May 21, 2009

Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective

This one-day symposium gathers leading international scholars to discuss a variety of topics related to the exhibition “Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective.” The first major exhibition in New York in twenty years devoted to one of the most compelling painters of the twentieth century, it features some 130 works-sixty-five paintings and as many archival items from public and private collections from around the world-that span the entirety of the artist’s full and celebrated career.

May 30, 2009

Lectures about the American Wing

• Shuffling the Decks: The New American Wing Balcony Displays
• Technical Analysis and Treatment of Two Nineteenth-Century Enameled Vases Produced by Tiffany & Co.
• American Furniture in a New Light
• Old Dutch Architecture in the New American Wing: A Dwelling Room from Albany County, New York
• Tree Rings, Paint Chips, and Faded Text: Using Technology and Period Documents in Reinterpreting the American Wing Period Rooms

May 31, 3009

Lectures about the American Wing

• Duyckinck to Tiffany: New York Stained Glass 1650-1920
• Moguls and Museums: A History of Collecting Stained Glass in America
• From Plumber to Glazier: The Story of Stained-Glass Restoration
• Handle with Care: Approaches, Perils, and Best Practice in Stained-Glass Conservation Today