The Beauty of the Insect World: Featuring Virginia Tech’s Department of Entomology + Bug Collection

Name: The Beauty of the Insect World: Featuring Virginia Tech’s Department of Entomology + Bug Collection
Start: 2024-06-23T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-23T15:00:00-04:00
Location: 110 Salem Avenue, SE, Roanoke, VA, United States, Virginia 24011

Schedule

Sun Jun 23 2024 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

110 Salem Avenue, SE, Roanoke, VA, United States, Virginia 24011 | Roanoke, VA

In conjunction with the Taubman Museum of Art's new exhibition "Rimer Cardillo … and the deep ecology of a sacred nature," Virginia Tech Assistant Professor of Social Insect Ecology and Evolution Roger Schürch will present a talk on the beauty of the insect world.
A display from the university’s insect collection will be on view.
Galleries will be open before and after the talk so you can enjoy Rimer Cardillo’s many works of art honoring the environment and our natural world.
Free and welcoming to all, though registration is encouraged to reserve your seat.