Legends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age | A Conversation with Harry James Hanson and Devin Antheus About this event Join PORTAL, the National Portrait Gallery’s Scholarly Center, for a conversation with artist Harry …
To celebrate the publication of Listening to Clay: Conversations with Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Artists, and the accompanying gallery exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD, authors Alice and Halsey North and Louise Allison Cort discuss in depth …
Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary and the Origins of America's Modern Penal System, 1829–1913 At a time when prisons were still new, and nearly every prison in the country followed the same model of confinement, Philadelphia's …
Puerto Rico holds an extraordinary place in the world encompassing a variety of stories and experiences. What lessons do its creatives and thinkers offer today—and for the future? On 7/28, join us as we look …
Join Met curator Jeff Rosenheim for a virtual tour of Bernd & Hilla Becher, a retrospective celebrating the renowned German artists, Bernd and Hilla Becher (1931–2007; 1934–2015), who changed the course of late 20th-century photography. …
Franz Kafka published very few works during his short lifetime, and gave instructions to his friend Max Brod to burn all his unpublished work. Fortunately for us, Brod ignored the authors wishes and Kafka was …
Associate Curator of Contemporary Projects Robert Wiesenberger presents the opening lecture of the exhibition Tauba Auerbach and Yuji Agematsu: Meander. For Auerbach (b. 1981, San Francisco; lives and works in New York), this twisting, self-avoiding …
Calaveras, Catrinas, and Dandies: José Guadalupe Posada and the Penny Press Dr. Diane Miliotes discusses graphic artist and illustrator José Guadalupe Posada and the historical context of his image production in nineteenth-century Mexico. Posada’s career …
Jill Desimini is the author of Cyclical City: Five Stories of Urban Transformation (UVA Press, 2022) As cities evolve and resources shift with time, spaces within those cities are often left fallow and abandoned. Cyclical …
Guests will have a chance to meet Amanda McCavour, and learn how the exhibition Suspended Landscapes came to be. This event is free to attend & open to the public. Light appetizers will be provided. About …