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Lectures at the Cincinnati Art Museum


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Annual Lectures

The Annual Colonial Dames Lecture & Tea

Presented by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Ohio.
Colonial Dames Lecture and Tea graciously underwritten by the L. W. Scott Alter Trust.

 

The Annual Kreines Lecture on Decorative Arts and Design

Presented by Mrs. Kenneth Kreines and the Decorative Arts Society of Cincinnati in Memory of Dr. Kenneth Kreines.

 

The Annual Benesse Lecture

The annual Benesse Lecture is endowed by the Benesse Corporation.

 

The Annual NKU Symposium

 


Upcoming Exhibition and Special Lectures

Sowell Committee 30th Anniversary:
Ohio Artist Panel Discussion

Sunday, October 8, 3–4:30 p.m.

 

The Legacy of Charles White

Thursday, November 9, 7 p.m.
Details coming soon.

 

Clearly Indigenous Artist Talk with Dan Friday

Thursday, February 1, 2024, 7 p.m.
Details coming soon.

 


 

Lecture Archive

 

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Picasso. Landscape. Revolution.
Featuring Laurence Madeline, Chief Curator for French National Heritage

Thursday, June 22, 2023, 7–8 p.m.

 


Mysterious Grace: Researching the Art Making Process
Featuring Dr. Olivia Sagan, Professor of Psychology and Head of Division of Psychology, Sociology and Education from the Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh

Thursday, June 8, 2023, 7–8 p.m.

 


The 49th Annual Colonial Dames Lecture & Tea: Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 2 p.m.

Presented by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Ohio.
Colonial Dames Lecture and Tea graciously underwritten by the L. W. Scott Alter Trust.

 


The 26th Annual Kreines Lecture on Decorative Arts and Design: Roberto Lugo

Sunday, March 12, 2023, 3 p.m.

Presented by Mrs. Kenneth Kreines and the Decorative Arts Society of Cincinnati in Memory of Dr. Kenneth Kreines.

 


The Seventh Annual Asian Art Society Lecture: Galloping Through Dynasties

Sunday, October 16, 2022, 2 p.m.

 


NKU Symposium:
Home Waters: A Legacy Renewed

Thursday, October 27, 2022, 6:15–7:45 pm

 


The Ancient Middle East and the 21st Century Museum  

Thursday, March 31, 2022, 4–8 p.m. 
Friday, April 1, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 

 


The Sixth Annual Asian Art Society Lecture: The Art of Dance, featuring Mekala Krishnan

Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 2 p.m.

 


48th Annual Colonial Dames Lecture & Tea:
Hidden Stories in Early American Interiors with Dr. Jennifer Van Horn

Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 2–4 p.m.

 


The 25th Annual Kreines Lecture on Decorative Art and Design: Setting the Stage: An Art Deco Bedroom by Joseph Urban

Sunday, March 13, 2022, 2–3 p.m.