Annual Open House 24 and 25 June 2012

Ever wonder why and how the Hunt Institute works to preserve and document the history of botany? Curious about what is at the end of the hallway behind that green braided rope? Long for a closer look at that elegant room behind the glass doors? Want to visit but can’t find the right time? Our Open House is the perfect time to satisfy your curiosity, seek answers to your questions, and learn more about us.

From left to right: Archivist Angela L. Todd Curator of Art Lugene B. Bruno Librarian Charlotte A. Tancin

Open House 2012 Schedule

Our curators are pictured in the room that houses our Strandell Collection of Linnaeana with a few items from the department collections, including (from left to right) The History of Japan: Giving an Account of the Antient [sic] and Present State and Government of That Empire (London, Printed for the publisher and sold by T. Woodward & C. Davis, 1728) by Engelbert Kaempfer (1651–1716), Mourning Iris and English Iris (1745) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770), a letterbook by Franz Carl Mertens (1764–1831) and a lithograph of him made by his son Carl Heinrich in 1825 and printed by C. Hullmandel.

Information for attendees

Location of Institute offices Hunt Institute is located on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, in the city's East End. Institute offices are in the Hunt Library building, a five-story aluminum and glass structure located on Frew Street (near Schenley Park) and facing the "Cut" (the large grassy field in the center of campus). All visitors to the Institute should report to the receptionist on the fifth floor of the Hunt Library building.

The Institute is open Monday through Friday, except holidays, from 9 a.m. to noon, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Readers' hours in the Library are from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The gallery is open on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. during an exhibition. (Please see the Exhibitions page for a listing of the dates.) The Institute is closed on Saturdays. Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation 5th Floor, Hunt Library Carnegie Mellon University 4909 Frew Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890 Telephone: 412-268-2434 Fax: 412-268-5677 Email: huntinst@andrew.cmu.edu Maps, directions, transportation, hotels For maps and directions on how to get to the Institute as well as hotel information, please see the following pages on the Carnegie Mellon University Web site: Driving directions to campus and parking information Map of campus List of accommodations Visiting Pittsburgh The Explore Pittsburgh Arts & Culture section of the Carnegie Mellon Undergraduate Admissions Web site has additional information about things to do when visiting Pittsburgh.

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