@NasherMuseum no. 118

@NasherMuseum / no. 118 / October 7, 2014 -- (Archive)	Visit Exhibitions Calendar Café Join

Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University Iron Pour
Joan Miró was overwhelmed by "the spectacle of the sky." There, in my pictures, tiny forms in huge empty spaces. #MiroMinute
HANGOUT GOOGLE HANGOUTS - VIRTUAL EXHIBITION TOUR / Wednesday, October 8, 12:30 PM / Explore the exhibition Miró: The Experience of Seeing. Spend 20 virtual minutes with Marshall Price, Nancy Hanks Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, as he walks you through our newest ticketed exhibition. This is a great way to preview the exhibition and get the lay of the land before you visit in person. Join the hangout! Learn how to watch/participate. CELEBRATE CELEBRATE MIRÓ AND SPAIN WITH FERDINAND THE BULL / Saturday, October 11, 10:30 AM / Hear The Story of Ferdinand in Spanish and English, try a hands-on activity and see the 1938 Disney animated short, Ferdinand the Bull. Recommended for children ages 3-6. CREATE SCRATCH BLOCK WORKSHP & IRON POUR DEMO AT LIBERTY ARTS / Saturday, October 11, 2 PM / Join Liberty Arts for a Scratch Block workshop ($25) at Cordoba Center for the Arts near Golden Belt, east of downtown Durham, followed by a free iron pour demonstration at 5:30 PM. The scratch block process is a technique that relates to many of Miró’s sculptures. RSVP and find out more information. DINE CAFÉ MIRÓ / Thursday, October 16, 5 - 9 PM / Enjoy a special Spanish dinner in the Nasher Museum Café, before or after a visit to Miró: The Experience of Seeing. Last seating: 8 PM. Reservations recommended, online or by calling 919-684-6032. SKETCH ART SPEAKS / Saturday, October 18, 10 AM / Join us for a newly invigorated sketching program. All levels welcome! Free with admission. Admission to the Miró exhibition is $12 for adults (this includes general admission). General museum admission is $5 for adults. INSPIRE Two scholarly Duke couples led a casual, personal and fun tour of Rauschenberg: Collecting & Connecting. Curator Kristine Stiles asked each couple to select works of art in the exhibition and think about them as “conversations” with an enormous range of interpretation. View image gallery. BLOG SHOP BLOG / The art world loved last week’s story--Dallas art collectors Derek and Christen Wilson gave $1 million to the Nasher Museum to fund an endowment for the collection: Artnews, Artnet, Artforum, New York Observer, Blouin Artinfo. More. IN THE STORE / Save online and when you visit the Nasher Museum Store. Nasher Museum Members enjoy a 10% discount in the store and cafe, and receive free, unlimited admission and special invitations and subscriptions to our mailings. Become a member! Join online, call 919-684-3411 or visit the museum information desk. Banner: Photo by J Caldwell CREATE: Photo by F.Caperton Morton BLOG: Photo by Mei-Chun Jau. HANGOUT, EXPERIENCE, DINE, WATCH, SKETCH, INSPIRE and SHOP photos by J Caldwell. Nasher Museum exhibitions and programs are generously supported by the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, the late Mary D.B.T. Semans and James H. Semans, the late Frank E. Hanscom III, The Duke Endowment, the Nancy Hanks Endowment, the Courtney Shives Art Museum Fund, the James Hustead Semans Memorial Fund, the Janine and J. Tomilson Hill Family Fund, the Trent A. Carmichael Fund for Community Education, the Neely Family Fund, the E. T. Rollins, Jr. and Frances P. Rollins Fund for the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, the Marilyn M. Arthur Fund, the Sarah Schroth Fund, the George W. and Viola Mitchell Fearnside Endowment Fund, the Gibby and Michael B. Waitzkin Fund, the K. Brantley and Maxine E. Watson Endowment Fund, the Victor and Lenore Behar Endowment Fund, the Margaret Elizabeth Collett Fund, the Nasher Museum of Art General Endowment, the Friends of the Nasher Museum of Art, and the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost, Duke University. © 2000-2014 Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Unauthorized use is prohibited.	ON WE (10/8) 11 AM Book Discussion WE (10/8) 12:30 PM Google Hangouts SA (10/11) 10:30 AM Ferdinand the Bull SA (10/11) 2 PM Liberty Arts SU (10/12) 2 PM Book Discussion TU (10/14) 7 PM Supporting Member Event TH (10/16) 5 - 9 PM Café Miró FR (10/17) 6 PM Visiting Filmmaker Series SA (10/18) 10 AM Sketching in the Galleries Public Tours are Thursdays at 6 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Learn more. STAR Two visitors so far have filled a Miró Stars Card and won a 2-month extension on membership! EXPERIENCE Supporting Member Event - Miró: The Experience of Seeing Tuesday, October 14, 7 PM Come celebrate Miró during a special reception with refreshments and curator remarks. Invitation only. Not a Supporting Member yet? Join today to enjoy this exclusive offer. READ To accompany the exhibition Miró: The Experience of Seeing, the museum is hosting a series of book discussions featuring contemporary Catalan authors. October's selection is The Dolls' Room by Llorenç Villalonga. Wednesday, October 8, 11 AM, and Sunday, October 12, 2 PM, at the Nasher Museum. Visitors are encouraged to read the book prior to the discussions. The next book disussion will feature The Time of the Doves. The book is available for purchase in the Nasher Museum Store. WATCH Monday, October 20, 9 PM Watch the premiere of the 30-minute documentary produced by UNC-TV, in partnership with the Nasher Museum, on Miró: The Experience of Seeing. Complete broadcast schedule. CONVERSE Barbaralee Diamonstein-spielvogel Visiting Filmmaker Series Friday, October 17, 6 PM / Documentary filmmaker and 2013 National Humanities Medal recipient Stanley Nelson in conversation with arts advocate, historic preservationist, author, and accomplished TV interviewer Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel. More information. SUPPORT JOIN Join, renew, upgrade or give the gift of membership online or by calling 919-684-3411. GIVE Become a supporter. Individuals, corporations and foundations can call 919-668-3527 for further information. VISIT Location 2001 Campus Drive Durham, NC, 27705 919-684-5135 nasher.duke.edu nasherinfo@duke.edu Hours Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat - 10 AM to 5 PM Thu - 10 AM to 9 PM Sun - Noon to 5 PM Mon - closed Admission Admission to Miró: The Experience of Seeing Members: 2 free tickets per adult member (additional tickets for 10% discount) Adults: $12 Children 7 – 17: $6 / Children 6 and under: FREE Senior Citizens: $10 Duke Faculty/Staff: $6 (limit 1 ticket per ID) Duke University students: FREE (limit 1 ticket per ID) Non-Duke Students: $8 (limit 1 ticket per ID) Duke Alumni Association members with I.D.: $6 Active Duty Military and families (limit 6 tickets): $6 Miró: The Experience of Seeing are always available at the Nasher front desk. Purchase your tickets in person at the museum on the day of your visit. *Admission to Rauschenberg: Collecting & Connecting* and the permanent collection: 5 Adults $4 Seniors $3 Non-Duke students with student ID FREE ADMISSION FOR:** Nasher Museum members Children 15 and under Duke students, faculty and staff with DukeCard or Duke Medicine ID Duke Alumni Assoc. Members with Alumni Membership Card Every Thursday evening, 5-9 PM Admission is also FREE to all active duty military personnel and up to five family members, with military ID: Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card.