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Tours

Author Tour: LJ Rader on Art But Make It Sports and Rising Up

Image courtesy of Matthew Lim Photography.

When

Saturday, July 25, 2026

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Where

Main Building,
Great Stair Hall

Tickets

Registration required. Free with museum admission.

Membership

Registration required. Free with museum admission.

Learn from lifetime sports professional LJ Rader about connections between the seemingly disparate worlds of art and sports in the exhibition Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments (on view through August 2). LJ is the founder of the social media account ArtButMakeItSports and author of the related book Art But Make It Sports: Epic Matchups Where Art and Sports Collide (Chronicle Books, 2026). He will be joined by exhibition guest curator Paul Farber and Exhibition Assistant Joslyn Moore.

This tour is followed by Author Talk: LJ Rader on Art But Make It Sports: Epic Matchups Where Art and Sports Collide, in which LJ will be in conversation with Paul Farber. Registration is separate for each program.

Things to know:

  • Registration is required.
  • Headsets to hear the speaker will be provided.

Questions or accommodation requests? Email [email protected].

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