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ArtStop: Women of German Expressionism

Thursday, 12:00 p.m.
Museum Galleries

Amy Briere, Manager of Educator and Student Programs, discusses Käthe Kollwitz.

ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon.

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2
2012

Drawing in the Galleries

The Human Beast: Gesture Drawing

Friday, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Museum Galleries, (Meet in the Rotunda)

A trained drawing instructor will guide you as you focus on gesture drawing, taking inspiration from The Human Beast exhibition during this informal drawing workshop. 

Class fee includes all supplies.

To receive the series discount online, add 4 more classes to your shopping cart and discount will will appear at checkout. Note: this discount is only available for members. Not a member? Join now!

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Nov
2
2012

First Friday Films: Double Feature

Nosferatu and Shadows and Fog

Friday, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
James S. Copley Auditorium

Film Cover: Nosferatu, 1922.
7:00 p.m. Nosferatu | 8:45 p.m. Shadows and Fog

Over the last few months, the Museum has screened masterpieces of German Expressionism, such as Metropolis (in September), M (screens every Monday and Friday in our galleries) and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (every Tuesday and Saturday in the galleries). 

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Nov
3
2012

Brunch with Marianela De La Hoz

Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Museum Boardroom

Image: Marianela de la Hoz. Heaven and Earth: The Determined Freedom of an Undetermined Life (detail), 2012. Altarpiece.

Join Marianela del la Hoz and the Latin American Arts Council for an intimate Mexican brunch and special presentation of an imaginary dialogue between the two main characters in the exhibition, the Virgin Mary and Eve.

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3
2012

Lecture: The Body Adorned

To the Divine Through Beauty

Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
James S. Copley Auditorium

Over the centuries, the sensuous bodily form, female and male, human and divine, has been a dominant feature of the Indian artistic tradition. Vidya Dehejia discusses the portrayal of the idealized and decorated body in Indian art, and its relation to classical and sacred literature and poetry, to reveal the harmony between the Sensuous and the Sacred in the pre-modern Indian ethos.

Sponsored by the Committee for the Arts of the Indian Subcontinent 

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4
2012

Family Drop-In Day

Exploring Shape

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Studio

Create 3-dimensional paper sculptures taking inspiration from Tony Rosenthal's Odyssey I, currently on view in the Museum's Sculpture Court. Join a family-friendly tour and participate in gallery activities. November Family Drop-In Days focus on the theme Exploring Shape. Weekly art projects and tours focus on specific works and art making practices found in works on view. 

Recommended for children ages 6-12. Registration is not required, but space is limited.

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Exhibitions on View

  • Young Art 2013: The Story of Me
  • Piranesi, Rome, and the Arts of Design
  • Pacific Horizons
  • Alternative Accounts

Docent Tour Schedule- November 2012

Follow the links below for the topic of each tour:

Monday, 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m.,  2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Thursdays, 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Fridays, 11:00 a.m. (4th and 5th Fridays only), 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays, 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
Sundays, 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
 

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Member Spotlight

Bram and Sandy Dijkstra, Patron's Circle
Jesi Betancourt, Gallery Member

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