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Oct 7 2012 |
Family Drop-In DayExploring ColorSunday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmThe Studio  Image: Emil Nolde. Stormy Sky over a Frisian Farmhouse, 1935. Watercolor on paper. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norton S. Walbridge. Create colorful watercolor paintings inspired by Emil Nolde’s Stormy Sky over a Frisian Farmhouse on view in The Human Beast. Tour the exhibition and enjoy gallery activities. October Family Drop-In Days will focus on the theme Exploring Color. Weekly art projects and tours will focus on specific works and art making practices found in The Human Beast and the Museum’s Modern and Contemporary art galleries. continue reading |
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Oct 7 2012 |
CSI in Old BeninTales of Ambition, Murder, and Magic Carved in IvorySunday, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmMuseum Boardroom  Discover the results of a recent investigation into motifs carved on an elephant tusk from the ancient Kingdom of Benin in Nigeria. Dr. Barbara Blackmun, Ph.D. and investigator, will demonstrate how the investigation of one ivory tusk (which has been on display in an American museum for at least one generation) has revealed an unusually dramatic story. Sponsored by the African and Pacific Arts Council continue reading |
