Lectures Week of Wednesday, April 14, 2021-Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting Through May 16, 2021
Electrifying Design examines lighting as transforming force in daily life and artistic expression over the past 100 years.
22 Apr Thu / 2021
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The Proposal, 2018, directed by Jill Magid.
Virtual Lecture “Core Program Series: Jill Magid”
Noon—1 p.m.The Core Program presents a free virtual talk by artist Jill Magid.
24 Apr Sat / 2021
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H. N. Hooper Company, Sinumbra Lamp, c. 1835–40, brass and glass, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, Museum purchase funded by the Jack R. McGregor Endowment Fund.
Virtual Seminar | “Technology in Early America”
11 a.m.—4 p.m.Explore the development of science and technology in early America through the eyes of historians and curators.
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Joachim Wtewael, The Annunciation to the Shepherds, 1606, oil on canvas, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Virtual Conversation | Luminescent Dialogues
3 p.m.—4 p.m.Tune in for a talk about spiritual art and the symbolism of light in faiths and cultures around the world.
