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Deck of Cards
Each of the suits in a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the Middle Ages. Heart represented the Church; Spades represented the military; Clubs represented agriculture; and Diamonds represented the merchant class.
Daily Events for Monday, Feb 25th, 2013
- 9:00 am - 5:00 pm"Spirits of the Passage" exhibit gallery openThis humbling exhibition explores the circumstances of the transatlantic slave trade, gleaning facts and artifacts from the archaeological excavation of a sunken slave ship. Launching in February in conjunction with Black History Month, "Spirits of the Passage" includes real artifacts from slave ships as well as other period items. Iron shackles (some small enough to restrain a child), ivory tusks and brass bowls are only a few of the objects guests will find. How did the trade get started, who was involved and why did it thrive? These are some of the important questions this exhibition seeks to answer.
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2nd floor, north gallery - 11:30 am - 11:45 amMary MillerThe story of the Louisville woman who became the first licensed female steamboat master in the United States.
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1st Floor Theater - 2:15 pm - 2:30 pmArming the SamuraiAn Historic Interpreter demonstrates how a samurai of the Edo period (1603-1868) would have armed himself.
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1st Floor Theater
