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Exhibition Play and Pastimes in the Middle Ages

The word "PLAY" illustrated by medieval manuscript illustrations set against a yellow background.

Featured Events

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  1. Hammershøi’s Shadow

    Talk

    An easel holding a canvas stands in a room with sunlight spilling in from a window at left, while the left door of a pair of double doors opens on to another sparely furnished room.

    A look into the shadows, both real and metaphorical, in the serene work of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi

    Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 9pm

  2. Ancestral Connections: Youth Theater Summer Institute 2023

    Performance

    A group of young people rehearse for an upcoming play.

    An original performance created by local teens as part of a six-week intensive theater program focused on ancient mythologies

    Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 9pm

Exhibitions

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Performances

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  1. Off the 405: Etran de L’Aïr

    Performance

    A group of three men, one holding an electric guitar, is overlaid on a yellow banner with the words "Off the 405."
    Sun, Jul 23, 2023, 1am

  2. Off the 405: Rahill

    Performance

    A woman in jeans and a black tank top leans back on her hand, overlaid on an orange background with the words "Off the 405."
    Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 1am

Talks

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  1. Bacchus Uncorked: Making Wine in Ancient Rome, from Spectacle to Reality

    Food

    Illustrated logo in red and black showing a head wearing a crown of grapes peeking out of an ancient Greek cup with the words "Bacchus Uncorked. Art. Wine. Culture."

  2. Art Break: A Dog's Life in Antiquity

    Talk

    Marble block carved with a dog on a shelf.
    Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 7pm

Tours

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  1. Center Architecture Tour

    Tour

    A docent in an art museum leads a tour with a group of museum goers, looking at artwork and architecture
    Daily

  2. Center Collections Tour

    Tour

    A docent discusses Claude Monet's painting, The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light, with a large group of visitors.
    Daily

  3. Villa Garden Tour

    Tour

    Set in a columned, roman-style garden courtyard, a group listens to a tour guide describe the plants.
    Daily

  4. Villa Collection Tour

    Tour

    Two people listen to a person leading a tour through an art museum filled with sculptures
    Daily

Family

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  1. Making Scents of the Ancient World: Rome

    Family

    A child looks on as their mother sniffs a perfume sample labeled "jasmine."

  2. Artist-at-Work: Medieval Sword Play

    Family

    A manuscript page with four short text and accompanying illustrations showing knights fighting with a pollaxe.