"Spineless: The Magical World of Marine Invertebrates" presented by Dr. James T. Carlton and Krystal Rose

"Spineless: The Magical World of Marine Invertebrates" presented by Dr. James T. Carlton and Krystal Rose


Join Dr. James T. Carlton and Krystal Rose to learn about one of the latest exhibitions at Mystic Seaport Museum, Spineless: A Glass Menagerie of Blaschka Marine Invertebrates. The exhibit explores some of the inspiring ways that people have tried to record the ocean’s mesmerizing marine invertebrates, an abundant, diverse, and ubiquitous group of sea creatures including sponges, jellyfish, sea anemones, crustaceans, mollusks (such as sea slugs and octopuses), sea squirts, and many more.

They will speak about the major themes of the exhibition, including glassmakers Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka of Dresden, Germany, who produced glass models of spineless sea creatures with meticulously accurate forms, anatomical details, and colors; sailors’ drawings and descriptions of marine invertebrates found in logbooks and journals; the preservation of marine invertebrates as “wet specimens,” and contemporary, invertebrate-inspired art.

Dr. Carlton will also share information about some of the species the Blaschkas created in glass, that live today in our local waters, and some that have since become introduced species around the world, including in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Photo Credit: Mystic Seaport Museum, photograph by Joe Michael.

July 23, 2024
In-Person Reception begins at 6pm.
Lecture begins at 7pm, Eastern.

Virtual Tickets: Members: $10, Non-Members: $15
In-Person Tickets: Members: $15, Non-Members: $20

Get Tickets: https://herreshoff.org/event_calendar/2024invertebrates/