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Painting to Jazz
Join artist Antony Zito in painting along with the strains of jazz that infused the era of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner, whose 1957 painting Re-Echo, is featured in Cycles of Nature. Interpret this music in color and form with Zito, collaborating on a large-scale abstract painting, and also create your own interpretations on smaller
Musical Journeys: Image and Sound
Join award-winning pianist and composer Daniel Kelly, HRM Teaching Artist-in-Residence, in the first of a series of programs that deeply engage with the works of art on view in Cycles of Nature. Respond to what you see through artmaking and music, while exploring connections between these artistic disciplines. Then share and discuss your new creations
Wellness Workshop: Reflections of the Human Heart (Virtual)
You are invited to join art therapist Kit Demirdelen for the first in a series of five workshops, targeted to different audiences, that will explore the healing qualities of art and nature, and the rhythms shared by both. This virtual workshop is geared toward seniors and the homebound. It will start with a close observation
Curator Tour: Plastic Reef and Cycles of Nature
Take a tour with Laura Vookles, Chair of the HRM’s Curatorial Department, through the exhibitions Federico Uribe: Plastic Reef and Cycles of Nature to experience the cyclical essence of nature on grand and small scales. Plastic Reef, by Federico Uribe, weaves everyday objects like bottles, bottle caps, plastic cutlery, and flip flops, in curious ways to
Family Studio Art Workshop: Painting Sound
…Oil on canvas. On loan from Art Bridges (AB.2020.10). © 2022 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Steve Paneccasio. Support provided by Art Bridges….
Summer Fridays
Join us for Summer Fridays, with pay-what-you-wish admission every Friday evening, 5–7pm, from July 15 through August 19. Experience the exhibitions currently on view, attend a free planetarium show at 6pm, and enjoy the outdoor courtyard with games for all ages. We are also thrilled to welcome you back for our popular Summer Amphitheater Series,
Curator Tour: Order / Reorder: Experiments with Collections
Join co-curator Bentley Brown, Adjunct Professor of Art History at Fordham University and a PhD Fellow at NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts, on a walkthrough of Order / Reorder: Experiments with Collections, featuring more than 100 works of art, including recent acquisitions, visitor favorites, and never-before-seen works, as well as significant loans from the Joslyn
Remembering Stonewall: Activism & LGBTQ Identity
In the days following the 1969 Stonewall riots, a new kind of LGBTQ liberation movement erupted onto the scene. No longer hiding in the shadows or fearing exposure, some members of the community took a stand to combat discrimination and demand equal rights. Join Christopher Gioia, public historian and creator of stonewallhistory.us, as we trace
Neighborhood Summer Nature Walk
Everyone knows there are wonders to be found in the wilderness, but what about right in our own backyards? Join Marc Taylor, Manager of Planetarium and Science Programs, as we stroll up to the Old Croton Aqueduct (two blocks from the Museum) and explore the plants and animals, native and introduced, that live in the
Neighborhood Summer Nature Walk
Everyone knows there are wonders to be found in the wilderness, but what about right in our own backyards? Join Marc Taylor, Manager of Planetarium and Science Programs, as we stroll up to the Old Croton Aqueduct (two blocks from the Museum) and explore the plants and animals, native and introduced, that live in the