Members Preview

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Members Preview
12–5 p.m.

Join us for an exclusive first look at the new Museum during our special Members Preview Day! This intimate event offers our valued members the opportunity to explore our galleries, discover new programming, and experience the Museum before it opens to the public.

Sunset Reception*
4:30–6 p.m. 
*For members at the Insider level and above

End the day with an exclusive sunset reception with Museum Director James Steward, and enjoy breathtaking views from the terrace of the Museum’s new restaurant, Mosaic.

Event Schedule

12–1 p.m.

• First Level:
  • Creativity Labs: Art-making activities
  • Tuttle Lecture Hall: Roberto Lugo: Without Wax (2019) documentary screening every fifteen minutes
• Second Level:
  • Asian Art Galleries: Kit Brooks, Curator of Asian Art
  • Prints and Drawings Galleries: Laura Giles, Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970, Curator of Prints and Drawings
  • European Art Galleries: Scott Miller, Assistant Curator of European Art 

1–2 p.m.

• First Level:
  • Museum Store: Barbara Serratore, participating artist in the Museum’s Wood Art Project
  • Creativity Labs: Art-making activities
  • Tuttle Lecture Hall: Roberto Lugo: Without Wax (2019) documentary screening every fifteen minutes
• Second Level:
  • John Cecil & Celia Felsher Viewing Room: Erard piano performance
  • Asian Art Galleries: Kit Brooks, Curator of Asian Art
  • Prints and Drawings Galleries: Laura Giles, Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970, Curator of Prints and Drawings
  • European Art Galleries: Scott Miller, Assistant Curator of European Art
  • Ancient Mediterranean Art Galleries: Carolyn M. Laferrière, Associate Curator of Ancient Mediterranean Art
  • African Art Galleries: Perrin Lathrop, Associate Curator of African Art
  • Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries: Alexandra Foradas, Haskell Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art 

2–3 p.m.

• First Level:
  • Museum Store: Peter Jacobson, participating artist in the Museum’s Wood Art Project
  • Creativity Labs: Art-making activities
  • Tuttle Lecture Hall: Roberto Lugo: Without Wax (2019) documentary screening every fifteen minutes
• Second Level:
  • Ancient Mediterranean Art Galleries: Carolyn M. Laferrière, Associate Curator of Ancient Mediterranean Art
  • African Art Galleries: Perrin Lathrop, Associate Curator of African Art
  • Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries: Alexandra Foradas, Haskell Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
    • With a special pop-up talk by the artist Hadieh Shafie
  • American Art Galleries: Karl Kusserow, John Wilmerding Senior Curator of American Art
  • Prints and Drawings Galleries: Jun Nakamura, Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings
  • Art of the Ancient Americas Galleries: Joanne Baron, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Curator and Lecturer in the Art of the Ancient Americas
  • Orientation Gallery: harp performance 

3–4 p.m.

• First Level:
  • Museum Store: Eric Allen, participating artist in the Museum’s Wood Art Project
  • Welcome Gallery: Juliana Ochs Dweck, Chief Curator
  • Creativity Labs: Art-making activities
  • Tuttle Lecture Hall: Roberto Lugo: Without Wax (2019) documentary screening every fifteen minutes
  • Grand Hall: violin performance
• Second Level:
  • Ancient Mediterranean Art Galleries: Carolyn M. Laferrière, Associate Curator of Ancient Mediterranean Art
    • With a special pop-up talk by the artist Roberto Lugo
  • Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries: Alexandra Foradas, Haskell Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
  • European Art Galleries: Bart Devolder, Chief Conservator
  • American Art Galleries: Karl Kusserow, John Wilmerding Senior Curator of American Art
  • Prints and Drawings Galleries: Jun Nakamura, Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings
  • Art of the Ancient Americas Galleries: Joanne Baron, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Curator and Lecturer in the Art of the Ancient Americas
  • Asian Art Galleries: Zoe S. Kwok, Nancy and Peter Lee Curator of Asian Art
  • Photography Galleries: Katherine A. Bussard, Peter C. Bunnell Curator of Photography
  • Orientation Gallery: harp performance   

4–5 p.m.

• First Level:
  • Museum Store: Danielle Barbour, participating artist in the Museum’s Wood Art Project
  • Creativity Labs: Art-making activities
  • Tuttle Lecture Hall: Roberto Lugo: Without Wax (2019) documentary screening every fifteen minutes 
• Second Level:
  • Orientation Gallery: Juliana Ochs Dweck , Chief Curator
  • American Art Galleries: Bart Devolder, Chief Conservator
  • Asian Art Galleries: Zoe S. Kwok, Nancy and Peter Lee Curator of Asian Art
  • Photography Galleries: Katherine A. Bussard, Peter C. Bunnell Curator of Photography
  • Special Exhibition Gallery: viola performance