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GUEST SPEAKER Dr. Paul Maier, renowned scholar, speaker, and author will be at the Museum of Biblical History to present a two day seminar on St. Paul and the Spread of Christianity. March 5, 2012 7:00 P.M. - New Perspectives on the Lives of Jesus and Paul March 6, 2012 10:00 A.M. - Paul’s Missionary Journeys 1:30 P.M. - Imprisonment, Shipwreck, and Rome Call the museum of more details, or click here for a printable flyer. .............................................. NATIVITY EXHIBIT  Come and see Peace on Earth from Around the World, our special exhibit of Nativity scenes featuring unique and rare pieces created by artists from around the world over the last three centuries. This exhibit is on display exclusively at the Museum of Biblical History . Admission is a recommended donation of $3.00 for ages five and up. The exhibit runs from November 15, 2011 through January 14, 2012 during our normal hours, Tuesday - Saturday, 10 AM - 5 PM. Sponsored by: Baptist Memorial Hospital - Collierville .............................................. THE ENDURING WORD  A special exhibit honoring the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible will be on display in our main gallery from October 1 - 9, 2011. The exhibit showcases a collection of original early English Bibles and related artifacts that illustrate the history of the Bible in the English language leading up to the publication of the Authorized Version in 1611. The exhibit also features a full scale, working model of the Gutenberg Press. Admission to the exhibit is free and open to the public during our special extended hours for these nine days only. Call for information about scheduling a guides tour for your group. Click here for a printable brochure of The Enduring Word .............................................. THE SAINT JOHN’S BIBLE PRINT EXHIBITION A special exhibit featuring samples of art from The Saint John’s Bible is on display through July 31, 2011. (Click here for a printable flyer) The exhibit is free and open to the public thanks to the generosity of our generous sponsors: TITLE SPONSOR: The Silver Caboose Restaurant COMMUNITY PARTNERS: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church John Green & Company, Realtors Kiwanis Club of Collierville The Collierville Herald Hewlett & Dunn McGinnis Oil Company Polly Shipley, Crye-Leike Realtors .............................................. SAVE THE DATE Our annual archaeology workshop for students entering grades 5 - 12 will be held July 18 - 21, 2011. We will be exploring some of our favorite sites in ancient Egypt. An application and brochure will be available online soon. .............................................. EXHIBIT UPDATES Thank you to everyone who came out to see Peace on Earth from Around the World. We are looking forward to our next temporary exhibit coming up this summer. Check back soon for more details, but in the meantime, come back and spend a little time in our main gallery with our permanent exhibit of ancient artifacts, Ancient Worlds Uncovered, Windows Into the World of the Bible. .............................................. HOLIDAY HOURS Our Nativity exhibit, Peace on Earth from Around the World will be on display through the holiday season, until Saturday, January 15th, 2011. The museum will be open on Christmas Eve from 10 AM until 1:00 PM. We will be closed on Christmas Day and resume our regular hours on Tuesday, December 28th, 2010. We will be open regular hours on New Year’s Eve. We will be closed on New Year’s Day and resume our regular hours on Tuesday, January 4th, 2011. .............................................. NATIVITY EXHIBIT Come and see our special exhibit of Nativity scenes, Peace on Earth from Around the World. The exhibit features 100 Nativity scenes from forty-six nations. Admission is $3.00 for ages five and up. Children age four and under get in free. The exhibit runs through January 15, 2011 during our normal hours, Tuesday - Saturday, 10 AM - 5 PM. Sponsored by: Baptist Memorial Hospital - Collierville and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church .............................................. ARCHAEOLOGY WORKSHOP Thanks to everybody who participated in or volunteered with our annual archaeology workshop and simulated dig.  .............................................. MUMMIES AND MEDICINE We will repeat the program Mummies and Medicine this coming Saturday, April 17, 2010. Mummies and Medicine is part of our ongoing series of Saturday programs for elementary age children featuring different topics about ancient Egypt. Programs are from 1:00 - 2:00 and are free and open to the public. Parents are welcome to attend with their children. .............................................. SATURDAY PROGRAMS Join us at the museum for a series of Saturday programs for elementary age students. We will spend the next few weeks learning about various aspects of ancient Egypt. April 3: The Land and the River April 10: Mummies and Medicine April 17: Mummies and Medicine (repeat) April 24: Temples and Tombs May 1: Writing with Pictures: Art and Hieroglyphs All classes run from 1:00 - 2:00 and are free and open to the public. Parents are welcome to attend with their children. .............................................. EGYPT, JORDAN & ISRAEL TOUR All the spots on our study tour to Egypt, Jordan and Israel have been reserved. There is always the possibility that we can add more spaces, though, if you are interested in going. Call the museum or click here for more details. .............................................. NEW BOARD MEMBER The museum is pleased to welcome Mr. Ralph Richardson, of the Memphis engineering firm SSR-Ellers, to its board of directors. .............................................. THANK YOU We wish to express our gratitude to all who helped make our year-end reception and silent auction a success, and to all those who so generously supported the museum in 2009. .............................................. SILENT AUCTION & RECEPTION We hope you will join us for our annual year-end reception on Thursday, December 10th from 6-9 P.M., featuring appetizers from Fino Villa and silent auction items from local and out of town shops, hotels, and service providers. The auction will open on Tuesday, December 8th, and will remain open throughout business hours on Wednesday and Thursday. Last chance bidding will close at 7:30 P.M. on the night of the reception. .............................................. THE SOLDIER’S BIBLE On October 23, 2009, a temporary exhibit will open featuring a collection of Bibles belonging to Civil War soldiers. Bibles on loan from the Carter House Museum located on the Civil War Battlefield in Franklin, TN will be featured as well as heirloom Bibles from private collections, including the “pocket Bibles,” which were commonly carried into battle by soldiers on both sides of the conflict. The exhibit will run through the end of the year. .............................................. SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S MUSEUM DAY The Museum is participating in Smithsonian Magazine’s fifth annual Museum Day, on September 26, 2009. In addition to our free admission, we are offering a 10% discount on all items in the museum store to visitors who present a Museum Day card, available here. .............................................. UPCOMING STUDY TOUR Egypt, Jordan, and Israel May 5 - 20, 2010 Click for more details. .............................................. THANK YOU, PEPSIAMERICAS  Kelly Vail Slemmons (left) of PepsiAmericas is presented a plaque of appreciation of 10 years of support for the museum’s annual archaeology workshop. .............................................. LIBRARY SURVEY We are expanding our Reference Library, and we want your input. Tell us what kind or reference books you would like to see us add to the collection. Send us an e-mail with any suggestions for titles or types of books you’d like to see us collect. .............................................. ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL See pictures from our annual archaeology workshop and simulated dig on our Programs page. .............................................. NEW WEBSITE Welcome to our new website. We hope you will find this to be an easy way to stay connected to what we do here at the museum. Please take a little time to familiarize yourself with the new site. 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