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Presidential Leadership Lecture Series

As Americans prepare to elect a new president the museum is offering a series of public lectures on presidential leadership.  These lectures are free for museum members and $5.00 per person for the general public.
 
President Richard Nixon, Watergate, and the Imperial Presidency
Thursday, May 15, 7:00pm
Presented by Dr. David Guard, Central Michigan University
 
Nixon's presidency was marked by significant international successes.  He made the first presidential visit to communist China, negotiated the first arms-control treaty with the Soviets, and ended the nation's military involvement in the Vietnam War.  However, at home he sought the kingly powers the founders had expressly withheld from the President: the power to declare war, the power of the purse, and the power of immunity from legislative oversight.  Join us in examining how Nixon's leadership style influenced his decision-making and eventually forced his resignation.

 

The Rochester Hills Museum hosts
Balthazar Korab's Images of Michigan

 

The Rochester Hills Museum will open its new special exhibition, Balthazar Korab's Images of Michigan to the public Saturday, February 2, 2008.  This exhibition of 46 black and white images captures the beauty of Michigan from the rural Keweenaw Peninsula to the urban streets of Detroit. This special exhibit will run only until June 2008.

 

Balthazar Korab, an internationally acclaimed photographer, has lived in the Detroit area for over 50 years. Korab's images have appeared on the covers of over 300 publications and the American Institute of Architects has awarded Korab the prestigious Medal for Architectural Photography.  His photography has been exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art - New York and the Venice Biennale as well as other prominent museums. His work is also part of many significant collections including the United States Library of Congress.

 

Born in Hungary, Korab studied architecture at the Polytechnicum until the Soviet Union installed a puppet government. In 1949, Korab fled to Paris to continue his studies at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Before immigrating to the United States, Korab worked as a journeyman with notable architects throughout Europe including Le Corbusier.

 

Eero Saarinen hired Korab in 1955.  A year later, Korab was awarded fourth place in an international competition to design the Sydney Opera House.  Following the competition, Korab established his own studio in Troy, Michigan and began a new career in architectural photography.  In 1958, Frank Lloyd Wright invited Korab to join his school of architecture at Taliesin as both an architect and photographer.

 

Come out and enjoy the work of world renowned master photographer.  The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students.  Museum members and children under five are free.