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Bank Of America Investment Tuxedo-clad gentlemen and ladies in evening gowns mingled among the mastodon bones, sipped cocktails in the Highlands Cave, and traded pleasantries near a termite log at last night's black-tie gala opening of a $7 million science exhibit at the Newark Museum.

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Investment Opportunity Some 450 supporters celebrated the debut of "Dynamic Earth: Revealing Nature's Secrets," the museum's new permanent natural sciences exhibit for children and families. Guests paid $1,000 a ticket for the event, which raised $755,000 for the Newark institution, including $350,000 for the Science Education Resources Fund in support the project.

The popular Science Center also features a variety of exhibits on health, as well as a dinosaur exhibit and a CineDome, where films and planetarium shows are presented regularly. Museum Art After touring the science center, just a short walk will take you to visit Orlando%š two art museums. The Orlando Museum of Art, around the corner from the Science Center, is the larger of the two. A variety of rotating exhibits are displayed throughout the year. Exhibit halls feature selections from the museum%š %ollections% % American, Art of the Ancient Americas and African. Museum visitors are greeted by a glowing Dale Chihuly glass sculpture before they venture off to view the varied works of art.

Banc Of America Investment "It's important for children to understand science. Everything we do is built on the backbone of technology and science," said P. Roy Vagelos, former CEO of Merck & Co. and the honorary chairman of last night's gala. "This will stimulate them, get them hooked so they won't be afraid of science but will be interested in it."

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Investment Solution Strategic Housed in the new Victoria Hall of Science on the museum's third floor, "Dynamic Earth" features seven galleries that weave together basic facts about the natural world with principles of scientific discovery. Combining hands-on activities with traditional gallery displays, the exhibit explores geological forces such as volcanoes and earthquakes, discusses the concept of the survival of the fittest, and focuses special attention on New Jersey's environments and species.

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Investment Banking Services Guests last night got a close-up look at some of the items in the museum's 74,000-piece science collection. The table centerpieces consisted of shells, minerals, butterflies and other natural wonders.

Bank Investment The gala honored Dorothy Eweson of Far Hills, a museum trustee since 1975. Eweson made the first donation to the fund-raising campaign, and has been a leading advocate of the museum's push to celebrate science and art together in a single interdisciplinary setting.

Alternative Investment Four years in the making, "Dynamic Earth" returns natural science to a footing on par with the museum's art collection. Although envisioned as part of the museum's 1980s redesign by architect Michael Graves, it took more than a decade to find the resources to renovate the third-floor space and to design and install the exhibit.

Online Investment Services "It makes the museum whole again," Arlene Lieberman, president of the museum's board of trustees, said last night. "We were founded as a museum of art, science and education. We've been doing the art and the science education; now we have the science back."

Accompany Essential Investment The museum is just $1.4 million short of its $14 million goal for the Science Education Resources Fund. After paying for the exhibit, the fund is earmarking another $7 million for the museum's endowment fund, a nest egg that will help stabilize the project's finances. Major contributors include the state, the city of Newark, the Victoria Foundation of Montclair, and the Prudential Foundation of Newark.

Investment Company "This exceeds my rather ambitious expectations," Morris Tanenbaum, honorary chair of the science fund, said of the new exhibit. "It is a special program that I think will get kids interested."

Investment Management Solution "Dynamic Earth: Revealing Nature's Secrets" opens to the public Nov. 29.

Investment Management Services By Peggy McGlone
Star-Ledger - 11/17/2002

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