115: Paint By Numbers, open now, first exhibit to mark museum’s anniversary LYNN – The Lynn Museum & Historical Society opened a new exhibit on Thursday titled 115: Paint by Numbers, the first of several exhibitions and activities highlighting the museum’s 115th anniversary.115: Paint by Numbers focuses on the museum’s collection, and the color and style elements crossing a century of artistry. Through interpretations of paintings from its collection in paint-by-number format, this exhibition breaks down and re-assembles the images in a modern, pop-art medium. Accented by groupings of decorative art objects and furnishings that highlight the era of each painting, this exhibition displays a mélange of artistic style and talent while offering an overview of the 115-year collecting history of the Lynn Museum and Historical Society.Admission is free for museum members and students, and $5 for non-members. Lynn Museum is located at 590 Washington St., Lynn.More Than A Number, open March 22, tells stories of ‘Killing Fields’ survivors LYNN – The Lynn Museum & Historical Society, in collaboration with Light of Cambodian Children, Inc. and Lynn Community Health Center, open a special exhibition, More Than a Number, with a reception on Thursday, March 22 from 5-7:30 p.m.The exhibit tells the story of the survivors of the mass genocide of the “Killing Fields” of Cambodia, expressed through the powerful and inspirational images and oral histories of its people. As hundreds of thousands of Cambodians escaped the country, they lived in holding centers and refugee camps until they were accepted into a third country. Upon leaving the refugee camps, they were identified through “transit” or “T” number photos. These transit photos symbolize the refugees’ first glimpse of hope for their future.The exhibition will focus on the refugees who came to call Lynn their home. By displaying their “T” photos along with images, artifacts, and oral histories of their lives of past and present day, the exhibit shares stories of courage, success and triumph of a large population within our community.In addition to the exhibition, a host of other events, including the Khmer New Year Festival, will be held to celebrate the Cambodian community and culture.Lynn Museum will feature the More Than a Number exhibit through September. The exhibit has been shown at the American Textile Museum in Lowell where it was hailed with rave reviews and unprecedented attendance.In September 2012, the exhibit will travel to several other venues nationwide before permanently returning to Lowell on the 40th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge regime.This program is supported in part by funding from the Mass Humanities Project Grant. Admission is free for museum members and students, and $5 for non-members. Light refreshments will be served. Lynn Museum is located at 590 Washington St., Lynn.For more information, please contact Abby Battis, assistant director of Lynn Museum, at 781-581-6200 or visit our website at www.lynnmuseum.org.If You Go?’115: Paint By Numbers’ is now open. ‘More Than A Number’ opens with a reception from 5-7:30 p.m. March 22. Admission is free for museum members and students, and $5 for non-members. Lynn Museum is located at 590 Washington St., Lynn.