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Image: George de Forest Brush, An Aztec Sculptor, 1887, Gift (Partial and Promised) of the Ann and Tom Barwick Family Collection, 2005.107.1Image: One of a pair of pendants showing the Dragon Master, Tillya Tepe, Tomb II, Second quarter of the 1st century AD, National Museum of Afghanistan, Photo © Thierry Ollivier/Musée GuimetImage: Martin Puryear, Lever No. 3, 1989, Gift of the Collectors Committee, 1989.71.1Image: Jean Poyet, The Coronation of Solomon by the Spring of Gihon, c. 1500, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 2006.111.3

Lecture-related events are free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required.

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Public Symposia | Panel Discussion | Lectures | Works in Progress | Notable Lectures Podcasts
Public Symposia
Joan Miró
June 1 from 12:00PM to 5:00PM
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

June 2 from 11:00AM to 3:00PM
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Illustrated lectures by noted scholars, including Maria-Josep Balsach, Maria Luisa Lax, Charles Palermo, Jaume Reus, and Benet Rossell.

This program is coordinated with and supported by the Institut Ramon Llull.

Panel Discussion
Architecture and Art: Creating Community
May 15 at 1:00PM
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Panel discussion with David Adjaye, principal architect, Adjaye Associates; Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio, principal architects, Diller Scofidio+Renfro; Tom Finkelpearl, executive director, Queens Museum of Art; Sarah Lewis, art historian, author and curator; and Robert Storr, dean, Yale School of Art. This program is coordinated with the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies.

Lectures

Miró: Two Views
May 6 at 2:00PM
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Harry Cooper, curator and head of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art, and Matthew Gale, head of displays, Tate Modern

Amber and the Ancient World
May 13 at 2:00PM
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Faya Causey, head of academic programs, National Gallery of Art
Book signing of Amber and the Ancient World follows.

Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane
May 20 at 2:00PM
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Andrew Graham-Dixon, art critic
Book signing of Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane follows.

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione: Genius in Context
June 3 at 2:00PM
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Jonathan Bober, curator and head, department of old master prints, National Gallery of Art

Introduction to the Exhibition—"George Bellows": An Unfinished Life
June 10 at 2:00PM
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Charles Brock, associate curator, department of American and British paintings, National Gallery of Art

Exotic Beasts and Politics: The Menageries of Josephine Bonaparte, Lorenzo de' Medici, and Rudolph II
June 17 at 2:00PM
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Marina Belozerskaya, independent scholar

Introduction to the Exhibition—Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst
June 24 at 2:00PM
East Building Concourse, Auditorium

Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art

Works in Progress

This lunchtime series highlights new research by Gallery staff, interns, fellows, and special guests. The 30-minute talks are followed by question-and-answer periods.
 

Caravaggio: Interpretations of His Life in Film
May 7 at 12:10PM, 1:10PM
East Building Concourse, Small Auditorium

Felix Monguilot Benzal, graduate curatorial fellow, National Gallery of Art

Salvator Rosa's London "Self-Portrait": An Allegory of Philosophy or Rhetoric?
May 21 at 12:10PM, 1:10PM
East Building Concourse, Small Auditorium

Alexandra Hoare, research associate, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art

Barnett Newman: The Stations of the Viewer
June 4 at 12:10PM, 1:10PM
East Building Concourse, Small Auditorium

Harry Cooper, curator and head of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art

Sigmar Polke's Bernstein/Amber Series
June 18 at 12:10PM, 1:10PM
East Building Concourse, Small Auditorium

Faya Causey, head of academic programs, National Gallery of Art

Installing Bonnard
June 25 at 12:10PM, 1:10PM
East Building Concourse, Small Auditorium

Elizabeth Tunick, Samuel H. Kress Interpretive Art Museum Fellow, National Gallery of Art

Notable Lectures Podcasts

Notable Lectures give access to special Gallery talks by well-known curators, historians, and authors.
 

Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series

The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art

Elson Lecture Series

A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

Conversations with Artists Series

Conversations with Collectors Series

Wyeth Lectures in American Art Series

 
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