March 2020
CANCELLED: MEMBERS’ HOURS
- Related Exhibition: IN FOCUS: New Acquisitions in Photography
- Related Exhibition: AMERICAN VISION: A Tribute to Carroll Owens, Jr.
As a member of the Muscarelle Museum of Art, you receive free and exclusive access to the galleries for special Members' Hours on Thursdays from 5 - 7 PM. Come and see our current exhibitions In Focus: New Acquisitions in Photography and American Vision: A Tribute to Carroll Owens, Jr.! Not a member? Join today and enjoy the benefits of membership!
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POSTPONED: LARGE FORMAT CAMERA DEMONSTRATION
Join Eliot Dudik, Lecturer in Photography, Department of Art & Art History at William & Mary, for an introduction to the large format camera, and its abilities in producing a portrait. After capturing an image, film will be processed, and the group will gather in the darkroom to see a finished print emerge from the operation. Members, W&M Students, Faculty and Staff: $125 | Non-Members: $150 | Please note that space is limited to 15 participants, and advance registration is required.
Find out more »CANCELLED: DOCENT TOURS
- Related Exhibition: IN FOCUS: New Acquisitions in Photography
- Related Exhibition: AMERICAN VISION: A Tribute to Carroll Owens, Jr.
Enjoy a free tour with our docents of our current exhibitions -- In Focus: New Acquisitions in Photography and American Vision: A Tribute to Carroll Owens, Jr.
Find out more »CANCELLED: DOCENT TOURS
- Related Exhibition: IN FOCUS: New Acquisitions in Photography
- Related Exhibition: AMERICAN VISION: A Tribute to Carroll Owens, Jr.
Enjoy a free tour with our docents of our current exhibitions -- In Focus: New Acquisitions in Photography and American Vision: A Tribute to Carroll Owens, Jr.
Find out more »April 2020
POSTPONED: SECOND GENERATION PHOTOGRAPHER- An Overdue Conversation With My Father
- Related Exhibition: IN FOCUS: New Acquisitions in Photography
Ron Tarver is a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer with a broad background covering photojournalism and art photography. In this session, Tarver explains how he has reimagined the African American experience in the United States under Jim Crow through the lens of his father Richard, a photographer who captured the community of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma during the 1940s and 1950s. Tarver will share his own experience as a photographer and how he has approached his current project that borrows from his father’s productive legacy.
Find out more »CANCELLED: MEMBERS’ HOURS
- Related Exhibition: IN FOCUS: New Acquisitions in Photography
- Related Exhibition: AMERICAN VISION: A Tribute to Carroll Owens, Jr.
As a member of the Muscarelle Museum of Art, you receive free and exclusive access to the galleries for special Members' Hours on Thursdays from 5 - 7 PM. Come and see our current exhibitions In Focus: New Acquisitions in Photography and American Vision: A Tribute to Carroll Owens, Jr.! Not a member? Join today and enjoy the benefits of membership!
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POSTPONED: OBJECTS IN ACTION- Dynamism and Multisensory Experience in Contemporary West African Masquerade
Based on over a decade of research in Southwestern Burkina Faso, West Africa, this talk will offer an overview of contemporary masquerade arts and practices, addressing the question, “What is masquerade?” While we might be accustomed to viewing and understanding African masks as wood headpieces displayed on walls in museums and private collections, Dr. Lisa Homann demonstrates that masks are more than objects of contemplation. Rather, mask headpieces are just one element of masquerade, which is a dynamic and multisensory experience. Her presentation will include photographs, videos, and eyewitness accounts of recent mask performances. Dr. Lisa Homann is Assistant Professor…
Find out more »May 2020
MUSCARELLE READS
Join us for a virtual installment of our Book Club! Over the course of this series we will be reading books that are related to works of art and artists represented in the Museum’s permanent collection. In honor of several recent acquisitions of works by Edward Curtis, we have selected Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan. Edward Curtis was charismatic, handsome, a passionate mountaineer, and a famous portrait photographer, the Annie Leibovitz of his time. He moved in rarefied circles, a friend to presidents, vaudeville stars, leading thinkers. But…
Find out more »June 2020
ONE TRIBE ONE DAY
This year, William & Mary will be celebrating its seventh annual giving day — One Tribe One Day (OTOD). June 23, 2020, is a chance to show how much the university means to us and the impact it has had on our lives. Thank you for your support so that we can continue to create programming and exhibitions for years to come!
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