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To receive regular e-mail updates listing currently-scheduled lectures, tours,
and other
offerings contact wendyevans@art-talks.org
Talks
currently scheduled in public venues through November 2019
This
continues a series that looks at the best art to be seen in public places and
museums in cities around the world. You will enjoy
the images presented whether you are looking for ideas for a
future visit, want to remember past joys, or just wish to sample
the best art the world has to offer.
VIENNA is as great for art lovers as for music lovers. We'll
explore its architectural highlights and visit museums including
the world-renowned Kunsthistoriches Museum, the Albertina for
its unparalleled collection of prints and drawings, the Leopold
Museum for Austrian art and design, and more.
Open
to anyone 55+
Registration not required. Fee $5
Information at http://www.jccdet.org/adults/active-life/
or contact Rosa Chessler at 248 432-5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org
A
historical look at a selection of monarchs from
Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II with plenty of pictures and
stories that cover royal objects and events from births to burnt
cakes, crowns to christenings, marriages to mistresses, and
palaces to privies. Bring your coronets and pearls!
Information at 248 625-8231 or
www.indetwp.com
Fee $7 for members, $10 non member
A
historical look at a selection of monarchs from
Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II with plenty of pictures and
stories that cover royal objects and events from births to burnt
cakes, crowns to christenings, marriages to mistresses, and
palaces to privies. Bring your coronets and pearls!
Open
to anyone 55+
Registration not required. Fee $5
Information at http://www.jccdet.org/adults/active-life/
or contact Rosa Chessler at 248 432-5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org
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Thursdays
26 September 7 November, 5 December
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Birmingham
Community House
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7:00
- 9:00 pm
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24 October (canceled by Community House) |
Great
Museum Series
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Each
illustrated talk explores important works in one of the great art
museums in the world. Hopefully the images presented will bring back fond
memories of artworks familiar to you and give ideas of what to
look for in future visits to these museums.
26
September: Art Institute of Chicago - An easy trip from Detroit, The Art Institute of Chicago houses
some of the best-loved paintings in America. It is celebrated
for its Impressionist art but also for the range of its
collections.
7 November: Museo del Prado, Madrid - The Prado, with the
Spanish royal collection at its core, has the world's finest
collection of Spanish art and also has one of the best
collections of other European art from the 12th to the early
19th century.
5 December: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna - The fine
art museum in Vienna is famous for its stellar European painting
collection mostly assembled by the imperial family in the 17th
century. It also has rare objects from the treasure rooms and
cabinets of curiosities of the Hapsburgs as well as art from
Egypt and the ancient Middle East. Information
and registration for any or all classes at 248 644-5832 or on
line
Fee $40
for a single class, $110 for series of 3
(Fee helps support the educational mission of the Community
House)
Saarinen
House at Cranbrook exemplifies Eliel Saarinen's belief that an
architect's mission is total design from the building and its
setting to the spoon on the table inside. He believed in
including his talented family in design as well.
This class will focus on Eliel Saarinen's buildings at
Cranbrook, but will begin with his work in his native Finland
and branch out to include designs by Lola, Pipa, and Eero
Saarinen.
Dine
and Discover Program
Open
to adults
50 and better
Non-residents welcome for same $10 lunch fee if they pay $20 annual
fee
Information call 248 473-1830
Registration required
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Weds 23, 30 Oct., 6, 13
Nov.
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JLearn
Adult Ed |
noon
- 1:30 pm
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The
Art of our Jewish Heritage |
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Using
art to illustrate these classes, we will explore the spiritual
history and rituals of the ancient and modern Jewish world. Join
us as we cover a range of topics including synagogues and their
contents; holy books and stories from scripture and history; the
Jewish people, their lives and spiritual rituals.
Information
and registration on line at
JLearn
Adult Ed
REGISTRATION REQUIRED for the complete series - fee $70 - no walk ins or
single classes
One
of the great museums of the world, the fine art museum in Vienna
is famous for its stellar European painting collection mostly
assembled by the imperial family in the 17th
century. It also has rare objects from the treasure rooms and
cabinets of curiosities of the Hapsburgs as well as art from
Egypt and the ancient Middle East.
Hopefully the images presented will bring back fond
memories of artworks familiar to you and give ideas of what to
look for in future visits to Vienna. Information
and registration for any or all classes at 248 644-5832 or on
line
Fee $40
(Fee helps support the educational mission of the Community
House)
The
Prado, with the
Spanish royal collection at its core, has the world's finest
collection of Spanish art and also has one of the best
collections of other European art from the 12th to the early
19th century.
Hopefully the images presented will bring back fond
memories of artworks familiar to you and give ideas of what to
look for in future visits to Madrid. Information
and registration for any or all classes at 248 644-5832 or on
line
Fee $40
(Fee helps support the educational mission of the Community
House)
Richard
and Jane Manoogian are not only avid art collectors, they are
passionate about sharing their outstanding collection. They want
everyone to appreciate and love American art as they do, so they
lone their collection to museums in Michigan and elsewhere. Open
to anyone 55+
Registration not required. Fee $5
Information at http://www.jccdet.org/adults/active-life/
or contact Rosa Chessler at 248 432-5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org
I
am scheduled to talk also to the following private
groups over this period:- ALI (Adult Learning Institute), All Seasons of Birmingham, All Seasons
of West Bloomfield, Birmingham Women's Club, Detroit Institute of Arts IPV Peer to Peer
Enrichment, Farmington Hills Country Club, Franklin Hills
Country Club Cultural Evening, Fox Run YOU group, Garden Buds, and the
Questors of Birmingham. If you belong
to one of these groups do come!
I give talks in private homes. If you
are interested in a talk for a private or public group contact me.
To receive regular e-mail updates listing currently-scheduled lectures, tours,
and other
offerings contact wendyevans@art-talks.org
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