Plan Your Visit       Hours & Directions       About Peterborough       Teachers       Lesson Plans       Booking Tours       Contact Things to See       Current Exhibit       Take A Look       Explore the Museum       Hands On       Our Instruments       Gift Shop       Library       Slide Show       Youtube       Archives Things to Do       Calendar       Upcoming Events       Workshops       E-News Signup About the Museum       Description       Dreamer & Founder       Mission       Membership       History       Board & Staff       Partnerships Home		Explore the Museum: 3rd Floor 3rd Floor gallery | Peacock Sculpture | Native American | International Instruments | Bell Tower | Nepal & Tibet Case | China Exhibit | Aquarium | Wedding Gowns THIRD FLOOR GALLERY 3rd Floor Gallery Rotating and Permanent Art Exhibits including works by Vu Dan Tan of Hanoi and Yurii Oleshkevich of the Ukraine, and oil paintings of Asian fairy tales in the storytelling area by the arched window. PEACOCK SCULPTURE Peacock Sculpture by William Accorsi NATIVE AMERICAN SHOWCASE Native American Showcase INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTION Just a few of the many musical instruments available to pick up and play Instruments are distibuted on every floor, but the lion's share reside here. Pick them up and play. Many bamboo, gong and xylophone examples from different countries. Try your hand at a limberjack from Appalachia, too. Make your own symphony and tape it (tapes and recorder available at the desk, $5), or sign up for our Science of Sound Tour. Enjoy the hardcover book and CD-Rom instrument guide created by MC2 High School in Keene. There's also a recorded music collection and CD player. CHURCH BELL TOWER View of the Bell Tower from directly below Ask about the church bell tower above you and its connection to the Unitarian Church across the way —it's a great 4th of July tale from the 1840's. NEPAL & TIBET CASE Nepal & Tibet Case Sacred arts from Nepal and Tibet. Match the various god and goddess statues to their names and attributes! Shamanic drums from Nepal. (Docent can open for you) VIRTUAL TRIP TO CHINA Chinese Display The far corner of the gallery turns into a trip to China with a twist: instead of a case, we have vintage Chinese furniture containing items to touch: abacus, clothing to try on, and so on. CHARLOTTE'S AQUARIUM - OCEAN SALTWATER DISPLAY Charlotte's Aquarium To the left of China is the new ocean saltwater display, "Charlotte's Aquarium," donated for our second anniversary. When we held focus groups with elementary students to plan the Museum, all wanted fish - and here they are with a plus - sea anemones, corals, and a beautiful, peaceful place to admire nature's wonders. The best this side of the Boston Aquarium, set up and maintained for us by Andy of Paul's Pet & Aquarium Center in Keene. We hope you enjoy our fish meditation. LANDLOCKED DISPLAY: WEDDING GOWNS Wedding Gowns Japanese Wedding Kimono with Gold Threads and Cranes, which symbolize a long marriage as the partners mate for life; donated by Charlotte Elmowitz Small figures are water puppets which represent the traditional wedding procession Vietnamese red and gold wedding crown and 2 piece ao dai long blouse over pants Vietnamese dowry boxes carried by groom's family to bride's family in procession with traditional gifts including jewelry and betel nuts. When children are raised with respect and curiosity towards other cultures, the world will know more peace and less war. Plan Your Visit | Things to See | Things to Do | About the Museum | Admin | Home | Contact 26 Main Street ~ Peterborough, New Hampshire ~ 03458 Southern New Hampshire's Year Round Arts Community 603.924.4555 © 2010 Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center. All rights reserved. Top