Category: Events (Page 9 of 24)

Tuesday, March 1, 6:00 pm

Destroying Images: Current Iconoclasm in Context

James Simpson, Chair, Department of English and Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English, Harvard University

The destruction of iconic images and monuments—iconoclasm—carried out today by extremists representing a wide range of political and religious views, makes many recoil in horror. This response, however, is in part derived from the fact that our Western cultures have themselves been fiercely iconoclastic. James Simpson will discuss the six classic phases of iconoclasm in European history and highlight the role that museums have played in protecting objects from major iconoclastic events. From this history, he will put current iconoclasm into perspective.

Lecture. Free and open to the public.

Co-sponsored by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and Harvard Semitic Museum

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138

Free event parking is available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.

For those of you who are into Mad Men, modernism, the 1960s, or cocktails, the Concord Museum is hosting a “Cocktails and Conversation” event around the current exhibition, Middlesex County Modern. The event, on January 14 from 6-8 PM, will feature cocktails and food from The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook: Inside the Kitchens, Bars and Restaurants of Mad Men. Chat with the cookbook’s authors and the guest curator for the Modernism exhibition, Rebecca Migdal.

Please see the flyer below for more information, including details on how to RSVP.

We have received a special invitation to the reception of the USS Constitution Museum’s 37th Annual Model Show Reception that we would like to pass on to you! This invitation was shared with us by Brian Miskell, who completed the Tufts Museum Studies certificate in 2014. Please see below for more information on the reception and the Model Ship exhibition in general.

Annual Ship Model Show Reception

Please join us on Tuesday, December 15 from 5 – 7pm for the USS Constitution Museum’s annual Ship Model Show Reception to celebrate the Masters of Miniature.

The 37th Annual USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild Model Show features 75 exquisite ship models and a number of marine paintings by members of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA).

Meet the masters of miniature and the ASMA artists in person and listen to what Robin A. Neill, who built a model of the Liberty ship Jeremiah O’Brien, has to say about those famous Liberty Ships.

The reception is from 5 pm until 7 pm at the USS Constitution Museum, feel free to bring a friend.

Please note light reception fare will be available. Discounted parking available at the Nautica Garage; please bring your parking ticket with you for validation.

The reception is free of charge. We do, however, request you RSVP by December 13. Via email at rsvp@usscm.org or by phone at 617-426-1812 ext. 167

…But wait, there’s more!

The Model Ship Show is no up and running through January 2nd. Masters of Miniature features over 50 model ships, handmade by modern model makers, and each one different from the last. You can either wander through and check out the ships on your own time, or you can check out the Constitution Museum’s calendar for special programs.

The Victorian Society in America

New England Chapter and The Alumni Association of the VSA Summer Schools

WHO: Prospective students including those from nearby academic institutions and VSA Summer School alumni are invited to a reception with illustrated talks and information on the 2016 VSA Newport, Chicago and London Summer Schools. Open to graduate students, academics, architects, and the general public. Please register for the reception by contacting:

CONTACT: Edward Gordon: edwardwgordon@aol.com or 617-872-9001

ADMISSION: Free to all. A donation to the VSA Summer Schools Scholarship Fund is suggested.

WHEN: Sunday, November 22, 2015         TIME: 2:00 to 4:00 PM

WHERE: Trustees Reading Room, Fisher College, 118 Beacon Street, Boston (Nearest MBTA stop: Arlington Street on the Green Line.)

ABOUT: Each summer, the Victorian Society in America sponsors Summer School programs in Newport, RI, Chicago, IL, and London, England. We invite you to study architecture, art, landscape, and preservation at one of our internationally-acclaimed Summer Schools. You will enjoy lectures by leading scholars, private tours of historic sites, and opportunities to get behind the scenes at museums and galleries. The Summer Schools are academically rigorous and physically demanding. A typical day includes lectures and tours by leading scholars, considerable walking, periods of standing, and engaging social experiences. These intensive programs are action packed, with little free time. These programs provide in depth study of the multifaceted architecture and culture of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

PROGRAM DATES: Newport June 3-11; Chicago June 16-21; London July 2-17

TUITION: The 9-day Newport Summer School costs $2,500; the 16-day London Summer School costs $4,500 and the 6-day Chicago Summer School costs $1,850 Tuition includes expert instruction, shared accommodation, some meals, tours, receptions, entrance fees, and bus transportation while on tour, but does not cover transportation to/from the school. Competitive scholarships for qualified applicants may be available from the VSA for the London and Newport Schools.

Further information can be found at www.victoriansociety.org

Visitors in the Harvard Art Museums’ Art Study Center. Photography by Nic Lehoux

The Art Study Center is located on Level 4. No appointment is necessary for viewing works during open hours. Please be prepared to present a photo ID.