Don't miss out on a chance to see @operabellband LIVE at @mobotmuseum next weekend! 🎭 🌱“A Corn-Fed Musical Comedy Performance” by Opera Bell Band | August 10, 11–11:45a.m. & 1–1:45 p.m. 📍 @mobotmuseum Click the link to learn more! 👉 bit.ly/3StXB1K

Corn of color! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld Celina Carpenter, student of Emily Hemeyer at St. Francis Cabrini Academy/ArtscopeSTL, created this artwork with watercolor and colored pencil to showcase the fantastic array of corn kernel colors.

Inspired by Vincent van Gogh, Johnny Johnson--one of Elaine Eversgerd's students at Hazelwood West Middle School--incorporates corn as the focus of a version of van Gogh's famous painting STARRY NIGHT and his depiction of fields. #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld

Looking at a close-up of corn ... #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld Isobel, a 2nd grader, painted this watercolor of maize kernels. "I got the inspiration from my mom and my dad. It looks like corn but its not perfect. Its sort of abstract. Its very colorful."

Special performance Sept. 14 at 9am @mobotmuseum, with Monika Weiss and Laumeier Sculpture (info in link in bio) Orgē by Monika Weiss; Composition and choreography by Monika Weiss with participation of local vocalists; 20 minutes laumeiersculpturepark.org/monika-weiss-m…

Mark your calendars! Intillajata performs @mobotmuseum September 21! 🌽 "Harmonies of the Andes" by Intillajata Andean Ensemble | Saturday, September 21 at 11am and 1pm Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing melodies of Quechua and Aymara origin 🏔️ missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum-p…

(THREAD 1/5 🧵) Ever heard of a Columbia corn cob pipe? If you haven't, then let us introduce the history of this exquisite piece with the fun name! 😎 Founder of @coolsmokingpipes, Henry Tibbe, had special appreciation for the porous corn cob pipes.

(THREAD 4/5 🧵) Today, you can still see this bit of interesting history by visiting @mobotmuseum during the Kernels of Culture: Maize Around the World exhibition open now – March 31, 2025! Click the link below to learn more. 🔗 rb.gy/c7paw1

(THREAD 5/5 🧵) Pictured: Columbia Corn Cob Missouri Meerschaum Company Washington, Missouri Corn cob, wood, metal, ambroid; ca. 20th century Courtesy of Missouri Meerschaum Collection 📸 Nathan Kwarta, Dutch Pipe Smoker blog #MOBOTGarden

Maize on the move ... #KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld Maize has traveled and changed through thousands of Indigenous hands, miles, and years of history to become one of the top 3 cereal plants in the world. Thanks Andi Kur for the illustration!