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Bonsai in the Piazza

By Massimo Bandera, Italy

In April, the UBI (Unione Bonsaisti Italiani) an-
nual national conference was held in Turin, Italy
with the participation of many Italian instructors,
and international guest instructors Ryan Neil, USA,
and Kevin Willson, UK.
Massimo Bandera, BCI Director, gave BCI Awards
of Excellence at this extraordinary event. The recipi-
ents were a Pinus mugo by Enzo Ferrari and a Suiseki
by Umberto Zinini.
For the first time the conference was presented in a
large Piazza, allowing tens of thousands of people to
see the show and learn about bonsai. More at http://
torino2014.ubibonsai.it.

Major Changes at the
Weyerhaeuser Pacific Rim

Bonsai Collection

By David De Groot, USA
On January 1 of 2014, The Weyerhaeuser Pacific
Rim Bonsai Collection became an independent,
non-profit organization. Weyerhaeuser Company
donated the collection of bonsai to the new organi-
zation, which will continue to operate in its home on
the Weyerhaeuser Company campus in Federal Way,
Washington.
The new organization, officially named the George
Weyerhaeuser Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection, will be
doing business as the Pacific Bonsai Museum, and
will soon have a new logo.
Curator David De Groot said, “The new organiza-
tion will require more staffing than when we operated
as part of Weyerhaeuser Company. A board of Direc-
tors has been formed, and we will immediately start
a search for an executive director. I will be retiring
this summer, although I have not yet chosen a specific
date, and the hunt for a new curator will be underway
in the not too distant future.
We remain open to the public year-round, Tues-
days through Sundays (closed Mondays) 10 AM–4
PM. Admission will remain free, but of course dona-
tions are now welcome. We have a schedule of art and
bonsai exhibits set for this year. We have a simple,
temporary website at www.pacificbonsaimuseum. more news will be forthcoming. Thanks to everyone
org. We look forward to seeing many of our bonsai for your interest and support, and here’s to our next
friends this year, particularly at our 25th anniversary 25 years and beyond!”
celebration. A specific date has not yet been set, but

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