BIRMINGHAM, AL.- The Birmingham Museum of Art will host a new
exhibit featuring a statue portraying the dramatic moment that
Helen Keller was liberated from the double dungeon of darkness
and silence. The exhibit was designed to raise awareness of
Helen Keller and the Foundations that carry on her work the
Helen Keller Birthplace Foundation and the Helen Keller
Foundation for Research and Education. This is a wonderful
opportunity for the people of Birmingham to learn more about
Helen Keller and how her oft-stated goal to end preventable
blindness and deafness continues to inspire our global efforts
in medical research, said Robert Morris, M.D., president of the
Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education. Mike
McMackin, president of the Helen Keller Birthplace Foundation
said, We hope those who visit the statue will also visit Ivy
Green in Tuscumbia to gain a firsthand appreciation of Helens
remarkable ascent out of darkness and silence. Created by noted
sculptor Edward Hlavka, the 1,000-pound bronze