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News! Bilingual Storytime at the Nasher Museum
Thursday, October 12, 11 AM

Join us for a story read in Spanish and English by our friends from Durham Public Library and an art-making activity. Free for kids ages 1-5 and adult caregivers. Groups of 8 or more must register:nashered@duke.edu.

Two Day Symposium: A Portrait of Venice
Opening Talk: Thursday, October 12, 6 PM
Day-long Event: Friday, October 13, 10 AM-4:30 PM

Free scholarly symposium in conjunction with A Portrait of Venice, now on view. For speakers and topics visit our web calendar.

High School Portfolio Day
Postponed until Sunday, November 12, 2017
Deadline to register is Sunday, November 5, 2017

Calling all teens! The Nasher invites high school students interested in a visual arts career to attend our first-ever portfolio day. Free and open to high school students in Durham, Orange, Person, Granville and Wake Counties. Students must register in advance to attend. More information.

Nasher Reads: Disorderly Conduct and The Constitution
Thursday, October 19, 11 AM

Kathryn Bradley, Duke Law School professor of the practice of law and director of legal ethics, and gallery guide Ruth Caccavale lead a discussion on the intersection of art and the First Amendment. More information.

"Dinner with Dolci" in the Nasher Museum Café
Thursday, October 19, 5-9 PM (last seating at 8 PM)

Enjoy a menu filled with the flavors of Florence, inspired by The Medici’s Painter. Reservations: Call 919-684-6032 or book online at nasher.duke.edu/cafe.

View the menu (pdf)

Sketching in the Galleries Series with artist Laura Frankstone
November 4, 11 and 18, 10:15 AM-12:15 PM

Join artist Laura Frankstone at the Nasher Museum for three consecutive sketching sessions, “Figure Studies and Carlo Dolci.” All are welcome! Both beginners and experienced sketchers will experiment with new inspiration from beautiful works in The Medici’s Painter exhibition, as well as the museum’s permanent collection. Series fee and exhibition admission: $50
 
Registration is required: email nashered@duke.edu for details.

                       

Ellen Lanyon, Horse and Riders (detail), 1965. Oil on canvas, 90 × 70 inches (228.6 × 177.8 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Gift of Roland Ginzel, 2014.15.2. © Estate of Ellen Lanyon. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.

Barkley L. Hendricks, Bahsir (Robert Gowens) (detail), 1975. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 83 ½ x 66 inches (212.1 x 167.6 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art. Museum purchase with additional funds provided by Jack Neely, 2007.5.1. © Estate of Barkley L. Hendricks. Courtesy of Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.

Young students from Nuestra Escuelita-LEAP, a Spanish/English immersion preschool in Durham, enjoy Bilingual Storytime at the Nasher Museum, a program co-presented by Durham County Library. 

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.

The Collection Galleries is made possible by Nasher Annual Fund donors with special support from Anita and John Schwarz.

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