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SPECIAL
EXHIBITIONS
Medieval
and Renaissance Treasures
from the Victoria and Albert Museum
January 22 – April 20, 2008
Werner
Reiterer
April 22 – June 29, 2008
WEDNESDAY,
April 2
- 12:30
PM– Docent Gallery Talks Elaine Stern on Jacob
van Walscapelle’s Floral Still Life; Mary
Albert on Olaf Rude’s Interior with Woman in Red
Dress; Bob Kotheimer on Ben Nicholson’s August
1954 (Greek).
THURSDAY,
April 3
- 12:30 – 1
PM– University of Louisville Faculty Gallery
Talk Professor Blake Beattie from Department of History
at the University of Louisville will be presenting a gallery
talk, "The Thomas A. Beckett Reliquary." This
talk is sponsored by the Medieval/Renaissance Faculty Workshop
at the University of Louisville and is free with paid admission
to the exhibition Medieval and Renaissance Treasures
from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
- 7:00
PM – General Highlights Tour (meet at Information
Desk)
SATURDAY,
April 5
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– General Highlights Tours (meet at Information
Desk)
- 1:00
- 3:00 PM– Discovery Case in the Galleries Explore
a discovery case within the museum galleries with one of
our knowledgeable docents.
SUNDAY,
April 6
- 1:30
PM – Docent Gallery Talks Elaine Stern on Jacob
van Walscapelle’s Floral Still Life; Mary
Albert on Olaf Rude’s Interior with Woman in Red
Dress; Bob Kotheimer on Ben Nicholson’s August
1954 (Greek).
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM – General Highlights Tours (meet at Information
Desk)
TUESDAY,
April 8
- 12:00
- 3:00 PM-Spring Splurge Family Day Join the Speed
for some springtime family fun. Activities include a performance
by the Frisch Marionettes who bring their fun-filled Variety
Show to the museum auditorium, hands-on art making and
special tours of the galleries designed especially for
families! Admission is free. Art Sparks admission is $5,
free for museum members. Call (502) 634-2700 for more details.
WEDNESDAY,
April 9
- 1:30
PM- Docent Gallery Talks Doris Trautwein on Carl C.
Benner's Winter; Sue Norris on Arturo Sandoval's Cityscape
No. 6.
- 6:00
PM- University of Louisville Barbara Bullitt Christian
Lecture Noted Photographer Bill Owen discusses suburbia
and the American dream. His book Suburbia has become a
classic, and he is currently working on an update. A book-signing
will follow the lecture. Sponsored by Allen R. Hite Art
Institute at the University of Louisville. Admission is
free. (Auditorium)
THURSDAY,
April 10
- 6:00
PM – Italian Cultural Institute Lecture Series Julien
Robson, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Speed
Art Museum, will discuss the Venice Biennale. This lecture
is sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Louisville.
Admission is free. (Auditorium)
- 7:00
PM – General Highlights Tour (meet at Information
Desk)
FRIDAY,
April 11
-
10:30
AM- 4 PM Trolley Hop for Kids The
Main Library and the Speed Art Museum have partnered
to provide some creative fun for kids during spring break.
The 2nd annual Trolley Hop for Kids is a day filled with
fun activities as a special trolley transports children
and their families between the Main Library and the Speed
Art Museum. The Trolley will be free. Children get free
admission to ArtSparks with their library card. Children
get free admission to ArtSparks with their library card.
Adults will be required to pay admission. There will
be other activities going on that day throughout the
museum- painting activities will be outside (weather
permitting).
-
6:00
- 9:00 PM- Brown-Forman AfterHours at the Speed Join
us as we celebrate the charms of Kentucky with "Bourbon
and Bluegrass." The evening will feature the live
music of "Hog Operation," tastings of Woodford
Reserve, handicapping experts from Churchill Downs, food
samplings by Liquor Barn and tours of the Kentucky Collection.
Doors open at 5:30 PM. Admission is $10, free to museum
members. Parking is available in the Speed Garage for
$3.
SATURDAY,
April 12
- 12:00 – 3:00
PM– Saturday Family Fun Come and enjoy
some family fun at the Speed. Make a masterpiece,
hear a story, or take an unusual tour to experience the
museum in new ways. Hands-on art projects meet in the
Art Sparks Workshop, and the tours meet at the Information
Desk. Admission to Art Sparks is $5, free for museum
members
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– General Highlights Tours (meet at Information
Desk)
SUNDAY,
April 13
- 1:00
PM- Members Only Tour of Medieval and Renaissance Treasures
from the Victoria and Albert Museum Speed Curator Ruth
Cloudman will lead a members only tour of the exhibition.
