Calendar

E.g., Apr 22 2021

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Gala 2021: A Global Gathering

7:00 PM EDT

Celebrate with us—apart but together—on May, 1 2021.

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Keating Lecture: The Academic Museum and the Journey toward Equity

5:30 PM EDT

During this year’s Friends Annual Keating Lecture, Johnnetta Cole, the former president of Spelman College and Bennett College, the former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, and the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Princeton University, will offer a compelling call to action for the academic museum in America. 

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Members Event | Exploring Recent Acquisitions in the Art of the Ancient Americas

5:30 PM EDT

Join curator Bryan R. Just to learn about a selection of recently acquired works from the ancient Americas, including a glistening Olmec jade, shimmering Mochica metal ornaments, and a rare Maya necklace of carved jaguar teeth.

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Conversation | Francis Bacon: Revelations

5:30 PM EDT

In their monumental new biography of the artist, Francis Bacon: Revelations, Mark Stevens ’73 and Annalyn Swan ’73—who won the Pulitzer Prize for de Kooning: An American Master—bring to life this complex man and offer fresh insights into his unforgettable art.

Art-World Alumni: Reunions Virtual Networking

7:00 PM EDT

The Museum’s Student Advisory Board invites alumni and students working or interested in the arts to this virtual networking discussion.