Lunch & Learn: Electrifying and Animating Maryland's Christmas Gardens
Animated Christmas wonderlands! From repurposed clock works to water pumps, from candles to incandescent lights, from old washing machine motors to electric TRAINS, TRAINS, TRAINS, mechanically-minded Marylanders added life to the German immigrant tradition of miniature worlds under the Christmas tree. This talk, given by Paul Rubenson, explores the roots and reasons behind a local craft tradition that embraced early twentieth-century technological enthusiasm to become an American holiday staple. Rubenson is an historian of technology with an MA from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is also the Maryland Historical Society’s exhibitions manager.
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Jennifer Michael
410-685-3750 ext. 322
Event Details
Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Free