Talks

Two ceramic figures on horses with green and yellow details.

“Year of the Horse: Hoofbeats through Time” Public Tours

Saturday, March 28, 2026
1:00 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
headshot of Rachel McGarry

Friends Lecture: Stars of the North: The Formation of Mia’s Exceptional Collection of European Art

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
Headshot of Emily Evans

Guest Speaker: Emily Evans: Case Studies from “Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910–1945”

Thursday, April 30, 2026
6:30 pm
The image shows a window with intricate lace curtains tied back on either side. Through the window, a black-and-white image of a tall, white building with the word 'FOSHAY' visible on its facade is seen. Below the window, there is text in yellow that reads, 'Are you awake still?'

MAEP Artist Talk: Nik Nerburn

Sunday, May 3, 2026
2:00 pm
guests seated in an auditorium listening to a lecture

Friends Lecture: Max Bryant

Thursday, May 14, 2026
11:00 am
Black-and-white photograph of people sitting in the stands of a stadium

Guest Speaker: LJ Rader: Art But Make It Sports

Sunday, May 17, 2026
2:00 pm
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