VOELKER ORTH MUSEUM
Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden

OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND

 

 

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Storybook Discovery Saturdays
January 23
February 20
March 20

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Jewelry Workshop
 November 28
December 30

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Flute Concert Stephen Josephs
February 7

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Concert:
Con Brio Ensemble
March 27

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149-19 38th Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354
718-359-6227

Wednesday afternoon house tours begin on September 30th
from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., except on
Wednesday, November 11th.
Also given on Saturdays and Sundays,
except October 31 and December 26

Visions of Spring—Glimpses of Summer
Photography Exhibition
January 9 to February 28th
Wednesdays, Saturday & Sundays, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Dora Sofia Caputo, a Queens resident, is an avid photographer of the beauty of nature and its surroundings. She is also interested in portraiture and the simplicity of every day life. Dora Sophia Caputo brings sharp focus to nature’s dazzling colors and forms in her images. Her photography reminds one to pause and observe beauty when in its presence.

Dora Sofia has studied photography at Queensborough Community College in New York, and is a member of the United Nations Photographic Society, where she has exhibited her work on numerous occasions. She has participated in joint exhibits of the Great Neck Camera Club (GNCC) in Great Neck, N.Y., of which she is a member, the National Arts Club in Gramercy Park, N.Y., the National Art League and the Community Church in Douglaston, N.Y. She is also a member of the Photographic Society of America.

This exhibition is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts through the Queens Council on the Arts Community Fund.


Hee M. Han Floral Beauties
November 28 to December 30, 2009
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

An exhibition of Hee M. Han's floral works in three dimensional ribbon art and quilting will be on view. Ms. Han brings new energy to the once popular Victorian art of ribbon florals. Her palette and designs are subdued and graceful.

Artist's reception December 5th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
For group appointments at additinal times, call us.