News: New Exhibit

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The Extraordinary Life of the Missionary and
Musician, John Antes

A new exhibit, "With a Heart Devoted to the Service....The Extraordinary Life of the Missionary and Musician, John Antes", guest curated by Tiffany Fisk-Watts, opens Sunday, February 28th with a wine and cheese reception from 2 to 4 PM at the Whitefield House Museum of the Moravian Historical Society. This event is open to the public. The exhibit will remain open through the end of October 2010.

This intriguing exhibit explores the life of John Antes, featuring his time as an instrument maker, composer and missionary, which are but a few of his accomplishments. The exhibit also encourages visitors to ask questions.

Antes is known as one of the earliest American-born Moravian composers. Among the artifacts featured are the 1759 Antes violin, extracts from letters written by Antes and other missionaries while in Egypt, a travel document issued to Antes, a copy of the book he wrote about Egypt in 1800.

Please stop in From February 28th to October 31st to learn from this educational exhibit.