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All programs are free with museum admission unless otherwise noted. For more information, please call (312) 443-3680. EXHIBITION OVERVIEWS Meet in Gallery 100. Saturday, July 28 at noon (American Sign Language interpretation provided.) Thursday, August 2 at 7:00 Saturday, August 25 at noon Friday, September 28 at noon PANEL DISCUSSION The Gates of Paradise: Conservation of a Renaissance Masterpiece Thursday, July 26 at 6:00 Fullerton Hall Annamaria Giusti Director, Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure Cristina Acidini Superintendent, Polo Museale Fiorentino Bruce Boucher Curator of Sculpture, Art Institute of Chicago back to top LECTURES The Art and Science of Making and Restoring Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise Thursday, August 16 at 6:00 Fullerton Hall Gary M. Radke, Dean's Professor of the Humanities, Syracuse University, and Consulting Curator of Italian Art, High Museum of Art, Atlanta The Gates of Paradise: Art and Innovation Thursday, September 6 at 6:00 Fullerton Hall Andrew Butterfield, Executive Vice President of Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York PERFORMANCES Voices: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise Thursday, August 2 at noon Fullerton Hall Voices: Leon Battista Alberti Thursday, August 9 at noon Fullerton Hall Voices: Leonardo da Vinci Thursday, August 16 at noon Fullerton Hall Voices: Michelangelo Buonarroti Thursday, August 23 at noon Fullerton Hall Voices: Vasari's Lives Thursday, August 30 at noon Fullerton Hall back to top FAMILY PROGRAMS Family Workshop: What a Relief! Renaissance Sculpture Kraft Education Center To register, call (312) 857-7161. October 6, 2:00–3:30 (ages 6–8 with an adult) October 13, 2:00–3:30 (ages 9 and up) Families will visit the exhibition and then return to the studio to experiment with clay and explore techniques for creating relief sculpture inspired by the work of Lorenzo Ghiberti. Drawing in the Galleries: Perspective Kraft Education Center To register, call (312) 857-7161. October 7, 11:30–1:00 (ages 9 and up) October 7 or 14, 2:00–3:30 (ages 6-8 with an adult) This class will investigate the use of perspective in the work of Lorenzo Ghiberti. Families will visit the exhibition and then explore a variety of ways to create perspective in their own drawings. TEACHER PROGRAM Renaissance Splendor: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise Thursday, August 2, 1:00–4:00 Fee: $30 (3 CPDUs) For more information, call (312) 443-9092. Click here to register. back to top |
