May 2020 Blog Archive

Composting 101 Thu, May 28, 2020 Happy 'Learn About Composting' Day! I am sure a lot of us have heard about composting and its benefits to fertilizing your gardens and reducing food waste. But what is actually happening in your compost bin? Read More

Up, Up and Away: Crew Dragon Demonstration Mission 2 Wed, May 27, 2020 For the first time since the retirement of the Space Shuttle program in 2011, Florida will witness humans once again returning to orbit from the Space Coast. SpaceX will launch the second demonstration mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle in the next ... Read More

Florida Friendly Gardening Tips Mon, May 18, 2020 Florida is a great location to have your own backyard (or front yard) garden. The state’s climate ranges from subtropical to tropical and there are plenty of fruits, vegetables, wildflowers, and shrubs that can grow all year long. When you consider p... Read More

A Historic Milestone and NASA’s Vision Realized: Late May’s Launch of Crew Dragon Demo-2 (DM-2) Fri, May 15, 2020 On the 27th of this month two astronauts will launch to the International Space Station from U.S. soil for the first time since the end of the Shuttle program in 2011. Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be reaching for the ISS along with reaching sever... Read More

Let's Make a Pizza! Thu, May 14, 2020 Raise your hand if you or your child misses visiting the Charles and Linda Children’s Museum at MOAS! Raise your hand if your child misses the pizza parlor in the Charles and Linda Children’s Museum! If you raised your hand to either of these then th... Read More

#TBT and #BTS with MOAS Executive Director, Andrew Sandall Thu, May 14, 2020 One of the biggest milestones in any construction project is the 'topping-out' ceremony traditionally held to celebrate the placement of the final beam in a structure and to mark the end of the structural phase of the work. For the Cici and Hyatt Bro... Read More

Hilton Leech - "Preview" Wed, May 13, 2020 Hilton Leech was a master at capturing the essence of Florida. His evocative paintings detail the hidden mysteries of this landscape. Preview is no exception. Keeping with the vein of Mr. Leech’s thematic ideals of romanticism and abstraction, Previe... Read More

#TBT and #BTS with MOAS Executive Director, Andrew Sandall Thu, May 07, 2020 By Andrew Sandall, MOAS Executive Director This week I'm sharing a couple of photos from the construction of what is today the Lowell and Nancy Lohman Family Planetarium. The first is a shot from February 20, 2014 that shows the planetarium and wh... Read More

The Ponce de Leon Hotel Wed, May 06, 2020 In 1883, the small town of St. Augustine had no idea that its future was going to be radically changed when a particular famous tourist arrived on his honeymoon with his second wife. Henry Flagler fell in love with the sleepy fishing village and saw ... Read More

The World of Frida at MOAS Tue, May 05, 2020 All of the works in this exhibition are great responses to Kahlo’s own portfolio. They build off the themes in her work to make pieces that not only remind viewers of her paintings, but celebrate her life. This feat is all the more impressive conside... Read More

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