Adult Events and Activities

Lithograph of a woman in a black dress reclining on a sofa set against a yellow background

Stop & Chat: Gatsby at 100

Tuesday, December 2, 2025
11:00 am
navy blue fabric with white pattern stitching, with scissors and a needle and thread laying on top

Vitality Arts: Sashiko

Tuesday, December 2, 2025
1:30 pm
View of the entrance to the Velasco exhibition, with a bright red wall on the exterior and teal-colored walls showcasing the paintings inside the exhibition

“José María Velasco: A View of Mexico” Public Tours

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
1:00 pm
Abstract painting of a sawmill surrounded by dark green landscape and distant dark gray mountains

Stop & Chat: Timber! Art and Woodwork at the Fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Saturday, November 29, 2025
11:00 am
image of a copper ritual instrument in the shape of a conch

“Royal Bronzes” Public Tour

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
2:00 pm
Abstract painting of a sawmill surrounded by dark green landscape and distant dark gray mountains

Pop-Up Talk: Curator Max Bryant on “Timber!”

Tuesday, December 2, 2025
1:00 pm
painting a table with platters of lobster, lemons, and chunks of bread, along with a water goblet and tea kettle

Friends Winter Luncheon

Thursday, December 11, 2025
12:00 pm
image of two paintings; on the left: a large green cactus set against a desert landscape. On the right, the Virgin of Guadalupe, a dark-skinned young woman, wearing a light-pink tunic and a star-covered blue mantle, encircled by radiant sunlight

José María Velasco and Virgen de Guadalupe Celebration and Community Reception

Friday, December 12, 2025
5:00 pm
Photo of Sopheap Pich standing in front of a stone elephant sculpture at a temple in Cambodia

Artist Talk: Sopheap Pich: Transitions

Thursday, January 8, 2026
6:30 pm
close up view of brown, woven textiles with overlapping strings

MAEP Artist Talk: Amy Usdin

Sunday, January 25, 2026
2:00 pm
Painting of two workers on a dockyard, pulling on ropes, with a ship in the background

Curator Talk: Work for America: Images of Labor and Industry During the Great Depression

Sunday, March 29, 2026
2:00 pm
guests seated in an auditorium listening to a lecture

Friends Lecture: Rachel McGarry

Thursday, April 16, 2026
11:00 am
Three panel huipil; elaborate embroidery encircles the neck; white ground cloth with patterning primarily in green with accents in purple, blue, orange and red; design consists of rows of stylized bird and tree pattern alternating with rows of diamonds

Curator Talk: Weaving Identities: Maya Huipiles from Guatemala

Sunday, April 19, 2026
2:00 pm
guests seated in an auditorium listening to a lecture

Friends Lecture: Max Bryant

Thursday, May 14, 2026
11:00 am
abstract image: layers of bright orange and bright red loops and curlicues over brown circles extending from the upper left across to the lower right of the painting; bright blue, orange, brown, red, and tan squares throughout; horizontal bright blue narrow rectangles almost dance across the image.

Walls of Wonder and Fluttering Forms: Exploring Abstraction in the Works of Yoshida Hodaka and Chizuko

Sunday, May 31, 2026
2:00 pm