|
|
Your
Monthly Cultural Fix
|
January 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Final week to see
Dufy
|
|
|
Raoul Dufy, Nogent,
n.d.
|
CLOSES JAN.
6 Dufy: The Evergreen
Collection "...a beautiful look at the work of a
famous, but sometimes forgotten, French artist...in the
privacy and comfort of one of Baltimore's most famous
historic homes."
—Baltimore City
Paper
CLOSES JAN. 22
Exhibiting
Alice
A
student-curated focus show exploring the Paris
art gallery opened in 1934 by Alice Warder
Garrett, the last person ever to reside at
Evergreen. Both exhibitions are on view at Evergreen
Museum & Library as part of regular museum tours. Free
with museum admission.
|
|
|
Homewood Welcomes Annual Focus
Show
|
|
|
Isaac Cruikshank,
A Man-Mid-Wife, 1793. Hand-colored etching.
London: Royal Society of Medicine
Library
|
OPENING
RECEPTION JAN. 17, 5–7PM
Welcome
Little Stranger:
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Family in
Early Maryland Cribs, cradles,
silver baby bottle nipples, forceps and early medical
books, and other items on display will offer a look at
practices, traditions, and politics concerning childbirth
and childrearing in Maryland, particularly those of
Homewood's Carroll family, at the turn of the 19th
century. A
student-curated focus show on view at Homewood Museum Jan.
17 through Mar. 30 as part of regular museum tours. Free
with museum admission.
|
|
|
Become an Evergreen
Docent
|
|
WEEKLY CLASSES
JAN. 28–FEB.
25 Would
you like to volunteer to give tours of
Evergreen? A new docent
training course will begin in late January and meet weekly
through February. Docents are required to complete a
five-week course led by museum staff that includes an
overview on Garrett family history, Evergreen's
collections, and tour guide techniques.
Classes will be
held Mondays, Jan. 28–Feb. 25, from 10 am. to 12
p.m. For more information or to register, call (410)
516-0341.
|
|
|
Music in the
Museums
|
|
|
Rosso Fiorentino, Putto Musicale,
c. 1520. Florence: Uffizi
|
PEABODY AT HOMEWOOD 2008
Music of
the Italian Renaissance
in celebration of
the 500th anniversary of architect Andrea Palladio's
birth First Fridays in March, April &
May
5:45PM
Mar. 7: The Peabody
Consort
Apr. 4: The Recorder Consort
May 2: Simon
Zaleski, harpsichord Single ticket: $15; $12
members
Subscription: $40; $30
members
Call (410) 516-5589 for
reservations MUSIC AT EVERGREEN CONTINUES MAR.
21 Astral Winds woodwind quintet
8PM, Evergreen Carriage
House Ravel: Le Tombeau de
Couperin Higdon: Autumn
Music Arnold:
Three Shanties, Op.
4 Nielsen: Quintet for Winds, Op.
43
Single tickets: $20; $15
members; $10 students
Available online and
by calling (410) 516-0341 (service fees
apply)
|
|
|
Travel with us to
Tuscany
|
|
TUSCANY: VILLAS, GARDENS,
PALACES & ART
May 9–18,
2008 Your last
chance to participate in
our culture-immersed study tour, offering unparalleled
access to some of the most spectacular private villas and
gardens in Tuscany, marvelous museums, first class
accommodations and exceptional dining
opportunities.
<
/font> Open
exclusively to Homewood members. Download the
detailed itinerary or call (410)
516-5589 for
information.
|
|
|
Member-only
Events
|
|
UPCOMING
EVENTS Wednesday,
Jan. 30
Curator Tour of Welcome Little
Stranger
Reception 5:30PM, Tour 6PM
For Landmark Society members by invitation
only
To take part in our member-only special programs
and events, we invite you to become a member of the JHU
Museums. Please contact the Membership
Office for
information: (410)
516-6710.
|
|
Some of the files contained in this
message may be in PDF format. To view these files
you will need to get Adobe Acrobat
Reader.
|
|
|
| |
This e-mail was sent from JHU Museums
Immediate removal with
PatronMail®
SecureUnsubscribe.
|
 |
|
|
To forward this
e-mail to a friend or colleague, use this link.
|
|
To change your e-mail
address or update preferences, use
this link.
|
|
|
January 2008
HOMEWOOD MUSEUM | The Johns Hopkins University |
3400 North Charles Street |
Baltimore, MD 21218 | Phone 410-516-5589 | Email
homewoodmuseum@jhu.edu