Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture Series
In April, the NSA series will wrap up with a visit by Don Bacigalupi. He's the director of America's newest museum, the Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas. Click the image to enlarge.
UPCOMING LECTURES
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Public vs. Private: The Patronage of Madame de Pompadour in 18th-Century France
Alden Rand Gordon, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts, Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.
She's known as the most successful mistress in history, but Jeanne-Antoinette Poison's talents and trendsetting extended far beyond the boudoir. Come learn about her influence on French Enlightenment culture and arts.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Conservation Today at the Venerable Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Gianfranco Pocobene, Head of Conservation, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, Mass.
It’s the only private art collection in which the building, collection, and presentation are the creation of one individual. Though the carefully comprised collection rarely changes at “Fenway Court,” the art is hardly static, thanks to a dedication to preservation and a new conservation lab. See what goes into keeping a 100-plus-year-old collection vibrant and inviting.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Crystal Bridges: An American Art Museum for the 21st Century
Don Bacigalupi, Director, Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, Ark.
It’s one of the newest museums to celebrate the American spirit in art. The collection, compiled by Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton over the last six years, spans five centuries of American masterworks – from Colonial times to contemporary art created last year. Learn how this exciting institution plans to become America’s next world-class public museum.
ABOUT THE NSA
The Norfolk Society of Arts will be hosting an array of speakers and topics over the course of the year. Each lecture begins at 11 a.m. in the Museum's Kaufman Theatre, following a coffee reception at 10:30 a.m. in Huber Court. The lectures are free, with preferred seating for NSA members.
The Norfolk Society of Arts promotes and enhances the cultural life of the South Hampton Roads community through lectures, special events, and its financial support of the Chrysler Museum.
Membership is open to all current Museum Members. For more information NSA membership, please contact Didi Granger at (757) 853-0221 or diedremg@aol.com
A short annual meeting and the NSA’s end-of-season luncheon will follow Mr. Bacigalupi's lecture on April 17. To purchase luncheon tickets ($45 per person), please contact Virginia Hitch at (757) 489-3441 or vchitch@cox.net.
