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Lectures

Deciphering Egyptian Art: Thursday, Aug 28 | 6:30 pm; The objects in "To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum" are more than exquisite examples of ancient art… more

Image as Art / Image as History: Bill Foley on Photography: Friday, Sept 19 | 7:00 pm; Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and Marian College adjunct professor Bill Foley has taken striking images of war-torn Lebanon, troubled youth, and Haitian elections… more

Class Pictures: A Conversation with Dawoud Bey: Thrusday, Sept 25 | 6:30 pm; Chicago-based photographer Dawoud Bey’s teenage subjects defy stereotypes about American youth in this complicated age… more

Halston: Making Fashion: Thursday, Oct 2 | 7:00 pm; Perhaps best known for the pillbox hat he designed for Jacqueline Kennedy to wear to JFK’s inauguration, iconic fashion designer Halston’s languid personal style… more

Expaning Community: Relevant Roles for Museums in Africa & the United States: Thursday, Oct 9 | 7 pm; Dr. Boureima Diamitani, executive director of the West African Museum Programme, will join Dr. Anderson for a conversation about colonial collections… more

Silent Theater of Edward Hopper: A Talk by Walter Wells: Sunday, Oct 19 | 2:30 pm; Enigmatic American artist Edward Hopper is known for his evocative and contemplative paintings and drawings that "taught us a new way of seeing both the 20th century… more

Preserving America's Exceptional Gardens: Thursday, Oct 23 | 7:30 pm; Great gardens reflect the influence of centuries of human involvement with nature, our ideas about beauty, and the desire to create a personal environment… more

Return to Dragon Mountain with Jonathan Spence: Saturday, Oct 25 | 1:00 pm; Recognized as one of the foremost scholars of Chinese civilation from the 16th century to the present, Yale University professor Jonathan Spence… more

Rug Appreciation: What to Look for When Collecting Rugs: Saturday, Oct 25 | 3:00 pm; Join Mary Jo Otsea, Senior Vice PResident and Worldwide Director of Sotheby's Rugs and Carpets Division, for a discussion about collecting rugs… more

After Memphis? Design in Europe since 1990: Thursday, Oct 30 | 6:00 pm; Named for a Bob Dylan lyric, the Memphis design collective, known for its flamboyant approach to post-modernism, took Europe by storm in 1981… more

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