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NASHER MUSEUM OF ART AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
@NasherMuseum no. 277 / Member Appreciation Week 2017
 Member Appreciation Week / Member Holiday Party
Tuesday, December 5, through Sunday, December 10 Party on Tuesday, December 5, 6-8 PM During Member Appreciation week, Nasher Museum members enjoy double discounts at the Nasher Museum Store.
Member Exclusive! Join us for a special celebration with Director Sarah Schroth and staff for holiday treats, a cash bar and free access to the ticketed exhibition The Medici’s Painter.   Scholarly Talk: The Aesthetics of Water
Thursday, December 7, 6 PM Join us for a free talk by Patricia Fortini Brown, professor emeritus at Princeton University, in conjunction with the exhibition A Portrait of Venice: Jacopo de’ Barbari’s View of 1500. Her talk is entitled, “The Aesthetics of Water: Wellheads, Cisterns and Fountains in the Venetian Dominion.”
 Upcoming Tours
Thursday, December 7, 6 PM
Join Gallery Guide Peggy Murray for a tour to discover her favorite "highlights" by artist Carlo Dolci. Saturday, December 9, 11 AM. Slow Art Tour. Join gallery guide Ruth Caccavale for a slower look at a single work of art, Carlo Dolci's Poesia (pictured above). Sunday, December 10, 2 PM Join Gallery Guide Gail Belvett for a tour of the Medici’s Painter: Carlo Dolci and 17th-Century Florence. Thursday, December 14, 6 PM Join Gallery Susana Burns for a special themed tour, "Dolci and the Counter Reformation." She will discuss how the Catholic Church combatted the reforms of the Protest Reformation through art and how Dolci fits into the narrative. All of the above tours are free with a ticket to The Medici’s Painter.  Art with the Experts
Saturday, December 9, 3 PM Cameron Village Regional Library, 1930 Clark Ave, Raleigh. (map) Join Gallery Guide Ruth Caccavale, who will give a discussion and slide lecture on The Medici’s Painter: Carlo Dolci and 17th-Century Florence.
 Sketching in the Galleries with artist Rachel Goodwin
Saturday, December 16, 10 AM Artist Rachel Goodwin will share a brief sketching demonstration–and then you can try it out in the galleries. The museum will provide drawing pencils and sketch pads. This program is free with general museum admission ($5 for adults).
 "Crown Yourself:" The Dolci Experience in Flowers and Art
Saturday, December 16, 2-5 PM
The Nasher Museum and Sarah P. Duke Gardens present a special opportunity to expand our understanding of 17th-century Florence and the inspiration Florentines took from nature. Take in a special tour of The Medici’s Painter: Carlo Dolci and 17th-Century Florence, then walk to Duke Gardens to enjoy refreshments and make crowns (or wreaths or centerpieces) with botanical materials.
Gardens members $40; Nasher Museum members $40; General public $50; Duke students $10. Registration required: Call 919-668-1707. 
Carlo Dolci, Poetry (Poesia) (detail). Oil on panel, 21 1⁄3 x 16 3⁄6 inches (54 x 42 cm). Galleria Corsini, Florence. 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. 2001 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705 (Map) | nasher.duke.edu | 919-684-5135 Visit Exhibitions Calendar Café Join Support © 2000-2017 Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Unauthorized use is prohibited |