Tour is free but space is limited so reserve your spot
by calling our reservation line at 634-2970. (meet at Information
Desk)
- 1:30
PM- Docent Gallery Talks Doris Trautwein on Carl C.
Benner's Winter; Sue Norris on Arturo Sandoval's Cityscape
No. 6.
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM- General Highlights Tours (meet at Information Desk)
TUESDAY,
April 15
- 5:30
PM- A Conversation with Maya Lin Join the conversation
with artist Maya Lin, best known for her design of the
Vietnam Veterans War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Trained
as an artist and architect, she has completed projects
ranging from memorials to sculpture, to park projects with
the idea of making a place for individuals within the landscape.
Co-sponsored by the Liberal Studies Project at the University
of Louisville and Speed Art Museum. This event will take
place in the Bomhard Theater at the Kentucky Center for
the Arts. For information, call (502) 852-2247.
WEDNESDAY,
April 16
- 12:30
PM– Docent Gallery Talks Judy Witte on
the Egyptian relief of Thoth; Nancy Hatcher on Ludolf Backhuysen’s A
Frigate and Other Vessels in a Rough Sea; Joan Stein
on the Italian coral The Holy Family; Peg Box on
Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure: Angles.
THURSDAY,
April 17
- 12:30
- 1:00 PM- University of Louisville Faculty Gallery Talk Professor
Pamela Beattie from the Department of Humanities at the
University of Louisville will be presenting a gallery talk, "Medieval
Devotion to the Cult of the Virgin." This talk is
sponsored by the Medieval/Renaissance Faculty Workshop
at the University of Louisville and is free with paid admission
to the exhibition Medieval and Renaissance Treasures from
the Victoria and Albert Museum.
- 6:00
PM - University of Louisville Jane Morton Norton Lecture Peter
Plagens, noted painter and art critic will present The
Absolute Truth. He is currently contributing editor at
Newsweek and Artforum. Sponsored by University of Louisville's
Allen R. Hite Institute. Admission is free. (Auditorium)
- 7:00
PM - General Highlights Tour (meet at Information Desk)
SATURDAY,
April 19
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– General Highlights Tours (meet at Information
Desk)
- 1:00
- 3 PM– Discovery Case in the Galleries Explore
a discovery case within the museum galleries with one of
our knowledgeable docents.
SUNDAY,
April 20
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– General Highlights Tours
- 1:30
PM– Docent Gallery Talks Judy Witte on
the Egyptian relief of Thoth; Nancy Hatcher on Ludolf Backhuysen’s A
Frigate and Other Vessels in a Rough Sea; Joan Stein
on the Italian coral The Holy Family; Peg Box on
Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure: Angles.
WEDNESDAY,
April 23
THURSDAY,
April 24
- 6:00
PM– Werner Reiterer Lecture Speed Curator of
Contemporary Art, Julien Robson will speak on the exhibition, Raw
Loop. Where Austrian artist Reiterer turns the
world upside down and creates new rules in works that
question perception while playing with art's proximity
to everyday reality. Admission is free.
- 7:00
PM – General Highlights Tour (meet at Information
Desk)
FRIDAY,
April 25
- 2:00
- 4:00 PM– Poetry in the Galleries Celebrate
National Poetry Month at the Speed. In association
with Thousand Poets Festival, cosponsored by the BFA in
Creative Writing at Spalding University and Well-Lit Press.
Admission is free.
SATURDAY,
April 26
- 12:00 – 3
PM– Saturday Family Fun Come and enjoy some family
fun at the Speed. Make a masterpiece, hear a story,
or take an unusual tour to experience the museum in new
ways. Hands-on art projects meet in the Art Sparks Workshop
and the tours meet at the Information Desk. Admission to
Art Sparks is $5, free for museum members
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– General Highlights Tours (meet at Information
Desk)
SUNDAY,
April 27
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– General Highlights Tours
- 1:30
PM– Docent Gallery Talks Talks Patrecia
Broecker on the Greek Statuette of a Female; John
Hudson on Pseudo Granacci’s Madonna and Child;
Elizabeth Anderson on the lantern attributed to the firm
of IP Frink; Rob Stout on the William Benson fire screen.
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