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Mid-Atlantic Center
for the Arts (MAC)
www.capemaymac.org
Contact: Mary Stewart - 609.884.5404 - ext 131
E-Mail: mstewart@capemaymac.org
About the Provider
The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC) is a non-profit museum organization, which maintains and interprets two historic sites, the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate (a Victorian house museum), and the Cape May Lighthouse (a working lighthouse and museum of maritime history). The organization has become the storyteller of the area's rich history and shares that history with residents and visitors through tours, living history programs and educational outreach presentation.
MAC is certified by the NJ DOE as a provider of professional development and programs are linked to the NJ Core Curriculum Standards. Teacher resource packets with background information and classroom activities are available for most programs.
Registration Information
Programs are generally 35 minutes in duration and include time for question and answers. The programs are presented using artifacts, reproductions, photographs, illustrations and/or PowerPoint. They can be adapted to fit the needs of the classroom. The cost for each distance learning program is $75. Fees for special program may vary.
Connectivity
ISDN - 384k
Program Topics
An Introduction to Victorian Life and Times
A general overview of the Victorian era which challenges students to compare and contrast life today and as it was lived over 100 years ago.
Victorian Etiquette & Manners
A look at Victorian propriety and civility with applications to today's world.
Life in the Cocoon
A view of the life, roles and expectations of upper class women.
Shedding the Cocoon
A look at women (scientists, writers, artists, social and political activists, etc.) who broke free of the constraints of the era.
How the Other Half Lived
A look at the lowest classes of society, Victorian attitudes about wealth and poverty and the reform movements that developed in the era.
Analyzing Victorian Architecture
A presentation on design elements, vernacular buildings and how technology changed the way things were done.
Home Symbolic Home
A program that examines what can be learned about the society from examining its homes.
The Temperance Tempest
A living history debate set in 1899 between a saloonkeeper and a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union that examines the role of government and personal freedoms.
Visit with John Philip Sousa
A living history program about Sousa, his life, time and music.
Visit with Dr. Emlen Physick
A true Victorian character who was known as a civic gadfly in his day. Dr. Phsyick can speak about Victorian medicine, roles of men and women in the era, school days or daily life in general.
The Beacon
A program about lighthouse history and lore, with a focus on Cape May Lighthouse, a working beacon since 1859,.
Doo Wop Wildwood and the 1950s
A program that looks at various aspects of the era with a focus on Wildwood, NJ, a resort that flourished due to the culture of the 1950s.