the city blocks Games and the end of Visitors can also see 1400 h paper luminaries or lan2002 visitors can externs with words such as perience this blaze of light "peace" "hope" and "joy" in Over a million and a half more than 100 languages colored lights — 30000 Some 650 snowflake lanterns strings — are used to adorn and another 650 steel lumitrees bushes buildings and naries with icons symbolizother structures over three ing the life and time period of Jesus Christ complete the display Nearly 2400 mechanical candles float in the reflecting pool and runnels that face the Salt Lake Temple Each candle is equipped with an electronically controlled disc timed so that each candle blinks independently Set among the lights on the plaza near the Church Office Building are six different dioramas featuring lifelike figures that depict scenes from the life of Jesus Christ The lighting project has taken three years of planning and design and is a collaboration of artists engineers and computer specialr ists Thousands of volunteers H donate their time to install the lights under the careful direction of the grounds' c O gardening staff Each strand of lights is designed for a certain place and installed according to a prescribed technique to reveal the character of each tree A special regimen of fertilizing and pruning has been implemented to strengthen ' the trees most of which are decades old for this celebration Special attention is paid to the removal process of the lights in the spring when the buds on the trees are most vulnerable to damage 2002 the Paralympics in Y - f Canyon Fuel SUFCO mine we value your safety! Have a safe holiday as you travel this holiday season! At May the meaning of Christmas be deeper its friendships stronger and its hopes brighter as you and your loved ones revel in the magic of the holiday season It's been a privilege and a pleasure serving you this We re really grateful for your kind support and look forward to your continued friendship past year 4 7y r v f? V 9 $ V Gunnison Valley Bank “Your Hometown Bank” Member FDIC |