Paid tickets required
$30 ($24 members); includes Perelman Building admission; ticket required

“What is this? Who created it? When was it made?” The Museum’s research librarians often receive queries from individuals interested in knowing how to research all manner of fine art, decorative art, even “low art.” This two-hour workshop shows how to conduct research using library resources and tools—both print and electronic. The first half will be a demonstration; during the second half, we’ll visit the Library and begin our explorations. (Please note: This is not an appraisal workshop; for security reasons, please do not bring in your own works of art or objects.)

Paid tickets required
Members $80
Nonmembers $100
Limit 40 participants

Writing can provide deeper insight and is a way to share your thoughts and ideas about a work of art (or an entire exhibition). This three-part workshop begins with a discussion of selected essays on art. At the second session we’ll be joined by guest art critics, including Edith Newhall, for an informal conversation about different approaches to writing about art. We’ll choose a work from the Museum’s permanent collection for participants to try their hand at writing a well-developed, three-page essay. During the third class, we’ll read and discuss each other’s work and give useful feedback to further refine our writing—as well as our looking. Selected essays will be mailed to participants for reading before the first class.