The Nasher Museum of Art
EVENTS
All events are free with admission and open to all, taking place in the Nasher Museum’s main lecture hall, the Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Lecture Hall, unless otherwise noted. Film series are free and co-sponsored by Duke's Program in the Arts of the Moving Image and Duke University Libraries.
Summer Days, Nasher Nights: Art Scrabble
Thu Jun 7, 2012 5pm
On First Thursdays, join us in the Nasher Museum Café for Art Scrabble. Use Museum and exhibition-themed word lists to earn bonus points and win prizes. Game boards are available on site, and players are welcome to order dinner, drinks or dessert before, during or after the games. To reserve a game table, visit http://nasher.duke.edu or call 919-684-6032.
First Thursday: Romare Bearden Gallery Talk
Thu Jun 7, 2012 5:30pm
First Thursday June 7, 2012 5:30 PM cash bar 6 PM gallery talk Sarah Schroth, Nancy Hanks Senior Curator, gives a gallery talk on American artist Romare Bearden, whose work is featured in “Romare Bearden: 20th Century American Master,” in the permanent collection. More info: http://www.nasher.duke.edu/exhibitions_bearden.php)
Last Chance to View Calder
Thu Jun 14, 2012
Last few days to view "Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy". The Museum is open to the public extended hours from 10 AM to 9 PM. To celebrate this closing weekend there is a cash bar from 5-8 PM. Café open for lunch and dinner, with last seating at 8:15 PM. Dinner reservations in the café may be made online or by calling 919-684-6032.
Summer Days, Nasher Nights: Live and Local
Thu Jun 14, 2012 5pm
The Nasher Museum and Café present Live and Local, a monthly event pairing live performances by area musicians with a café menu featuring local ingredients. Music by Al Strong Trio. Program partner Sustainable Duke will share information about green dining options on campus. Cafe reservations online or call 919-684-6032.
Closing Weekend for "Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy." Museum is open extended hours: 10 AM to 9 PM
Fri Jun 15, 2012 10am
Closing Weekend for "Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy". The Museum is open to the public extended hours from 10 AM to 9 PM. To celebrate this closing weekend there is a cash bar from 5-8 PM. Café open for lunch and dinner, with last seating at 8:15 PM. Dinner reservations in the café may be made online or by calling 919-684-6032.
Closing Weekend for "Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy." Museum is open extended hours: 10 AM to 9 PM
Sat Jun 16, 2012 10am
Closing Weekend for "Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy". The Museum is open to the public extended hours from 10 AM to 9 PM. To celebrate this closing weekend there is a cash bar from 5-8 PM. Café open for lunch and dinner, with last seating at 8:15 PM. Dinner reservations in the café may be made online or by calling 919-684-6032.
Last Chance to view "Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy." Museum open extended hours: 11 AM to 6 PM
Sun Jun 17, 2012 11am
Last Chance to view "Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy." The Museum is open to the public extended hours from 11 AM to 6 PM this Sunday. Celebrate Father’s Day with a visit to the Nasher Museum and the works of Alexander Calder, father of the mobile. Entertain Dad with putting greens in the museum and a cookout menu in the Nasher Museum Café.
Summer Make and Take
Tue Jun 19, 2012 10am
Explore the exhibitions at the Nasher Museum through hands-on crafts. This week, make slithering snakes inspired by work by Outsider artists from the permanent collection. Free and open to all ages. No reservation necessary.
Summer Days, Nasher Nights: Dinner and a Movie
Thu Jun 21, 2012 5pm
Tonight's show is The Trip (2010, 107 min, UK, directed by Michael Winterbottom). In this "mockumentary," British comedian/actor Steve Coogan has been asked by The Observer to tour Britain's finest restaurants, and takes along his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon. Join us in the museum café with a reservation for 5:30 or 6pm. The free film begins at 7pm in the lecture hall. Make reservations online or call 919-684-6032.
Summer Make and Take
Thu Jun 21, 2012 5pm
Explore the exhibitions at the Nasher Museum through hands-on crafts. This week, make slithering snakes inspired by work by Outsider artists from the permanent collection. Free and open to all ages. No reservation necessary.
Summer Make and Take
Tue Jun 26, 2012 10am
Explore the exhibitions at the Nasher Museum through hands-on crafts. Make your own table-top stabile inspired by the work of Alexander Calder. Free and open to all ages. No reservation necessary.
Summer Days, Nasher Nights: Guest Chef Vimala Rajendran, Vimala's Curryblossom Café
Thu Jun 28, 2012 5pm
Guest Chef Vimala Rajendran of Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe in Chapel Hill joins the Nasher Museum Café. These events often sell out, and reservations are strongly recommended. Last seating 8:15 PM; museum and café close at 9 PM. Reservations online or call 919-684-6032.
Summer Make and Take
Thu Jun 28, 2012 5pm
Explore the exhibitions at the Nasher Museum through hands-on crafts. Make your own table-top stabile inspired by the work of Alexander Calder. Free and open to all ages. No reservation necessary.
