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SPECIAL
EXHIBITIONS
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery
September 7, 2008- January 9, 2009
Collecting for Kentucky: A Year of Art Acquisitions,
2007-2008
October 5, 2008 - early January 2009
THURSDAY, September 4
- 7:00 PM– Best
of the Collection Tour (meet at Information Desk)
SATURDAY,
September 6
Yale Member
Preview Day - Members, join us for a sneak peak at the Speed’s
premier of the finest collections of American art in the world
including special tours, light refreshments and a chance to win
an exhibition inspired gift basket. Member admission is $7.
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– Best
of the Collection Tours (meet at Information Desk)
- 1:00-3:00
PM Discovery
Case in the Galleries Explore our galleries
and try your hand at wrapping a mummy, finding mythological
creatures, or creating your own scratch drawing masterpiece
at one of our Family Stop Discovery Cases. With stops in either
the English Panel Room, 17th Century Dutch or Egyptian Gallery
there is always something new to learn. Admission is free.
SUNDAY, September 7
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Public Opening
12:00- 5:00 PM- Be the first in Louisville to view the most impressive
collection of Americana art in the world featuring more than
200 paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, furniture, silver,
and ceramics from Yale University’s renowned collection
of 18th- and 19th-century American fine and decorative arts,
considered to be one of the finest American collections ever
created. Admission is $15, $7 to museum members.
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– Best
of the Collection Tours (meet at Information Desk)
- 2:00 PM
Curator Lecture: Life,
Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from
the Yale University Art Gallery In conjunction with the exhibition
opening, curator Helen A. Cooper, Holcombe T. Green Curator
of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Yale University
Art Gallery will discusses one of the most important collections
of Americana in the world. Admission is free. (Auditorium)
THURSDAY, September 11
- 7:00 PM– Best
of the Collection Tour (meet at Information Desk)
SATURDAY, September 13
- 12:00 – 3:00
PM Family Art Sparks Studio: Quills and Calligraphy With
a focus on engaging with the museum’s
current exhibitions and teaching art techniques, Family Art
Sparks Studios bring art alive through fun and unique activities.
Free with $5 admission to Art Sparks.
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– Best
of the Collection Tours (meet at Information Desk)
SUNDAY, September 14
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– Best
of the Collection Tours (meet at Information Desk)
- 1:30 – 2:30 PM – Kentucky
Opera Sights & Sounds:
Otello In conjunction with the Kentucky Opera’s production
of Otello, Jessica Cresseveur, an art history instructor at
JCTC, will discuss Othello in art and film, including the Speed’s
painting of the Moor by Cabanel. Dr. Julie Maykowski, Manager
of Education Programs at Kentucky Opera, will discuss the opera,
and the Opera’s Studio Artists will sing selections.
Cosponsored by Kentucky Opera. Admission is free. (Auditorium)
THURSDAY, September 18
- 6:00-7:00
PM – University
of Louisville Barbara Bullitt Christian Memorial Lecture:
Photographer Rosamund Purcell Sponsored by the Allen R. Hite
Art Institute, University of Louisville. Admission is free.
(Auditorium)
- 7:00 PM– Best
of the Collection Tour (meet at Information Desk)
SATURDAY, September 20
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– Best
of the Collection Tours (meet at Information Desk)
- 1:00 -
3:00 PM Discovery Case in the Galleries Explore our galleries
and try your hand at wrapping a mummy, finding mythological
creatures, or creating your own scratch drawing masterpiece
at one of our Family Stop Discovery Cases. With stops in
the English Panel Room, 17th Century Dutch or Egyptian Gallery
there is always something new to learn. Admission is free.
SUNDAY, September 21
- 1:00 PM-
Members- Only Tour Join Speed Curator of Decorative Art and
Design, Scott Erbes, for this members- only tour of Life,
Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from
the Yale University Art Gallery. Tour is free with paid admission
to exhibition. Members are $7. Space is limited so reserve
your spot by calling our reservation line at (502) 634-2970.
(meet at Information Desk)
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– Best
of the Collection Tours (meet at Information Desk)
THURSDAY, September 25
- 6:00 PM- Exhibition
Gallery Talk- Daniel Krebs, from the Department
of History at the University of Louisville, in conjunction
with Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American
Art from the Yale University Art Gallery, will discuss John
Trumbull’s The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton. Dr.
Krebbs is currently working on a book about German auxiliaries
in American captivity between 1776 and 1783. Talk is free with
paid exhibition admission.
- 7:00 PM– Best
of the Collection Tour (meet at Information Desk)
SATURDAY, September 27
- 12 :00 – 3:00
PM Family Art Sparks Studio: Costumes and Historic Clothing With a focus on engaging with the museum’s
current exhibitions and teaching art techniques, Family Art
Sparks Studios bring art alive through fun and unique activities.
Free with $5 admission to Art Sparks.
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– Best
of the Collection Tours (meet at Information Desk)
SUNDAY, September 28
- 1:00 & 3:00
PM– Best
of the Collection Tours (meet at Information Desk)
- 3:00 PM-
Hattie Bishop Speed Endowed Concert Series Louisville favorite,
Olga Kern returns. In 2001, at the Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition, this Russian pianist became the first woman
to be awarded a gold medal in over 30 years. Concerts are held
at the University of Louisville School of Music, Comstock Hall.
Pre-concert lectures are offered at 2 PM prior to each performance
in Bird Hall. Admission is $10, free to members.
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