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ADULT PROGRAMS |
| Tour Descriptions | |
| Scheduling a Tour | |
| Adult Studio | |
| Art Happy Hour | |
| Film & Video | |
| First Friday | |
| Lecture Series | |
| M.A.D - Museum After Dark | |
| Concert Series | |
| Special Events | |
| Travel Series |
Last Thursday of Each Month (added screenings noted)
Free with Museum admission (unless otherwise noted)
The Museum features a selection of films about artists and the process of art, as well as innovative video made by artists from an aesthetic, political or personal point of view. Video art and documentaries made by artists and taped interviews with visual artists and critics are also presented.
April 25
1 and 4 p.m. screenings
The Post-Impressionists: Toulouse-Lautrec (50 min.)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was ultimately a tragic figure in the history of art. Crippled by an ill-proportioned body, he lived for just 36 years before the effects of alcoholism and syphilis took their final toll. His dissolute life, spent in the brothels and nightclubs of late 19th century Paris, provided the subject matter for his finest work. These radical, boldly colored paintings and posters of the famous Moulin Rouge nightclub captured the energy of Parisian nightlife. This fascinating program includes all-new location footage, re-creations, reconstructions, studies of his work, commentary, analyses from leading authorities, and discussions led by art historians and scholars.
May 30
1 and 4 p.m. screenings
Art Nouveau, 1890–1914 (30 min.)
National Gallery of Art
At its height, art nouveau was a concerted attempt to create an international style. The teaching packet presents an overview of the movement, including significant examples of painting, sculpture, graphics, glass, ceramics, textiles, furniture, and jewelry that illustrate the sources and diversity of art nouveau.
June 27
George Melies First Wizard of Cinema (1896–1913)
Le Grand Melies Films 1896–1901 (120 min.)
1 and 4 p.m. screenings
Georges Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès, a prolific innovator in the use of special effects, accidentally discovered the substitution stop trick in 1896, and was one of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted color in his work. Georges Méliès was a genuine virtuoso, producing and directing his own films while also devising the narratives; designing the sets, costumes and props; and frequently performing the leading parts.