Shelburne Museum was recently awarded $25,000 from People’s United Bank for a new exhibit of Time Machines: Robots, Rockets and Steampunk. Time Machines: Robots, Rockets and Steampunk will be on exhibit between June 16 and October 28, 2012.
The exhibit will feature visions of the future that explore rapidly changing technology and technological dreams. From the Golden Age of science fiction to the space race to contemporary utopian views of technology, Time Machines will tell its story through art, textiles, decorative arts, toys, clothing, books, posters, and more.
‘People’s United Bank is a vital partner in helping Shelburne Museum to develop new exhibits and programming each year that explore broad topics in art, design, and history that reach over 100,000 people annually, ‘ said Tom Denenberg, Director. ‘The museum is proud to have the support of People’s United Bank in our efforts to contribute to a great cultural and educational environment in Vermont.’
‘We are proud of our long standing relationship with the Shelburne Museum and our partnership to bring special exhibitions and events for visitors to experience,’ said Kathy Schirling, Director of Marketing and Community Services, People’s United Bank.
For additional information on one of the nation’s finest, most diverse museums of art design and Americana visit www.shelburnemuseum.org.
About The Shelburne Museum
Located in Vermont's scenic Lake Champlain valley, Shelburne Museum is one of the nation's finest, most diverse and unconventional museums of art and Americana. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in a remarkable setting of 39 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the Museum grounds. Impressionist paintings, folk art, quilts and textiles, decorative arts, furniture, American paintings, and a dazzling array of 17th to 20th century artifacts are on view. Shelburne is home to the finest museum collections of 19th century American folk art, quilts, 19th and 20th century decoys, and carriages.
About People’s United Bank
People’s United Bank is a subsidiary of People's United Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company with $25 billion in assets. Peoples United Bank, founded in 1842, is the largest independent bank in New England and provides consumer, commercial and wealth management services through nearly 340 branches in Connecticut, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. Through additional subsidiaries, People's United provides equipment financing, asset management, brokerage and financial advisory services, and insurance services.